LS:N Global

Big Ideas

Grey gadgetry, toddler tech and 3-D tv to change electronics market

Berlin : CES : 3D Cinema

Micro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Retail

As consumers navigate the value contradiction during a cost of living crisis, retailers in 2025 are embracing a renewed sense of in-store wonder wh...

Retail : Pop-culture & Media : Sustainability

Markets

Sports Tourism Market

There’s an increasing demand for performance-enhancing and remedial holidays catering for fitness and sport enthusiasts who want professional, best...

Sports : Wellness : Entertainment

Micro Trends

Video Dating Futures

As users demand more authenticity when seeking romantic connections, dating apps are pivoting towards video-first formats.

Youth : Media & Entertainment : Technology

Micro Trends

Crypto-tels

In a bid to bolster loyalty, appeal to a new demographic and extend market opportunity, hoteliers are diversifying their operations to engage with ...

Hotels : Travel & Hospitality : NFTs

News

Insights from an un-conference: IAM Weekend 18

At IAM Weekend 18, speakers brought a critical eye to our relationship with the internet, technology and digital mediums.

Digital : Technology : Internet Culture

Trend Tracker

Awakening Tech

Identified by LS:N Global in 2014, the Awakening Tech macrotrend explored how consumers are negotiating their identities in a digital world and h...

Sensor Technologies : Affective Computing : Living Architecture

Viewpoints

Gender Euphoria in VR

Award-winning director and self-taught game developer Cameron Kostopoulos believes virtual reality can and will be a place for empathy and safety, ...

Health & Wellness : Society : Media & Entertainment

Big Ideas

Key themes from Walpole’s British Luxury Summit 2021

Explore the headlines from the Future of British Luxury Summit, from ‘carpe diem’ mindsets infiltrating luxury to travel and spending forecasts.

Luxury : Retail : Technology

Micro Trends

Isolated Intimacy

As the world experiences a crisis of closeness, new services are positioning isolation as an opportunity to reassess the meaning of intimacy.

Health : Wellness : Technology

News

VR World makes virtual reality more accessible and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Alibaba’s car vending machine, the revival of African coffee, Tuft & Needle adopts Amazon's technology and other top stori...

Retail : Food & Drink : Luxury

Big Ideas

16 Ways To Change The World

Flying cars and invisibility technology were among the game-changing innovations proposed at the boldly named 16 Ways To Change The World conference.

100 Year Thinking : Urbanisation : Climate Change

Micro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Fashion

In 2025 fashion will become functional and fun, and embrace new retail formats. From collaborations between high-end designers and everyday value b...

Fashion : Sustainability : Luxury

Big Ideas

Five comeback campaigns re-igniting travel

From galvanising homebodies to shattering Zoom fatigue, these are the destinations enticing tourists back to their shores with optimistic campaigns.

Travel : Tourism : Advertising

Markets

Tech Market: Part 2

How are artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and virtual reality technologies reshaping consumer lives?

Digital Culture : AI Learning : VR

Macro Trends

The Tomorrow Store

When everyone can get everything online, and can buy from your competitors even when they’re in your store, how can you make sure your customers ke...

Retail : Store Of Tomorrow : Future Store

Big Ideas

Virtual sanctuaries

From phygital spas to virtual hot springs, traditional wellness spaces are being rethought to combine ancient wellbeing practices with dig...

Virtual Reality : Luxury Beauty : Beauty

News

An Asian take on alcohol alternatives, hotel mini-bar offers CBD-infused products

Hakkasan caters for the Party-totallers, The Standard updates its room service offerings, Slerp gives the power back to brands.

Drinks : Hospitality : Food

Markets

Retail Market 2016: Part 2

In Part 2 of our look at the retail market in 2016, we examine how off-price retail, delivery disruption and a rethinking of loyalty are affecting ...

Delivery Service : Off-price : Discount Retailers

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2012: Overview

London – This year’s World Retail Congress was buzzing with retailers saying they are embracing change and the new omni-channel world. Other retail...

London : WRC : High Street

Design Directions

Synth-aesthetic Evolution

From dystopia to delight, an AI-aesthetic Revolution is transforming how we perceive and embrace artificial intelligence.

Design : AI : Artificial Intelligence

Big Ideas

Charting the Rise of Clout Kitchens

Content platforms and creators are launching virtual dining concepts that cater for digitally native audiences while uplifting local restaurant ope...

Food : Media : TikTok

Macro Trends

Programmable Realities

The rise of reactive new materials and technologies means that future physical consumer touchpoints will no longer be set in stone… or any other so...

Media : Futuretainment : Technology

Macro Trends

Morality Recoded

Our traditional moral frameworks of religion and family are declining. Institutions, brands and consumers are now re-evaluating the power of innova...

Technology : Retail : Mobility

News

Adidas aims to appeal to kids and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Adidas taps into the children’s market, Alibaba unveils its Luxury Pavilion, how Airbnb affects house prices and other top...

Fashion : Travel : Luxury

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