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.

Gen Z in Kenya

From Silicon Savannah to the streets of Nairobi, Kenya’s Gen Z are rewriting the rules of power, protest and purpose for governments and brands.

Markets

Sacred Sojourns

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

Markets

Gen Z’s Mall Revival

For Gen Z, malls are more than places to shop – they have become social playgrounds where retail, food and entertainment collide to create energy, connection and discovery.

Markets

The Bromeopathy Market

Bromeopathy is entering the mainstream as the wellness industry caters for a new wave of men seeking science-backed products and supplements to fuel their masculinity. 

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.

Big Ideas

Moda Operandi makes Met Gala event shoppable

New York – Online luxury fashion retailer Moda Operandi has worked with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue and Samsung to offer Spotlight, an ev...

Big Ideas

Fab.com opens phy-gital store for DIY furniture

Hamburg – Design e-commerce specialist Fab.com has had a major revamp amid a pivotal new physical-digital strategy.

Fab : E-tailer : Furniture

Big Ideas

Boomers lose confidence in retirement plans

Children : Stephanie Coontz : Retirement Institute

Big Ideas

Erbil blossoms as Iraq’s luxury destination

Iraq – A new luxury hub is booming in the deserts of Iraq. Erbil, an ancient city nestled in the country’s northern region of Kurdistan, has been n...

Erbil : Kurdistan : Hotels

Big Ideas

Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo: Overview

Inside 3D Printing, one of the first large events dedicated to exploring the present and future impact of 3D printing, brought together thought lea...

New York : D-Shape : MGX By Materialise

Big Ideas

Milan 2013: Top 10 experiences

A hotbed for experiential and traditional exhibition design, Milan Design Week is a fantastic place to take in the latest in spatial and stand desi...

Design : COS : Installations

Markets

Chinese fashion brands to watch

Beijing – New Emerging Affluents in China shop at domestic fast fashion retailers with global aspirations alongside foreign brands that have expand...

China : Beijing : H&M

Big Ideas

Boomers and Millennials diverge on green behaviour

Hybrid : Energy : Care

Big Ideas

Chanel beauty pumps up vending machine roll-out

Chanel : Vending Machine : Mascara

Big Ideas

The White House launches new Tumblr account

Tumblr : The White House : Barack Obama

Big Ideas

US restaurants target Millennials with extreme snacks

Fast Food : QSR : Sam Ochres

Big Ideas

Harvey Nichols plans new look for e-commerce

London – UK retailer Harvey Nichols is to relaunch its e-commerce operation with a more multi-channel approach in September.

Harvey Nichols : Editorial : Personalised

Big Ideas

Yahoo Hong Kong opens online outlet stores

Yahoo : E-commerce : Outlets

Big Ideas

Nike pools design talent in Launch challenge

Nike : Sportswear : Collaboration

Big Ideas

Bitcoin virtual currency takes off in Berlin

Bitcoin : Berlin : Virtual Currency

Big Ideas

Digital Dress Up campaign inspires social shopping

New York – Hot on the heels of its $20m (€15.4m, £13m) investment spearheaded by Condé Nast International, luxury fashion e-tailer Farfetch held a ...

Farfetch : Social Media : Bloggers

Big Ideas

Luxury slowdown continues to bite for Kering

Paris – The slowdown in growth in luxury spending in Asia combined with a sluggish European performance have hit luxury group PPR’s first-quarter s...

Slowdown : PPR : Kering

Big Ideas

Alibaba buys stake in China’s Twitter-like Weibo

China – Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce group, has acquired a stake in Twitter-style service Weibo. Alibaba, which runs mega-e-commerce sites T...

Alibaba : Sina Weibo : Social Entworks

Big Ideas

Luxe Pack Shanghai

A move towards more textured, luxurious packaging and innovative recycled natural materials was in evidence at Shanghai Luxe Pack, the Asian editio...

Cosmetics : RMP : Recylced

Big Ideas

Milan 2013: Top 10 products

At this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers experimented with artful lighting technology and considered a more human approach to tec...

Design : Poetic Lab : Aiko Telgen

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