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Luxury: Beirut

For luxury in the Middle East, Dubai is the clear frontrunner. But thanks to a stabilising political climate, an expanding local market and a growi...

Beirut : Dior : Jimmy Choo

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Bleisure Update

If you talk about the pressures of work, you are probably a Generation Joneser. And if you still believe in the work/life balance, you are one of o...

Bleisure : The Body Shop : Flexistentialists

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The New Normal Update

The New Normal Briton has two children and thinks of himself as working or lower middle class. He goes on a foreign holiday at least once a year, e...

Mondeo Man : Fiesta Folk : Womenomics

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Beauty report

As the world changes after the recession and we enter the New Normal age of the topsy-turvy Turbulent Teens, thankfully some things remain the same...

Turbulent Teens : Lipstick Effect : Selfridges

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Geo-marketing

As location becomes more important in social networking, a window is opening for brands to engage with consumers based on where they are. Prepare t...

Geo-fencing : Geo-tagging : LBS

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Beyond Product

In the future, will retail still be about products? If we view retail as a theatre production, should it be a three- or a five-act play? And just w...

Delia Effect : Networking : LVMH

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Sponsorship Futures

Current estimates show that despite recession and the ensuing collapse in advertising expenditure, worldwide spending on sponsorship and related ac...

Sponsorship : Emotional Economy : Red Bull

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Residential report

A more stable market, subtle surrounds and sustainable as standard – the global residential property market is rising once again.

Residential Property : Recession : Super-Rich

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Online shopping

Now the novelty of online shopping is over, consumers are expecting an ever more compelling digital retail experience. A new report by Future:Poll ...

Online Shopping : Digital Retail : Highlands

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Technology update

Internet tv, 3D programming, downloaded content, gesture motion gaming and the arrival of first-generation smartbooks are among the many technologi...

Internet TV : 3d Programming : NPD Group

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Smartphone shopping

As sales of smartphones rose by a quarter in the UK last year, a new report sheds light on British consumer expectations for the near future of mob...

Smartphones : Google Shopper : RedLaser

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Retail report

It feels as though retailers the world over are breathing a collective sigh of relief, as the Great Depression didn’t materialise. But the sobering...

Deloitte : Recession : PIIGS

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Luxury market

As the bling bubble bursts and the dust settles on the recession, the luxury market is waking up to a new world order in the Turbulent Teens.

LVMH : Luxury Lifestyle Matrix : Bain & Company

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Brand register 09/10

Despite the talk of ethics in brands, the recession has pushed an overwhelming number of consumers back to thinking about their wallet first, accor...

Brand Personality Register : Value For Money : Conscious Shopping

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Technocratic nation

Modern-day Brits are more wedded to gadgets and appliances than ever before. Where the washing machine, fridge and cooker were once the technologie...

Comet : Skype : Devices

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Chinese luxury

China is set to become the number one luxury market in the world by 2015, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. While most global markets have slump...

China : PricewaterhouseCoopers : Bain & Company

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Global wealth

The world’s wealthiest consumer market has decreased by 14.9% to 8.6m individuals, and this group’s overall wealth has fallen to $32.8 trillion, a ...

World Wealth Report : HNWIs : Capgemini

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The New Normal

Make way for Peugeot Person, as Mondeo Man substitutes spaghetti Bolognese for curry and embraces roof terraces, neo-conservative values, community...

Peugeot Person : Mondio Man : Peugeot

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Travel & Hospitality trends

In a tough market, the smartest travel companies are using technology to build richer, deeper, more profitable connections with their audience.

UN World Tourism Organization : Euromonitor : Online Travel

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Prohibition design

With governments increasingly introducing legislation in order to curb people’s behaviour, retailers will have to innovate around these circumstanc...

Graphic Object : Philippe Malouin : Lighting

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