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Aesop’s new Hainan store uses algae to elevate the luxury retail experience

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Aesop’s new Hainan store uses algae to elevate the luxury retail experience

Luxury cosmetic brand Aesop’s latest store, in Hainan, is pushing the boundaries of sustainable design, using algae to create an immersive, ocean-i...
Retail : Beauty : Design
Shanghai Snow World Hotel brings Nordic charm to indoor ski resort

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Shanghai Snow World Hotel brings Nordic charm to indoor ski resort

IHG Hotels & Resorts has launched Shanghai Snow World Hotel, the latest addition to its Vignette Collection, within the world’s largest indoor ...
Travel & Hospitality : Luxury : Sport & Leisure
Stat: Gen Z fuels surge of functional drink sales

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Stat: Gen Z fuels surge of functional drink sales

The UK’s functional drinks market is booming, with Ocado Retail reporting a 54% year-on-year sales increase as Gen Z moves away from coff...
Food And Drink : Health And Wellness : Functional Beverages
Tactile Touchpoints

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Tactile Touchpoints

Nathalie Valmary, founder of notebook brand Louise Carmen, talks to LS:N Global about repositioning the leather journal as a personal sanctuary of ...
Design : Pop-culture & Media : Society
CES 2025: Six Trends to Watch

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CES 2025: Six Trends to Watch

From labour-free homes to Shoppertainment and AI agents, LS:N Global unpacks the key trends from CES 2025.
Technology : AI : Health And Wellness
Soft Sports

Micro Trends

Soft Sports

Brands are leaning into a softer approach to sports that prioritises ritual, community and holistic wellbeing over performance culture.
Sports & Leisure : Society : Health & Wellness
Viva Technology 2025: Decoding a Decisive Moment for Tech

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Viva Technology 2025: Decoding a Decisive Moment for Tech

At VivaTech 2025, AI took centre stage – but conversations about climate, care and connection revealed where the future of tech must lead: human-fi...
Technology : Artificial Intelligence : Retail
The New Creatorverse

Micro Trends

The New Creatorverse

Content creators are evolving into multimedia powerhouses, building immersive IP eco-systems, retail ventures and employee-driven content to secure...
Influencer : Creator Economy : Content Creators
Milan Design Week 2025: Transformative Touchpoints

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Milan Design Week 2025: Transformative Touchpoints

Grand marketing statements, conversational installations and archival classics took centre stage at Milan Design Week 2025.
Design : Exhibition : Technology
Future Days 2025: Designing Inclusive Futures

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Future Days 2025: Designing Inclusive Futures

From nature-driven governance models to decolonised AI models, Lisbon’s Future Days mapped out radical responses to an increasingly unpredictable w...
Design : Sustainability : Future Spaces
World Retail Congress 2025 daily recap: Emerging consumer mindsets and luxury storefronts

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World Retail Congress 2025 daily recap: Emerging consumer mindsets and luxury storefronts

On the closing day of World Retail Congress 2025, retailers looked to the future, examining emerging consumer mindsets, sustainability pressur...
Luxury : Retail : World Retail Congress
Regenerative Olive Oil

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Regenerative Olive Oil

LS:N Global sits down with Sarah Vachon, co-founder of Citizens of Soil, an innovative olive oil brand championing provenance transparency, healthy...
Food : Sustainability : Agriculture
Dehydrating Book highlights the global water crisis

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Dehydrating Book highlights the global water crisis

Water for People, Edelman and Toronto studio The Gas Company have designed a book that can only be read when wet.
Design : Pop-culture & Media : Sustainability
Hawaii introduces climate-driven tourist tax

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Hawaii introduces climate-driven tourist tax

Hawaii is making climate history with a landmark bill that raises tourist taxes to fund environmental protection and climate resilience projects.
Travel : Sustainability : Travel & Hospitality
Stat: Kenya and Egypt lead Africa’s accelerating AI investment race

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Stat: Kenya and Egypt lead Africa’s accelerating AI investment race

New research from cybersecurity company Fortinet reveals that 85% of African businesses across five key markets plan to invest in AI within the nex...
Statistic : Stat : Egypt
Jeddah declares school holiday for 2025 Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Jeddah declares school holiday for 2025 Formula 1 Grand Prix

Students and education staff in Jeddah, Makkah and Taif will enjoy a two-day holiday on 20–21 April as the city hosts the STC Saudi Arabian Grand P...
Youth : Sports & Leisure : Society
Stat: US consumers double down on health

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Stat: US consumers double down on health

A new report highlights that health is now a top priority for individuals in the US.
Food & Drink : Society : Health & Wellness
New Codes of Luxury: Longevity & Wellbeing Strategies On-demand Webinar

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New Codes of Luxury: Longevity & Wellbeing Strategies On-demand Webinar

The Future Laboratory and Together Group have joined forces to release the New Codes of Luxury: Longevity & Wellbeing Strategies report. Watch ...
The Future Laboratory : Longevity
Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, foresight analyst

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Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, foresight analyst

Every Friday, we wrap up the topics, issues, ideas and viral moments everyone’s been discussing. This week, foresight analyst Seyi Oduwole delves i...
Society : Gummies : Cannabis
Democratising Longevity

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Democratising Longevity

The team behind full-body scan clinic Neko Health tell LS:N Global why preventative healthcare needs a glow-up – and how design and data can reshap...
Health : Design : Longevity
Wearable Skincare

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Wearable Skincare

Fashion stylist and consultant Tallulah Harlech sits down with LS:N Global to discuss Sylva, her own functional apparel brand designed with skincar...
Beauty : Fashion : Sustainability
IFE 2025: Balancing Health and Hedonism

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IFE 2025: Balancing Health and Hedonism

The International Food & Drink Event focused on key topics such as health, self-optimisation, transparency and indulgence, highlighting the con...
Food & Drink : Technology : Health & Wellness
EQ-Beauty

Micro Trends

EQ-Beauty

AI is redefining personalised beauty, shifting from data-driven logic to emotionally intelligent tools that bring empathy, intuition and expert car...
Beauty : Technology : AI
NRF 2025: Escapism Retail

Big Ideas

NRF 2025: Escapism Retail

Escapism retail invites shoppers to step into another world, offering immersive experiences that provide a welcome escape from everyday life.
Retail : Luxury : Fashion
Bougie Basics

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Bougie Basics

Household activities and hygiene routines are being transformed into moments of everyday opulence driven by self-care rituals and social hangouts i...
Beauty : Luxury : Design
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