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Big Ideas

Tourist trap

Asia – As leisure travel increases the world over, tour operators are having to limit the number of people that can use their services.

Big Ideas

Asian shoppers spending more in London

London : Luxury Tourism : London Luxury

Big Ideas

3D television set to entertain home viewers

CES : 3D Television : 3D TV

News

Stat: Wealth inequality in India surpasses British colonial era levels amid billionaire boom

A March 2024 study from the World Inequality Lab has unveiled a worrying reality behind India's billionaire surge.

Luxury : Finance : Society

News

Futures 100 Innovators Awards 2022 announced

NASA Harvest’s Dr Catherine Nakalembe is the winner of The Future Laboratory’s first ever Futures 100 Innovators Awards, which took place on Thursd...

Society : Health & Wellness : Technology

News

Net-a-Porter localises luxury for the Middle East

The luxury e-tailer is expanding its global reach with a localised platform targeting Middle Eastern consumers.

Luxury : Beauty : Middle East

News

The Big Idea: Imagination Travel

The clunky headsets associated with virtual tourism were swapped for the power of human imagination in 2020.

Travel : Tourism : Hospitality

News

The Green Vic aims to be the world’s most ethical pub

Everything bought and used at the new London pub has a positive environmental and social impact.

Sustainability : Drink : Food

Big Ideas

Good economics

London – A new report from Unilever shows that a third of consumers now buy from brands they believe are involved in social or environmental good.

Unilever : Sustainability : Whole-system Thinking

Big Ideas

Global recession concerns persist among consumers

Recession : Dr Venkatesh Bala : Pessimism

Big Ideas

New social network set to be a world-beater

Social Network : Jumo : Chris Hughes

Big Ideas

India's population shift heralds city focus

India’s population shift heralds city focus

Urban : Affluent : Spending

Big Ideas

Cheap smartphones set to be widespread by 2017

Smartphones : Cheap Smartphones : Informa Telecoms & Media

News

Future Forecast: Youth in 2018

The voices of marginalised groups will grow louder as young creatives begin to develop materials that reflect their lived experience.

Youth : Fashion : Generation Z

News

Campsited’s Bleisure packages take remote workers to the great outdoors

In line with policies encouraging digital nomadism, a new programme offers workers the possibility to combine remote working and camping in open ai...

Travel & Hospitality : Workplace : Sports & Leisure

News

Puma and CSM consider fashion’s waterless future

The sports brand has teamed up with BA Fashion students at Central Saint Martins (CSM) to explore future textile manufacturing for a more sustainab...

Fashion : Design : Campaign

News

Beautiful game: Nike displays football artistry

Nike : Nike Stadium : World Cup

Viewpoints

Why brandsplaining is retail’s new battleground

Brands continue to market to women using sneaky sexism and corporate feminism tactics, say Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts, co-authors of new ...

Advertising : Retail : Society

News

Embracing lo-fi technology and a perfume inspired by British botany

Nike campaign reverts to the early days of the net, new fragrance brand Parterre celebrates local blooms, Google considers varying connections acro...

Retail : Beauty : Technology

Markets

Riding the Wave of Surfing Futures

A stream of women surfers and newcomers of colour are making the practice mainstream while boosting demand for surf tourism, equipment and apparel.

Travel & Hospitality : Surfing : Sport & Leisure

Micro Trends

Reclaiming Braids

Young black women coming of age are turning away from chemical relaxers and celebrating their identity and heritage through braiding, a hai...

Beauty : Youth : Hair

News

Foresight Friday: Dan Hastings, deputy foresight editor

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, deputy foresight editor D...

Foresight Friday : Health : Wellness

News

Colossal 3D-printed project brings affordable housing to Kenya

The largest 3D-printed neighbourhood to date is under development in Kenya, and aims to provide a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solut...

Architecture : Design : Sustainability

News

Americans are in strong support of cannabis legalisation

To date, almost half of US states have legalised the recreational use of cannabis, and over two thirds have legalised the drug for medical purposes.

Society : Health & Wellness : Youth

News

Stat: America reaches tipping point for mass adoption of EVs

The US has become the latest country to reach the tipping point for mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), with more than 5% of its new car sale...

Stat : Stats : Statistic

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