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Stat: Convenient online shopping lacks excitement and discovery

While online shopping offers ease, most consumers say it lacks excitement, according to a global survey by Criteo.

Retail : Discovery : E-commerce

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A grocery discovery box for viral foods

Grocery retailer Whole Foods Market is boxing up items from its annual food trends forecast in a customer-facing discovery box.

Food & Drink : Society : Retail

Markets

Subscriptions Market

Offering convenience, discovery and a way to support local businesses, retailers are seizing upon subscription services as a pandemic-proof strategy.

Retail : Subscriptions : Sustainability

Macro Trends

Liberation Luxury

As global wealth fluctuates, a new mindset is emerging centred on curiosity, flexibility and footloose living. In order to meet these shifting prio...

Luxury : Travel : Hospitality

Big Ideas

Coming into fashion

US – Amazon is now the preferred online fashion retailer among American Millennials.

Amazon : E-commerce : Millenials

Big Ideas

Finders seekers

New York – A new outdoor campaign by shopping platform Lyst celebrates the thrill of the fashion hunt.

Lyst : Revelation Brands : Seek

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Lost in literature

London – A new bookstore concept by Second Home champions serendipity over straight taxonomy.

Second Home : SelgasCano : Independent Bookstores

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Pocket concierge

New York – Travellers to selected cities can now unlock curated insider content from local experts and tastemakers with digital concierge app Porte...

Porter & Sail : Concierge App : Digital

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Up to date

New York – Vintage fashion editorial and e-commerce platform Byronesque has released a concierge service app called Personal Shopper.

Byronesque : Personal Shopper : Vintage

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Interactive haikus

Canada – A collection of interactive haikus brings poetry to short-form content.

Interactive Haikus : National Film Board Of Canada : ARTE

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Preview: Perspiration Power

Global – This week’s microtrend looks at fitness brands helping customers to push their limits.

Motivation : Marketing : Fitness

Big Ideas

On the run

Stockholm, Sweden – Spotify has announced the launch of Running, a new feature that regulates music based on a listener’s movements.

Sweden : Spotify : Running

Big Ideas

Holiday valet

Berlin – Never be caught short abroad with Travel Butler, a smart packing app that uses weather forecasts to recommend the ideal holiday wardrobe.

Berlin : Travel Butler : PackPoint

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Pack your bags: Holiday recommendations based on what’s in your case

UK – Let It Fly, a new interactive website from Virgin Atlantic, delivers tailored holiday destinations based on what’s in your suitcase.

Virgin Airlines : Let It Fly : Algorithm Travel

Big Ideas

App plays values matchmaker for consumers and brands

Start-up Glia has created an app that connects shoppers with leading brands that share their moral and political values, helping them to steer th...

Glia : Ethical Consumerism : At The Source

Big Ideas

New app offers curated maps of city hotspots with recommendations

Location discovery app Favd has launched a series of curated maps timed to coincide with major fashion weeks.

Favd : Location App : Travel App

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Learning the ropes: Designer spins a good yarn

Paris – Commissioned to create a collection for Galerie Kreo, Icelandic product designer Brynjar Sigurðarson found inspiration in his Icelandic roo...

Galerie Kreo : Brynjar Sigurðarson : Furniture

Big Ideas

Mobile magazine aims to put writers first

Online : Culture : Apple IOS Newstand

Big Ideas

Lyst universal cart makes shopping seamless

Bespoke : Shopping Cart : Personalised Retail

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Wandering star: Adventurous design for new lamps

London – Austrian designer Katharina Eisenköck has created Nomadic Light, a set of three lamps that engage the nomadic spirit of their owner.

Concrete : Rechargeable : Cordless

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Digit-tactile-tastic: Seamless music from The Skube

Design : Andrew Nip : The Skube

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Lost in discovery: App takes walkers to task

Art : Neighborhood : Journey

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Inspiring idea: Muji shows its new-Found ethos

Transparency : Open Culture : Tokyo

Design Directions

Le Comptoir Général

Away from the purposeful anonymity and fluorescent lighting of the average conference room, le Comptoir Général in Paris offers a place i...

Fifth Scenario : Community : Ecological