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

Dennis Grishin on how to make DNA-gathering more trustworthy

The co-founder of Nebula Genomics explains how blockchain and encryption can be used to create a fair exchange of genomic information between consu...

Big Ideas

Jill Filipovic on why feminists should pursue happiness not just equality

The author of The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness on why the current political system is not set up for women to succeed or to be happy.

Female Futures : Wellbeing : Happiness

Big Ideas

Preston Lewis on encouraging exercise through gamification

The co-founder of Black Box VR discusses virtual reality gyms and their potential impact on consumers who want to raise their fitness levels in rea...

Health And Wellness : Health : Wellness

Big Ideas

Calum Jacobs on why football journalism needs to create a space for black writers

The founder and editor of Caricom magazine, which explores the crossover between football and the black experience, on why the diversity of footbal...

Media : Youth : Sports

Markets

Pricing Strategies: Part 2

Through a combination of data-collection and changing consumer demand, artificial intelligence is bringing new value to the idea of dynamic pricing.

Retail : Fashion : Food

Markets

Pricing Strategies: Part 1

From price point activism to discounts based on demand, companies are embracing a more dynamic approach to pricing as a means of differentiating ...

Retail : Wellness : Drink

Markets

Chinese Duty-free Retail Market

Chinese tourists’ passion for duty-free shopping is making Asia-Pacific the engine of growth for the travel-retail sector.

Retail : Travel : Luxury

Big Ideas

The challenges of establishing autonomous retail in China

Joshua Xiang, executive vice-president of R&D at Suning Commerce Group, explains why automated stores are big in Asia.

Retail : Artificial Intelligence : Sport

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief: Gucci

From digitally driven campaigns to female-first initiatives, Gucci is shaking off the immovable traditionalism often associated with luxury brands.

Luxury : Marketing : Fashion

Big Ideas

How Neutrogena is bringing dermatological technology into the home

Dr Michael Southall, research director at Johnson & Johnson, and Sebastian Garcia-Vinyard, group brand director at Neutrogena, discuss its latest t...

Skincare : Beauty : Technology

Big Ideas

Educated Eating

Consumers increasingly want to know more about the products they buy, from their provenance to their impact on the planet.

Food : Drink : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Leah McSweeney on the inherent sexism in the streetwear sector

The founder and CEO of Married To The Mob discusses women’s role in the streetwear market, and what brands can do to instigate change.

Youth : Apparel : Fashion

Markets

Women’s Streetwear Market

While streetwear has traditionally been an alienating market for young women, change is under way, with brands beginning to recognise the growth po...

Youth : Fashion : Apparel

Big Ideas

How new media platforms are creating content that speaks to Generation Z

Now the largest media audience segment, according to Nielsen, Generation Z are looking for socially conscious, interactive media platforms to engag...

Youth : Media : Digital

Big Ideas

Mohammed Ashour on the need to scale cricket farming

The CEO of Aspire Food Group explains why robotics is key to making cricket protein an affordable alternative to meat.

Food : Agriculture : Protein

Big Ideas

How to create artificially intelligent personal assistants

Dennis Mortensen, CEO and founder of X.AI, explains the importance of designing AI agents with personality, why big business is so keen on integra...

Artificial Intelligence : Workplace Futures : Digital

Big Ideas

Fashion Week Men’s 2018: The Standout Collections

Fostering positive social change and collaborating with designers beyond the realms of fashion were just two of the standout approaches s...

Fashion : Apparel : Digital

Big Ideas

Why fashion magazines need to change

Katy Lassen and Simone Konu, founders of London-based digital platform Also Journal, on challenging current beauty ideals and their ambition to be ...

Fashion : Apparel : Female Futures

Markets

Childrenswear Market

The childrenswear market is booming, with the rise of Millennial parenting affecting everything from the aesthetic to the acceptance of a more luxu...

Fashion : Youth : Digital

Big Ideas

Why beauty brands need to invest in connected devices

Guive Balooch, global vice-president of L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator, and Yves Béhar, designer and founder of Fuseproject, on the brand’s new min...

Beauty : Technology : Health & Wellness