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Beauty & Wellness 2030: Ritualistic, analytical and nostalgic

In the decade ahead, beauty and wellbeing consumers will push back against superficial appearances to analyse and augment their physical beings.

Beauty : Wellness : Technology

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The rise of remedy drinks

No- and low-alcohol drinks brands are embracing functional facets, taking cues from bygone drink-making methods and ancient wellness traditions.

Wellness : Drink : Health

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Four innovators shaping bio-positive fashion

Sustainability demands are pushing forward material innovation in the fashion sector, resulting in a series of smarter processes, from creation to ...

Fashion : Retail : Material

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The destinations betting on digital nomad futures

With the pandemic showing people that they no longer need to work in an office to be productive, countries are now launching visa programmes to tem...

Travel : Tourism : Workplace

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The hyper-local services levelling up logistics

From ride-sharing retail to community collection points, third-party services are elevating, expediting and securing the delivery of online orders.

Retail : E-commerce : Logistics

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Webinar: Future Forecast 2021

Watch our 60-minute webinar hosted by co-founder Chris Sanderson, exploring how in 2021 the global pandemic, climate change, politics and social mo...

Future Forecast : Report : Covid-19

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Five evolutions of the future nightclub

With nightlife at risk, these young innovators are optimising a time of uncertainty by forming virtual allegiances and care collectives.

Youth : Nightlife : Leisure

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Everyday tech gets an inclusive overhaul

Emerging tech solutions are pushing access and inclusivity to the fore, enhancing everyday life and usability for those who are differently abled.

Technology : Society : Disability

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The brands rethinking premium drinks packaging

Sustainable packaging for alcohol is becoming more sophisticated as premium brands push sustainability through innovative, eco-friendly bottles and...

Drinks : Packaging : Sustainability

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The media-tels merging hospitality with tech

With the worlds of technology and travel increasingly colliding, media-infused hotels are enhancing services and providing next-gen entertainment.

Hospitality : Travel : Tourism

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Four ways social media is reshaping shopping

Social networks and gaming environments are opening up as shopping platforms, prompting retailers to take their strategies into new, interactive te...

Retail : Ecommerce : Online Retail

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The new-age vinegars re-inventing acidity

Craft vinegar is evolving as a health food and a high-end pantry staple, resulting in a wave of elevated and experimental fusions.

Food : Pantry : Vinegar

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Fashion 2030: Hacked, tracked and rationed

As fashion counts the cost of its planetary impact, we future-gaze to 2030 and posit an era when fast fashion is not only traced – it’s rationed.

Fashion : Technology : Sustainability

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Race-empowered wellness

From fitness platforms to sonic escapism, global majority communities are launching transformational healing services away from their oppressors.

Wellness : Diversity : Inclusion

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The digital evolution of neighbourhood stores

With Covid-19 bolstering spending in local stores, new platforms are emerging that digitise independent retailers and boost access for remote shopp...

Retail : Technology : Food

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How beauty is being refined for Generation Z

New brands are targeting teens by re-inventing coming-of-age skincare rituals for a more pragmatic – but still visual-first – generation.

Youth : Beauty : Skincare

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Upgrading urban mobility for the pandemic age

With public transport use declining worldwide, innovators reveal how more sustainable approaches to mobility will flourish in the cities of the fut...

Transport : Health & Wellness : Smog Life

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Trans-positive beauty and wellness campaigns

Historically entrenched in cisgender heteronormative ideals, health and beauty brands are beginning to lead conversations about Trans+ inclusion.

Health And Wellness : Transgender : Non-binary

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The rise of resilience residences

Shelter and safety are aligning with luxury living as designers create high-end homes for a future affected by climate change and disasters.

Luxury : Future Cities : Sustainability

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Epidemic Retail Futures

How will retailers in 2025 cater for future viral outbreaks and enable consumers to move effortlessly in and out of lockdown periods?

Inter-covid : Scenario : Retail

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The ideas and innovations that hint at the future of the consumer landscape