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

Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Top Five Not To Be Missed

This year Clerkenwell Design Week is being re-invented as a more cross-disciplinary and experiential event. LS:N Global profiles our top five desti...

Big Ideas

Korean zero waste

Seoul – High-tech dustbins now automatically weigh domestic waste and charge consumers.

Seoul : Zero Waste : RFID

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Sextual health

Global – Durex is petitioning the Unicode Consortium to create a condom emoji to raise awareness about safe sex.

Durex : Volker Sydow : Unicode

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Well-trodden path

London – Pavegen has released the latest version of its energy-generating flooring, the V3.

Pavegen : Renewable Energy : Footfall

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A question of health

US – Regulatory body the Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering the definition of the word ‘healthy’ on food packaging.

Nutrition : Healthy Snacks : FDA

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Tap and translate

Global – Google has launched Tap to Translate, a messenger-friendly version of its online language translation tool.

Tap To Translate : Google : Android

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Beauty news

Global – Condé Nast is launching a beauty newsletter that each of its women’s publications will take turns to edit.

Branded Content : Condé Nast : Media House

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Fare deal

New York – The Independent Drivers Guild enables Uber workers to organise and air their grievances.

The Independent Drivers Guild : Uber : Backlash Brands

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Smart storage

UK – Nissan has begun trialling an electric battery system that could help users save on domestic energy bills.

Nissan : XStorage : Energy

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Going through changes

UK – Researchers at Cambridge University have used geo-location data to predict neighbourhood gentrification in London.

Gentrification : Twitter : Future Cities

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Hash it out

Vancouver – Canadian company Lift Cannabis has developed a chatbot to help users find accurate information about medicinal marijuana.

Cannabis : Marujana : Chatbot

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Bag-tracking

US – American airline Delta Air Lines is introducing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to reduce lost baggage.

Delta : Delta Airlines : Luggage

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Unwise investments

Global – PayPal’s latest user agreement no longer protects consumers who buy products through crowdfunding websites.

PayPal : Crowdfunding : Kickstarter

Markets

Retail Market 2016: Part 1

In 2016, global retail will continue to defy contrasting economic headwinds to post startlingly healthy levels of growth.

Retail Market : Generation Z : Mobile Payments

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Frictionless shopping

UK – Tesco has created its own If This Then That channel in a bid to make doing the weekly shop more intuitive.

Tesco : IFTTT : Groceries

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Shutting up shop

US – Department store retailers must face the harsh reality of sliding sales figures and close hundreds of locations, says property research firm G...

Green Street Advisors : Department Stores : Real Estate

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Media meals

US – The New York Times is moving into meal delivery in a bid to diversify its revenue streams.

New York Times : Branded Content : Meal Delivery

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Pitch for the future

UK – Topshop has launched an open competition to discover the future of wearable technology in fashion.

Arcadia Group : Fashtech : Incubator

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An alternative alternative

US – Ripple is a new milk made from pea protein, providing an alternative to dairy and non-dairy milk.

Dairy Milk : Nut Milks : Ripple

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World Retail Congress 2016: Review

World Retail Congress focused on the struggles of the industry and the increasing importance of placemaking to the retail experience.

Total Retail : World Retail Congress 2016 : Dubai

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