Trends

The latest global consumer trends that we’re tracking across sectors, substantiated by expert opinions and the latest industry statistics.

What’s New on LS:N Global?

From shifting definitions of value to TikTok-fuelled commerce and hormone health retreats, our analysts unpack what’s new and next on LS:N Global.

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 longevity and bypass tech gatekeepers in a saturated market.

Micro Trends

Deep Sea Wellness

Beauty and wellness brands are tapping into powerful deep sea ingredients with the potential to redefine skincare, hydration and sun protection.

Macro Trends

The Synthocene Era

As AI redefines our understanding of intelligence, we begin to enter The Synthocene Era, an age in which the lines between what is natural and what is artificial are increasingly blurred – driving humanity into a future when technology will redefine what it means to be human.

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Coffee Shop Raves

Boosted by a new generation of sober-conscious consumers seeking real-life connection and fun, coffee shops are taking over the party scene as the new destination for daylight raves.

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Prestige Pets

As dog ownership booms and birth rates decline, fashion brands are getting involved in the lucrative luxury pet economy.

Luxury : Fashion : Society

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Fine Dining Redefined

A number of new restaurants are transforming fine dining, helping it to shed connotations of exclusivity through community-orientated initiatives.

Food : Drink : Luxury

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Chameleon Cosmetics

As our digital identities shape-shift, so too will our beauty regimes, as innovators invent cutting-edge formulas that react to temperature, light ...

Beauty : Identity : Make-up

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Metaverse Architecture

Eminent architects are laying foundations in the metaverse, using the creativity offered by Web3 to create daring digital dwellings and augment eng...

Architecture : Design : Technology

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Open-door HQs

Retailers are opening their HQs to the public, turning them into destinations for storytelling, transparency and deeper customer connections.

Retail : Transparency : Hospitality

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Sports Rebranded

Sporting bodies and brands are cementing appeal among Gen Z with rebranding campaigns that celebrate inclusivity and the joy of participation.

Youth : Sports & Leisure : Branding

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Gated Retail

As the race to court very important clients (VICs) heats up, luxury brands are opening private boutiques for their top-spending customers.

Luxury : Retail : Fashion

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Grotesque Grub

Chefs and food brands are exploring the darker side of dining with uglier takes on food and drink.

Food : Drink : Design

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

Micro Trends

Fractional Art Ownership

A new breed of start-up is aiming to democratise access to art ownership, allowing everyday investors to purchase fractions of high-value paintings.

Luxury : Art : Technology

Design Directions

Divergent Design

Designers are reframing the narrative surrounding neurodiversity from disability to hyperability through rich visual noise and joyful stimulation.

Design : Intersectionality : Health And Wellness

Macro Trends

Accredited Beauty

As consumers seek proof points on product quality, efficacy and sustainability, scientific evidence will drive the healthification of the beauty in...

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Micro Trends

Membership Retail

A wave of apparel brands are shunning mass selling in favour of membership models, in turn reducing product waste and cultivating stronger communit...

Retail : Memberships : Loyalty

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Care Collectives

With collectivism on the rise, new spaces informed by traditional ideals of kinship are turning care into the next pillar of wellbeing.

Society : Health & Wellness : Beauty

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Psychophysical Identities

A new wave of designers are exploring how familiar physical feelings can be translated into visual sensations and mood-lifting branding.

Design : Culture : Branding

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Digitised Favelas

A symbol of economic inequality in Brazil, the favelas are becoming the focus of technology projects that aim to minimise stigma and boost opportun...

Technology : Brazil : Favelas

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Betterverse Bites

Restaurants and chefs are leaning into Betterverse values, using virtual realms as positive places to provide access to and education about food.

Food And Drink : Metaverse : Betterverse

Micro Trends

Pet Hospitality

After the pandemic pet boom, new owners are ready to travel again and looking for animal-friendly spaces to ease their pet-ernal anxiety.

Pets : Hospitality : Retail

Micro Trends

Budget Bots

With consumers financially challenged due to global inflation they are turning to financial apps and services that automatically streamline their s...

Finance : Technology : Retail

Micro Trends

Neo-wealth Wears

Luxury brands are setting their sights on the crypto elite, designing accessories that allow people to flaunt their riches in the offline world.

Luxury : Cryptocurrency : Web3