Gen Jones

Born 1955–1965 and known as the ‘lost’ generation, this cohort lack Boomer optimism, shaped instead by the economic and social strife of the 1970s.

Boomers Now and Next

There is an upcoming milestone in the Boomers’ generational journey. By 2030 they will all have reached the average Western retirement age of 65, supercharging a wider re-assessment of later life purpose along the way

Markets

Perimenopause Care-munities

Shifting attitudes are transforming the perimenopause into a force for collective health, highlighting the life stage as interconnected with, and supported by, the communities around us

Micro Trends

She is Mother

Talented women over 60 are finally getting their flowers and making more money than in their 20s in Hollywood, in modelling and on TikTok

Macro Trends

The Great Wealth Transfer

Wealth ownership, distribution and the politics that influence cross-generational spending are all in flux, according to the latest findings of The Future Laboratory’s report

Markets

Grandpeers Market

In a mindset shift among older consumers, grandparents are becoming grandpeers, sharing platforms with their grandchildren and keen to collaborate

Big Ideas

Bread & Butter and Seek Berlin spring/summer 2015 review

The Berlin streetwear shows were notable for the presence of heritage brands keen to elevate themselves into the premium category.

Big Ideas

Walmart gives female entrepreneurs the stamp of approval

The US retailer will stamp products made by female entrepreneurs with a Women-owned logo.

Empowering Women Together : Walmart : Fempreneurs

Viewpoints

David Walker-Smith: Selling to fifty-plus women

Fenwick's managing director on a luxury retail strategy for selling to FABs.

Fenwick Of Bond Street : FABs : David Walker-Smith

Big Ideas

Mr Porter sees content-to-commerce opportunity through spy film

Mr Porter launches a luxury Savile Row-inspired tailoring line in conjunction with the launch of new spy film: Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Mr Porter : Kingsman: The Secret Service : Menswear

Big Ideas

Pitti Immagine Uomo spring/summer 2015

Pitti Immagine Uomo's peacock style dictates the menswear looks for spring/summer 2015.

Pitti Immagine Uomo : Florence : Sartorial

Big Ideas

Pitti Immagine Uomo preview

For the 86th edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo, Italian men’s style is again the focus for the fashion sector’s premier trade fair, set in the heart...

Pitti Uomo : Florence : Pucci

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Jigsaw’s Duke Street Emporium champions the analogue store experience

UK fashion retailer Jigsaw has opened a miniature department store, The Duke Street Emporium.

Jigsaw : Emporium : Concept Store

Big Ideas

Mobile addiction on the rise among women

Mobile addiction is on the rise, and it is growing fastest among middle-aged mothers.

Mobile : Smartphones : Digital Futures

Big Ideas

Selfridges asks ‘what does beauty mean?’

Selfridges is asking consumers what beauty means with a store-wide campaign.

Selfridges : Department Stores : The Beauty Project

Viewpoints

Kiyan Foroughi: One-to-one commerce

Kiyan Foroughi on how Boticca's one-to-one commerce model is cutting out the middle man.

Bottica : Kiyan Foroughi : Personalisation

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Cult brand lululemon arrives in London

Canadian sportswear brand lululemon has opened it first European ‘community’ store, in Covent Garden.

Lululemon : Yoga : Covent Garden

Big Ideas

DKNY trials tag technology for street-style product searches

A new identification tag system is a novel addition to visual-search commerce.

Awear Solutions : DKNY : Visual-Search

Big Ideas

Site gives panoramic shoppable view of boutiques

Avenue Imperial offers a virtual panoramic view of European boutiques.

Department Stores : Boutiques : Phy-gital

Big Ideas

India Knight writes new book on beauty and age

UK – British journalist India Knight is releasing a new book in the autumn. Entitled In Your Prime: How to Age Disgracefully, her non-fiction book ...

Flat Agers : Ageing : Beauty

Viewpoints

Piotr Orlov: Ageless athleticism

Piotr Orlov, co-editor of sports journal Victory, on why passion not age is the focus of his publication.

Men's Media : Re-Con Man : Sport

Micro Trends

Flat Age Design

Limitations on strength, sight and agility don’t need to take the beauty out of life.

OXO : Sam Farber : Our Roots

Big Ideas

Demand for suites at record high in luxury hotels

Luxury hotel guests increasingly require suites, and hospitality brands are rushing to provide them.

Home From Home Hospitality : Travel & Hospitality Futures : Hotels

Macro Trends

The Flat Age Society

Something exciting is in the air. Forget everything you thought about being old, or age, even. In the society of the future, age isn’t just a num...

Baby Boomers : Age : Agelessness

Big Ideas

Luxury Technology Show New York

At the inaugural Luxury Technology Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan earlier this month the luxury category was broadened out to inc...

New York : Cycling : Cycle

Viewpoints

In the Tomorrow Store, less is increasingly more

With the lure of the virtual wallet keeping consumers glued to their phones, the menacing power of the mega-systems and drone deliveries soon to ...

Stores : Shops : Visual Merchandising

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