Behaviours

Everything you need to face your future consumer with confidence, including the latest ethnographic research, generational insight, consumer-related stats and overarching human needs.

Paradigms 2024: Future of Branding

Brand storytelling and the evolving definition of creativity were hot topics as well-known and emerging designers gathered in Rome to determine the future of branding

Markets

The Rise of Inclusive Travel 

From inclusive cultural learning to accessible work and play, successful travel design must have people with disabilities at the forefront

Markets

State of Luxury: Singapore

Rising disposable income and affluence amongst Singaporeans, along with high-spending international business and leisure travellers, are boosting Singapore’s luxury outlook

Big Ideas

Paris Fashion Week SS25

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week

Big Ideas

Material Matters 2024

Material Matters 2024 edition didn’t disappoint in highlighting innovative material intelligence

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

Big Ideas

App makes shopping on Instagram more intuitive

Mobile app Dash Hudson is the latest attempt to make Instagram shoppable, simplifying the path from inspiration to purchase.

Dash Hudson : Instagram : Retail Futures

Big Ideas

The Guardian aims to understand happiness levels with new app

A new app from The Guardian in association with life insurance group Beagle Street is designed to help understand what makes us happy.

Happy For Life : The Guardian : The New Sublimity

Big Ideas

Online browsing and physical shopping both key in the purchase decision journey

Global – The Connected Shopper, a study into the role of the digital world in the customer’s purchase decision journey, has revealed the importance...

Global Connected Shopper : Online Browsing : Retail Futures

Big Ideas

Masters in food design grows out of contemporary converging food practices

A Masters degree course in food design, to be introduced in Milan in 2015, will educate aspiring food designers in creative approaches to food pr...

Milan : Food Design : New Foodscapes

Big Ideas

Google to create child-friendly versions of leading services

Video platform YouTube and browser Chrome are among products to be given the child-friendly treatment in 2015.

Google : Generation I : Coder Kids

Big Ideas

New luxury hotel opens during Design Miami/ 2014

The Miami Beach Edition hotel, which had its grand opening during this week’s Design Miami/ 2014 show, features a four-lane bowling alley and a 2,0...

The Miami Beach Edition : Design Miami/Basel 2014 : The Convergence Economy

Big Ideas

International CES 2015 Preview

LS:N Global will be in Las Vegas in January to cover the International CES 2015 show as global mega-brands and fledgling start-ups alike ...

International CES : Consumer Electronics : Las Vegas

Big Ideas

Fashion magazines release special editions for Chinese tourists

Fashion titles such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Condé Nast Traveller have released special editions of their magazines specifically for Chin...

Chinese Tourists : Luxury : Magazines

Big Ideas

Google introduces new ad blocker subscription service

Google has launched Contributor, a crowdfunding platform that gives internet users the option to avoid adverts on their favourite websites.

Google Contributor : Ad Blocker : The New Value Economy

Big Ideas

Taxi company in Stockholm offers free therapy sessions

A Swedish taxi firm is offering free therapy sessions with journeys in Stockholm.

Taxi Stockholm : Mental Wellbeing : Cosnumer Health Market

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ASOS unveils online personal stylist platform

Retail e-commerce brand ASOS has launched a personal stylist service, introducing customers to a range of different outfits to match any personality.

Asos : Personal Stylist : Transmedia Futures

Big Ideas

Packaging affects beauty consumers’ perceptions of value and quality

A recent study into the behaviour of cosmetics and beauty consumers reveals that soft-touch packaging commands a higher price.

Beauty And Cosmetics : Cal Poly State University : Packaging Futures

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PRIV offers customers a range of on-demand health and fitness services

On-demand app PRIV enables users to request a range of beauty and fitness services from one online platform.

PRIV : Health And Fitness : Moris Sutton

Big Ideas

Americans increasingly concerned about online privacy and personal data security

A new study from Pew Research Center highlights American consumers’ concerns about privacy online and the security of their personal information.

Pew Research Center : Online Privacy : The Dawn Of The Mega-systems

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Sexism, self-harm and sexual harassment normal for British girls

Sexism, self-harm and sexual harassment are a normal part of life for British girls, according to new research.

Tiny Tot Feminism : Everyday Sexism : Gen D

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Non-alcoholic beer market on the rise in Europe

Europeans are buying more non-alcoholic beer, according to a new study by Mintel.

Alcoholic Market : Non-alcoholic Beer : Spain

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Food waste campaign aims to change French culinary culture

A government campaign to limit food waste has introduced a new version of the doggy bag to France.

France : French Food Culture : Food Waste

Big Ideas

Decoded Fashion: New York Summit 2014

The worlds of fashion and technology are overlapping like never before, but the details of the merger are not yet clear. The Decoded Fashion: New...

Wearable Technology : Retail Futures : Decoded Fashion

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Wearable technology must answer human needs and emotions

Consumer perceptions of wearable technology’s potential in retail and the workplace show that people expect meaningful value from devices, reports ...

Wearable Tech : Wearable Tech Retail : Workplace