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Micro Trends
Specific shifts in consumer behaviour that are changing the business environment in the short term.
Micro Trends
Pre-teen Protein
The growing protein market for kids is both premium and purposeful, as Gen Alpha and their parents seek to fortify their physical health and appearance
Micro Trends
Content Commerce
Consumers are watching and scrolling their way through a blended media landscape where streaming services, social media and gaming carry more seamless commerce opportunities than ever
Micro Trends
Matrescence
The concept of matrescence highlights the profound physical, emotional and neurological shifts experienced by new mothers, presenting brands with a unique chance to engage and support parents during this transformative life stage
Micro Trends
Scent Retail Futures
Luxury fragrance retail is turning to AI and immersive experiences to provide bricks-and-mortar customers with curated and personalised scent discovery
Micro Trends
Eau de Climate Change
As more flora and fauna become extinct every year, perfume innovators are becoming activists by attempting to encapsulate the authentic smell of Mother Nature in a bottle
Micro Trends
Vanity Redefined
In a society that celebrates being humble, modest and self-effacing, media companies are rebranding self-pride as a force for good.
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Ancestral Beauty
Beauty brands are taking ownership of heritage through the revival of ancestral rituals and ingredients that celebrate – not appropriate – their cu...
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Media Kitchens
Delivery platforms are working with media companies and social apps to launch virtual restaurants that combine food with entertainment.
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Discovery Grocers
Online grocers are putting personalisation at the heart of their offering, from curated shopping baskets to SMS advisers.
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Before & After Travel
Travel and hospitality brands are future-proofing their customer relationships by providing services to elevate the pre- and post-trip experience....
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Eco-ambitious Retail
Brands are self-imposing sustainability goals on their businesses that – while initially financially impactful – validate them as fundamental to fu...
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Co-mmunity Spaces
New hospitality spaces are drawing inspiration from co-working and members’ clubs with hybrid offerings that mix work, play and rest under one roof.
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Nature+ Beauty
As supplies of raw ingredients dwindle, bio-technology is stepping in to challenge beauty brands and consumers to forge new definitions of natural.
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Social Elixirs
Non-alcoholic brands are targeting conscious hedonists with flavourful, functional drinks created for sober social occasions – and better bedtimes.
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Research Cities
From Canada to Japan, a series of masterplans for future cities will see tomorrow’s urban enclaves double as live test hubs for global technology f...
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Voyage Apparel
Clothing and accessories brands are catering for Liberated Luxurians with new collections and services for ever-more peripatetic affluent c...
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Togetherness Travel
With modern families and friends dispersed across the world, people are turning to travel as a way to stay physically connected.
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Piercing Pioneers
Brands are modernising the coming-of-age ritual of piercing for a new generation of teenagers who are keen to experiment with their identity.
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DTC Directories
A crop of third-party platforms are offering new ways to filter through the growing number of digital and direct-to-consumer brands.
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At-home Epigenetics
As research into the field of epigenetics advances, new at-home testing kits are emerging that enable consumers to take control of their own health.
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Young Nativists
Generation Z are reconnecting with their indigenous roots, seeking communities and travel experiences that preserve ancestral knowledge.
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