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How magazine Azeema empowers women from North Africa and the Middle East
The founders of Azeema magazine on representing strong-minded women, empowering young girls and championing inclusivity.
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Drive-in cinemas gain traction in West Africa
Nigerian filmmaker Charles Okapaleke has launched a series of drive-in cinemas in Lagos and Abuja.
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Good for the sole: Buy shoes and help Africa
Good for the sole: Buy shoes and help Africa
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The Viewpoint: South Africa’s Luxury Surge
In August 2024, LS:N Global sat down with Style Rotate brand director Georgina Bennett to explore the rise of South African luxury fashion, local d...
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Stat: Curation and vintage resale influence audiences to shop circular fashion
New data from luxury resale platform The RealReal reveals a growing appetite for second-hand fashion that blends environmental intent with elevated...
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Natura creates sonic identity using the pulse of the Amazon
Brazilian beauty brand Natura has introduced its first sonic logo by harnessing the bioelectric signals of Amazon rainforest trees.
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Corona constructs world’s first sun reserve in Brazil
To mark its centenary, beach-born beer brand Corona has unveiled the world’s first sun reserve at Piedade Beach in Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Stat: Demographic shifts to transform global workforce by 2030
The global workforce is on the brink of transformation, driven by two significant demographic shifts identified in a new World Economic Forum (WEF)...
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Foresight Friday: Dan Hastings, deputy foresight editor
Every Friday, we wrap up the topics, issues, ideas and viral moments everyone’s been discussing. This week, deputy foresight editor Dan Hastings lo...
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Third Space Retail
Brands are reshaping stores into branded third-space hubs, providing sanctuaries for creativity, community and culture.
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Inventing the Aged Spirits of Tomorrow
LS:N Global sits down with Ben Branson, founder of Sylva, the innovative distillery using sonic maturation to create no- and low-alcohol alternativ...
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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...
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Digital Detox Destinations
With the aim of finding a solution to the incessant bombardment from our digital devices, people are swapping their screens for bucolic scenes, see...
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Destination Debrief: Perth
As Western Australia’s coastal city of Perth becomes a top destination for international and domestic tourists, growth is being fuelled by a revita...
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ITB Berlin 2025: Six Trends to Watch
From the rise of the Indian traveller to the influence of TikTok on destination discovery, LS:N Global explores the key trends from ITB Berlin 2025.
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Google backs African entrepreneurs
Google is working to support entrepreneurs across Africa through its Black Founders Fund Africa (BFF Africa) programme.
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Stat: Airbnb is thriving in the African market
More than 3.5 million customers have stayed with Airbnb hosts in Africa since the company began operating on the continent, with around half of the...
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Stat: Funding for African start-ups surges
Recent figures show that funding for start-ups on the continent increased dramatically in 2018, with total funding increasing by 300% and the numbe...
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Tattoo temple
Kramerville, Johannesburg – Tattoos and alcohol don’t normally make for the best of friends, but Dakota Lee is hoping to change all that.
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Samsung launches music service for Africans
Samsung launches music service for Africans
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Stat: New markets lead growing worldwide wealth
In 2018, a number of rapidly developing markets experienced wealth growth above the global average, according to Boston Consulting Group's 19thannu...
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Rise in African middle class creates mobile boom
Rise in African middle class creates mobile boom
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Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria
Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria
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A scholarship amplifying Sub-Saharan fashion designers
The African Fashion Foundation in Ghana is teaming up with the Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design for a scholarship aimed at budding designers ...
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Dove boosts diversity in other brands’ adverts
Beauty brand Dove is calling on global brands to improve diversity in their advertising – by offering to cover modelling costs.
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