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Retail
From groceries to placemaking, retail is becoming more immersive, expressive, dramatic and hyper-personalised.
NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show Europe: Unified Commerce and Community Nuclears
From AI-powered stores to hyperlocal partnerships, NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show Europe revealed how data, culture and community are converging to define the future of retail.
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Mood-matching Fashion
Emotionally attuned styling and shopping tools are reshaping fashion discovery, helping consumers to move away from keyword and product searches to intuitive, feelings-led journeys.
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Nathalie Valmary, founder of notebook brand Louise Carmen, talks to LS:N Global about repositioning the leather journal as a personal sanctuary of intent.
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Gen Z’s Mall Revival
For Gen Z, malls are more than places to shop – they have become social playgrounds where retail, food and entertainment collide to create energy, connection and discovery.
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Brands are reshaping stores into branded third-space hubs, providing sanctuaries for creativity, community and culture.
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Six Chinese Brands Redefining Global Expansion
Determined to disrupt the ‘cheaply made in China’ narrative, a new wave of Chinese brands is conquering global markets by cultivating fandoms and r...
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Phygital Fittings
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Scenario-based Airport Beauty
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Mood-matching Fashion
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Luxury Listening Rooms
Luxury brands are staging listening experiences that resonate on an emotional, sensorial and cultural level. These sonic activations operate as com...
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Repair Renaissance
Retail spaces are transforming into skill-sharing hubs, embedding circularity through community-led repair workshops.
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EQ-Beauty
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FT Business of Luxury 2025: The New Shape of Global Luxury
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