Behaviours

Everything you need to face your future consumer with confidence, including the latest ethnographic research, generational insight, consumer-related stats and overarching human needs.

Sacred Sojourns

Religious tourism is booming as a new generation of travellers seeks spiritual meaning, cultural rituals and connection across sacred destinations worldwide.

Big Ideas

SXSW 2025: Reclamation Versus Resistance

SXSW 2025 marked a radical shift from resistance to reclamation, as industry leaders build agency in a challenging democracy, create decentralised media platforms and focus on a shared humanity.

Markets

Gen Z in Indonesia

With millions of young, tech-savvy and entrepreneurial Indonesians reshaping culture, business and faith, Gen Z is a force no brand can afford to ignore.

Markets

The Sexuwellness Men’s Market

Meet the innovators rebranding men’s sexual wellness as a pillar of male pleasure and wellbeing.

Markets

Cortisol Control

Tackling stress is a major concern for the wellness community, with new research and innovations emerging to measure and lower cortisol, along with viral content promoting cortisol-focused solutions.

Big Ideas

Wisdom 2.0 Review: Part 2

In the second part of LS:N Global’s coverage of the 2014 Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco, we examine how, as the mindfulness community gains...

Big Ideas

Artist bottles a genetic invisibility cloak

Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg has launched Invisible, a set of sprays that are said to mask traces of DNA.

Heather Dewey-Hagborg : Privacy : Post Privacy World

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Microsoft creates immersive data visualisation

The installation was created to promote the software company’s updated database management system SQL Server.

Microsoft : SQL Server : Data Visualisation

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BMW electric car matches performance of petrol equivalent

The electric super-car is undergoing an image overhaul, in which it is no longer seen as a poor version of its petrol-fuelled cousin.

BMW : BMW I8 : Cars

Big Ideas

Intention purchase app wins fashion technology hackathon event

A 48-hour fashion hackathon event in London generated a retail app that will be brought to market by retail brand AllSaints.

Decoded : Hackathon : All Saints

Big Ideas

Wisdom 2.0 Review: Part 1

At a time of great success for the technology industry, the expanding digital sphere has also provoked anxiety, contemplation and a search for ne...

Wisdom 2.0 : Mindfulness : Meditation

Big Ideas

H&M launches surfwear capsule collection with Nordsurf

H&M has unveiled a men’s surfwear line in collaboration with fellow Swedish brand Nordsurf.

Re-Con Man : Surfing : H&M

Big Ideas

New York Design Week Preview 2014

During the spring days of New York’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), a range of satellite events, design exhibitions and worksh...

Design : Product Futures : Neo-Kitsch

Markets

Interactive Tech Retail

Technology companies are adopting an experiential approach in stores, offering shoppers try-before-you-buy interactive environments.

Verizon : Google : Intel

Big Ideas

A molecule scanner that fits in your pocket

Scio is an affordable pocket molecular scanner that promises to be your sixth sense.

Self Quants : Kickstarter : Self Quantification

Big Ideas

Arcadia chief buys stake in Australian online discount retailer

Sir Philip Green has acquired 25% of flash sale fashion retailer MySale.

Arcadia Group : MySale : Sir Philip Green

Big Ideas

Tourism boom sees luxury brands flock to Dubai

With tourism and retail spending booming, Dubai is attracting a flood of luxury brands.

Dubai : Middle East : Luxurians

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German group fights racism with Like Attack

Berlin – Nothing combats hate like a bit of love, or in the case of anti-racism group Loud Against Nazis, nothing challenges racism like a few th...

Berlin : Nazis : Cities Like Brands

Big Ideas

Taste for sangria grows among younger drinkers in Western Europe

Sangria : Wine : Drink Trends

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Is wearable technology headed for the ear?

A forthcoming report will predict that the next wave of wearables will be ‘hearables’ – wearable technology headphones.

Wearable Technology : Wearables : Headphones

Big Ideas

Amazon works with Twitter on hashtag campaign

The new #AmazonCart campaign indicates to brands a user’s intention to purchase.

Amazon : Twitter : Social Media

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Jigsaw’s Duke Street Emporium champions the analogue store experience

UK fashion retailer Jigsaw has opened a miniature department store, The Duke Street Emporium.

Jigsaw : Emporium : Concept Store

Big Ideas

Hotel launches sleep retreat and menu package

Corinthia Hotel London has launched a Sleep Retreat, complete with a food menu designed to trigger sleep.

Luxury Hotel : Stress Is The New Fat : Sleep

Big Ideas

Barcardi launches YouTube channel for at-home mixologists

Drinks brand Bacardi has launched two digital platforms to share their cocktail expertise with consumers.

Cocktails : DIY : YouTube

Markets

Airport Retail

Airport retail has been transformed by exponential numbers of passengers travelling overseas. As consumers spend more money than ever while in t...

Airport : Heathrow : Mintel

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