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Beauty Futures 2017: Global Market Overview

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Beauty Futures 2017: Global Market Overview

From the rise of lucrative colour cosmetics to emerging opportunities in developing markets, discover our latest beauty market insights.
Beauty : Branding : Wellness
African mobile payment system branches out into Europe

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African mobile payment system branches out into Europe

Vodafone is rolling out its popular mobile payment system M-Pesa in Europe for the first time.
NEAs : Vodafone : M-Pesa
Christmas list: What New Luxury Millennials want

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Christmas list: What New Luxury Millennials want

After a year of jet-setting around the world, New Luxury Millennials will want some time out over the Christmas break, just enough to recharge the ...
Technista : Topshop : Elle
French beauty firms invest in inventory of African cosmetics

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French beauty firms invest in inventory of African cosmetics

French luxury firm LVMH and beauty industry coalition Cosmetic Valley are investing in cosmetics conservation project Cosmetopoeia.
Beauty : Health & Wellness : Africa
An Egyptian resort town reclaiming its identity

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An Egyptian resort town reclaiming its identity

The Gouna Festival Plaza seeks to celebrate the local culture and architectural heritage of El Gouna, a Red Sea resort town in Egypt.
Travel & Hospitality : Architecture : Middle East
Facebook adapts advertising

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Facebook adapts advertising

Global – Facebook’s new advertising format for developing countries replaces video with slideshows. 
Facebook : Africa : Mobile Ads
Mozilla Foundation launches Appmaker

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Mozilla Foundation launches Appmaker

Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit arm of Mozilla Firefox, is launching Appmaker, part of a new range of tools to empower internet users around the...
Mozilla Foundation : App Maker : New Emerging Affluents
Safe re-cycling: Esource solves a burning issue

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Safe re-cycling: Esource solves a burning issue

Safe re-cycling: Esource solves a burning issue
Engineering : Emerging Markets : Social
Spirits company takes a decolonised approach to spiced rum

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Spirits company takes a decolonised approach to spiced rum

Spirits company Mirchi is launching a natural spiced rum that prioritises real ingredients and community.
Food : Drink : Packaging
WhatsApp releases first short film

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WhatsApp releases first short film

Global messaging giant WhatsApp is releasing its first short film later this month.
Media And Entertainment : Technology : Society
Empowering women makes perfect business sense – it’s a fact-based truth

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Empowering women makes perfect business sense – it’s a fact-based truth

On International Women’s Day, Jamie Holtum, strategy director at FutureBrand London, explains how female empowerment drives economic gro...
Female Futures : Technology : Finance
Electric avenue: Kiosk gives power to the people

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Electric avenue: Kiosk gives power to the people

Electric avenue: Kiosk gives power to the people
Cellular : Battery : Emerging
South Africa’s Luxury Surge

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South Africa’s Luxury Surge

LS:N Global sits down with Style Rotate brand director Georgina Bennett to explore the rise of South African luxury fashion, local designer acclaim...
Luxury : Fashion : South Africa
Bob's Your Uncle: A wine in a beer bottle

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Bob's Your Uncle: A wine in a beer bottle

Bob’s Your Uncle: A wine in a beer bottle
Wine : South Africa : New Millennials
More than half of global consumers want better service

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More than half of global consumers want better service

More than half of global consumers want better service
Accenture : Service : BRICs
World Travel & Hospitality Market

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World Travel & Hospitality Market

Global travel experts recently gathered at the World Travel Market conference in London. We report on the latest issues.
London : 2010 : World Travel Market
Blast it: Organic wine takes Alphalux approach

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Blast it: Organic wine takes Alphalux approach

Blast it: Organic wine takes Alphalux approach
Stellenbosch : South Africa : Sauvignon Blanc
Travel & Hospitality will be influenced by sport and culture in 2010

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Travel & Hospitality will be influenced by sport and culture in 2010

Travel & Hospitality will be influenced by sport and culture in 2010
Travel : Association Of British Travel Agents : South Africa
Travel & Hospitality industry outperforms global economy

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Travel & Hospitality industry outperforms global economy

Travel & Hospitality industry outperforms global economy
Tourism : World Travel & Tourism Council : Economy
Thought-starter: What are South Africa’s young people fighting?

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Thought-starter: What are South Africa’s young people fighting?

Jamal Nxedlana, creative director of Johannesburg-based youth intelligence agency Bubblegum Club, on the importance of dance for the nation’s youth...
Youth : Culture : South Africa
Yinka Ilori's East London pop-up store celebrates West African culture

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Yinka Ilori's East London pop-up store celebrates West African culture

Homeware designer Yinka Ilori has unveiled his first retail space, a dopamine-boosting and colourful pop-up shop inspired by the designer’s West Af...
Retail : Design : Interior Design
Global Luxury Market 2017: Part 1

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Global Luxury Market 2017: Part 1

The luxury market is in a state of flux. Major players, confronted with the need to remain relevant and desirable, are changing their strategies to...
Luxury : Retail : Technology
Skin-bleaching backlash

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Skin-bleaching backlash

Global – Authorities in Ghana and a cosmetics company in India are fighting back against skin-bleaching products.
Backlash Brands : Beauty : Ghana
Cultural Remix

Design Directions

Cultural Remix

A vibrant, youth-focused aesthetic direction drawn from Macro Inspire Mix Mash, Cultural Remix maps the evolving celebratory clash of patterns, pri...
Tribal : Indigenous : Nostalgic
Local colour: Nando's gets creative in Scotland

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Local colour: Nando's gets creative in Scotland

Local colour: Nando’s gets creative in Scotland
Marc Delaye : Victorian : Flexthetics
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