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The audio-first future of Muslim social media

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The audio-first future of Muslim social media

A spokesperson for social media platform Sango, explains how audio-based engagement is fostering community for Muslims across the world.
Media : Social Media : Technology
Galaxy’s live-stream app animates fashion resale

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Galaxy’s live-stream app animates fashion resale

Danny Quick, co-founder of retail app Galaxy, explains why live video selling will foster a community-led future for fashion resale.
Retail : Fashion : Sustainability
Retailers must think beyond the category to compete

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Retailers must think beyond the category to compete

It’s no longer enough to offer local events at flagship stores – now, retail must take inspiration from other sectors entirely, from galleries to s...
Retail : Customer Experience : Leisure
How tech will shape a future of situational skincare

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How tech will shape a future of situational skincare

Taking cues from fitness and health apps, Routinely co-founder Charlotte Van Loock is using data to tailor and adapt skincare routines to people's ...
Beauty : Technology : Health And Wellness
Podcast: Bas Van de Poel on Inventing the Future

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Podcast: Bas Van de Poel on Inventing the Future

The former Space 10 creative director on design and innovation where the future is anticipated and imagined accordingly.
Podcast : Design : Architecture
We’re living in the age of the Meme Brand

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We’re living in the age of the Meme Brand

Welcome to kamikaze capitalism, where business rules are inverted, creative destruction becomes destructive creation and brands compete to stand fo...
Branding : Advertising : Gen Z
For brands, Pride must be a long-term strategy

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For brands, Pride must be a long-term strategy

With a mission to democratise LGBT+ media, Tag Warner, CEO of Gay Times, discusses how brands can navigate Pride month and beyond.
Youth : Identity : Media
How resell culture will define Gen Z banking

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How resell culture will define Gen Z banking

Geri Cupi, CEO and founder of fintech disruptor Twig, discusses how the circular economy will transform young people’s perception of wealth.
Finance : Gen Z : Retail
The future of fragrance is physi-motional

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The future of fragrance is physi-motional

Scent has long transcended time and space. Now, it’s being used to connect humans, bridge digital gaps and fuse the functional with the emotional.
Luxury : Beauty : Technology
The future of luxury lies in escapism

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The future of luxury lies in escapism

Author and analyst Erwan Rambourg is positively bullish about what lies ahead for the sector, sharing insights from his latest book, Future Luxe.
Luxury : Travel : Health & Wellness
Global Drivers 2020+ Webinar

Webinars

Global Drivers 2020+ Webinar

Discover the six key global drivers that represent the cultural, social, economic, political, technological and environmental eventualities reshapi...
Global Drivers : Methodology : Human Needs
Beauty, Health & Wellness Futures 2021 On-demand Event

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Beauty, Health & Wellness Futures 2021 On-demand Event

Watch our on-demand event for practical insights, exclusive debates, discussions, and an executive summary of the beauty, health and wellness lands...
Health & Wellness : Beauty : Society
Fashion rental’s future is locally peer-to-peer

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Fashion rental’s future is locally peer-to-peer

Jen Charon, co-founder of Loanhood, explains why local communities and peer-to-peer interactions will drive the future of fashion rental.
Fashion : Retail : Sustainability
Podcast: Cat Tully on Decoding the Future

Podcasts

Podcast: Cat Tully on Decoding the Future

We speak to Cat Tully about her extensive experience as a practitioner, helping governments and businesses to be better prepared for the future.
Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Society
Why brandsplaining is retail’s new battleground

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Why brandsplaining is retail’s new battleground

Brands continue to market to women using sneaky sexism and corporate feminism tactics, say Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts, co-authors of new ...
Advertising : Retail : Society
We must re-centre wellness on POC experiences

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We must re-centre wellness on POC experiences

Poonam Dhuffer, founder of self-awareness platform YSM8, says it’s time for the wellness to re-centre on Black, brown and POC practices and lived e...
Health & Wellness : Intersectionality : Society
Retail Futures 2021 On-demand Event

Webinars

Retail Futures 2021 On-demand Event

Watch our on-demand event for practical insights, exclusive debates, discussions, and an executive summary of the retail landscape.
Society : Events : Retail
Inter-Covid Roadmap Webinar

Webinars

Inter-Covid Roadmap Webinar

One year on from the first European lockdowns, this webinar looks at what new opportunities await global brands and businesses in the inter-Covid era.
Covid-19 : Society : Health
Total bodycare blurs the lines of wellness

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Total bodycare blurs the lines of wellness

Sean Moran, the founder of EauLab, shares his vision for a 360-degree wellness brand that delivers physical, mental and emotional health via hydrat...
Wellness : Drink : Self-care
Redesigning the retro future of online groceries

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Redesigning the retro future of online groceries

Jono Holt, founder of design agency Otherway, examines the use of nostalgia, colour, storytelling and locality in its brand refresh for grocery del...
Branding : Food : Retail
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