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Foresight Friday: Marta Indeka, senior foresight analyst

Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, s...

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The Trend: Hyperphysical Stores

Hyperphysical stores, our retail macrotrend for 2022, emerged as the sector adjusted to the post-Covid landscape, with retailers rethinking bricks-...

Retail : Fashion : Design

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Climate change pushes Tuvalu to become first digitised nation

This low-lying Pacific nation, under threat from rapid sea level rises, wants to ensure its future, even after its land is washed away.

Scenario : Technology : Society

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A physical NFT gallery opens in Paris

Located opposite the Pompidou Centre in Paris, a new space dedicated to NFT art and Web3 education aims to become the Soho House of Web3.

Retail : Media & Entertainment : Society

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Gucci’s Roblox garden makes art accessible to all

Luxury house Gucci is opening its virtual doors to all with the creation of a digital garden experience on play platform Roblox.

Luxury : Digital Experience : Luxury Shoppers Experience

Behaviours

Emerging Youth: Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, digitally savvy Gen Z, fuelled by a profound cultural pride and a thirst for global experiences, are redefining retail, luxury, ho...

Saudi Arabia : Gen Z : Middle East

Big Ideas

Purpose in 2030: Generation Betterment

In this future scenario, brands are frantically trying to reframe their purpose, turning to climate-literate Generation Alpha – tomorrow’s valuable...

Scenario : Branding : Purpose

Big Ideas

Education in 2030: Neo-Knowledge Exchanges

With hyper-connected living and longer lifespans questioning the relevance of traditional schooling, we look forward to 2030 when education exists ...

Youth : Education : Scenario

Futures 100

Futures 100 Innovators: December

We reveal The Future Laboratory’s chosen innovators and change-makers that are set to disrupt the lifestyle categories in 2023 and beyond.

Futures 100 Innovators

Big Ideas

Five Champagne and Wine Brands Exploring Provenance Retail

Moving away from the traditional store experience, champagne and wine brands are using authentic storytelling to disrupt how and where consumers vi...

Wine : Retail : Champagne

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McDonald’s takes anime inspiration to real life with WcDonald’s universe

In a ground-breaking move, fast food giant McDonald’s is bringing fans’ beloved WcDonald’s from anime fiction into reality.

Fandom : Youth : Entertainment

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Coach unveils Find Your Courage campaign set in a virtual universe

Luxury fashion brand Coach has launched its latest campaign, Find Your Courage, featuring a virtual universe.

Luxury : Advertising & Branding : Fashion

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Elf Cosmetics Launches its First Beauty Shopping Experience for Apple Vision Pro

Elf Cosmetics has unveiled a ground-breaking beauty shopping app designed specifically for the Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s innovative new spatial com...

Retail : Technology : Beauty

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NRF 2024 Retail’s Big Show daily recap: Emerging luxury consumers and the Claire’s Zalpha expertise

On the third and final day of the NRF 2024 Retail’s Big Show, insights ranged from the resilience of luxury stores to Crocs’ commitment to being a ...

Retail : Fashion : Beauty

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McLaren brings a video game hypercar to life

Luxury car-maker McLaren’s latest hypercar, the Solus GT, originally appeared in the racing simulation video game Gran Turismo in 2017.

Mobility Series : Four Flexible Mobility : Sports Luxury

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Mango’s latest store captures teenage dreams

In a bid to entice and excite young shoppers, the fashion retailer has unveiled its first Mango Teen store in Barcelona.

Gen Z : Youth : Retail Experience

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This hotel accepts bookings via NFT

The NoMo SoHo hotel is targeting alternet investors with the introduction of non-fungible token (NFT) reservations.

Finance : Travel & Hospitality : Technology

Macro Trends

Alternet Economies

A technological counter-culture is decentralising capitalism, reforming the internet and powering new value frontiers for creators, consumers and b...

Technology : FinTech : Internet

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Foresight Friday: Pavan Bivigou, senior foresight analyst

This week, LS:N Global’s senior foresight analyst Pavan Bivigou shares the bots, bad AI jokes and bears on her radar.

Society

Big Ideas

Five Ways Fintechs are Engaging with ESG

Fintechs are combining technology, financial services and ESG practices to help customers prioritise purpose, sustainability and traceability.

Finance : Technology : Sustainability

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Key takeaways from the 2023 Pentawards Festival

Held at the Science Museum in West London, the second edition of the Pentawards Festival explored the role of innovation and AI in the future of pa...

Technology : AI : Events

Futures 100

Futures 100 Innovators: January

Welcome to the Futures 100 Innovators, our annual longlist of global innovators and disruptors creating the future across 10 sectors.

Futures 100 Innovators : Beauty : Food

Big Ideas

Web Summit Lisbon 2023: The Future of the Creator Economy, Podcasts and Gaming

Influencers, strategists and businesses gathered at the world’s largest tech conference in search of solutions to cut through the noise in a satura...

Technology : Influencer Marketing : Gaming

Big Ideas

Future Forecast 2023: Food

The post-Covid rush to be out, meet people and eat out has faded, dampened by rising living costs and global financial turmoil, which is set to con...

Food : Sustainability : Technology

Micro Trends

Future Forecast 2024: Retail

Retail is settling into a post-Covid landscape in which consumers frequently welcome brands into their homes, exploring products, consuming content...

Retail : Luxury : Fashion

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