Gen X

Born 1965–1980, Gen X-ers are the smallest cohort yet inherently adaptable, the ‘bridgers’ realising their digital dreams out of an analogue upbringing.

Shopping malls: Changing formats

Markets

Shopping malls: Changing formats

Global – As consumers question the need to visit shopping centres in favour of buying online, mall developers are engaging visitors in new communit...
Shopping Centres : Community Centres : Cannes
Intergalactic beauty

Micro Trends

Intergalactic beauty

On the catwalks, intergalactic references began with Alexander McQueen’s Avatar-èsque Plato’s Atlantis spring/summer 2010 collection, Christopher K...
Space : Re-enlightenment : Galactic
Phy-gital retail technology: Social Interaction

Markets

Phy-gital retail technology: Social Interaction

Retailers are using social media and interactive elements in their stores to entertain, entice and inspire customers. LS:N Global explores some of ...
Facebook : Taste-graph Commerce : Mobile
Myanmar market report

Markets

Myanmar market report

After five decades of virtual isolation under the ruling military dictatorship, the opening up of Myanmar has led to a flood of interest from forei...
Myanmar : UN : United Nations
Re-commerce fashion sites to rival eBay in 2013

Markets

Re-commerce fashion sites to rival eBay in 2013

UK, US – Over nearly 20 years, eBay has been at the forefront of the re-commerce market as consumers discovered that re-selling their possessions h...
EBay : Covetique : Asos
Layaway Luxury

Micro Trends

Layaway Luxury

Fashion rental, installment plans, second-hand luxury stores. These quaint shopping concepts, consigned to the bin in the 90s as bold-faced luxury ...
Fashion Rental : Installemnt Plans : Second-hand
Feminist luxury

Micro Trends

Feminist luxury

Luxury brands are tailoring their products and services, not only to meet the needs of today’s affluent female consumers, but also to promote femal...
Female : Women : Empowerment
How to: Showroom

Markets

How to: Showroom

UK, US – Retailers are realising that showrooming is not the enemy. Bargain-driven consumers are increasingly researching purchases in-store before...
Showrooming : Bricks-and-mortar : MasterCard
Ecommerce site sets new manhood agenda

Big Ideas

Ecommerce site sets new manhood agenda

Sussex, UK – Fatherhood blog Not a Bad Dad, the self-styled ‘antidote to the multitude of saccharine parent-focused sites around the world’, has la...
Not A Bad Dad : Blog : Father
Macau Luxury

Markets

Macau Luxury

Less than 10 years after the first foreign casino opened its doors in Macau, the sleepy former Portuguese colony has transformed itself into the wo...
HSBC : Macau : China
Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2013/2014: Beauty Trends Overview

Markets

Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2013/2014: Beauty Trends Overview

Punk, gothic, ghostly and feral references led backstage experts at the autumn/winter 2013/2014 shows to create visions of anarchic romance and poe...
Anarchy : Beauty : Punk
Nordic Market report

Markets

Nordic Market report

The Nordic region’s prosperous countries are often held up as role models for the rest of the world. Their taxes may be high, but they are also cha...
Scandinavia : Norway : Sweden
Australians willing to share data, at a price

Big Ideas

Australians willing to share data, at a price

Australians willing to share data, at a price
Information : FuturePoll : Finances
Prohibition Culture grips Australian consumers

Big Ideas

Prohibition Culture grips Australian consumers

Prohibition Culture grips Australian consumers
Brandstanding : We-Commerce : Environment
Social Singles

Communities

Social Singles

Being alone has never felt less lonely. With more ways than ever to connect online, laptops, smartphones and tablets have become the only tools you...
Last-minute : Self-employed : Living
Opportunity brewing as US craft beer sales double

Big Ideas

Opportunity brewing as US craft beer sales double

Opportunity brewing as US craft beer sales double
Beer : Craft : Brewing
Retro-futurism: Harvey Nichols backs space-age styling

Big Ideas

Retro-futurism: Harvey Nichols backs space-age styling

Retro-futurism: Harvey Nichols backs space-age styling
Harvey Nichols : Alexander McQueen : Prada
Dodge darts over to crowdsourcing initiative

Big Ideas

Dodge darts over to crowdsourcing initiative

Dodge darts over to crowdsourcing initiative
Dodge : Portland : Wieden + Kennedy
Twitter Currency

Micro Trends

Twitter Currency

Brands are offering consumers a new way to pay for goods that is virtually free. Tweeting about products to create topical content, then claiming t...
Virtual Payment : Gamification : Tweet
Global boutique network pays off for Farfetch

Big Ideas

Global boutique network pays off for Farfetch

Global boutique network pays off for Farfetch
Farfetch : Curation : Boutiques
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