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

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.

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

Shopping malls: Changing formats

Global – As consumers question the need to visit shopping centres in favour of buying online, mall developers are engaging visitors in new communit...

Big Ideas

Gucci snaps up Florentine porcelain manufacturer

Gucci : Richard Ginori : Artisans

Big Ideas

Brands entering Indonesia appeal to affluent classes

Foreign Investment : Indonesia : Jakarta

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Samsung sets up shop for Galaxy S4 in Best Buy

New York – Samsung has started to roll out branded mini-stores in 1,400 Best Buy locations across the US that will rival Apple in their size and br...

Samsung : Immersive : Experience

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Mid-range fashion trumps luxury in Asia-Pacific

Mid-range Fashion : Middle-class : CBRE

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Sainsbury’s unveils street food-inspired range

Street food in Britain is moving indoors. On 29 April, UK retailer Sainsbury’s will launch an on-the-go lunch range inspired by London’s food truck...

Sainsbury's : Street Food : Food Truck

Big Ideas

LVMH open house in second Journées Particulières

Paris – From Givenchy’s Paris atelier to the champagne cellars of Dom Pérignon, luxury group LVMH is throwing open the doors of its Maisons to the ...

LVMH : Workshop : Les Journées Particulières

Markets

Phy-gital retail technology: Social Interaction

Retailers are using social media and interactive elements in their stores to entertain, entice and inspire customers. LS:N Global explores some of ...

Facebook : Taste-graph Commerce : Mobile

Big Ideas

Cars top list of Brazilian luxury searches online

Cars : MAC Cosmetics : Lamborghini Aventador

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Pizza Hut app lets you order via games console

Pizza Hut : App : Xbox

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Resonate New Media Festival: Five of the best

Resonate New Media Festival, in its second year, presented an impressive roster of world-class artists at the cutting edge of technology in art, mu...

Interactive : The Dawn Of The Mega-systems : Disney Research

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Mobile media trump tv and computers for Millennials

Advertising : Global Mobile Media Consumption : Phones

Markets

Myanmar market report

After five decades of virtual isolation under the ruling military dictatorship, the opening up of Myanmar has led to a flood of interest from forei...

Myanmar : UN : United Nations

Big Ideas

Milan 2013: Ones to Watch

The Salone Internazionale del Mobile, one of the largest and most celebrated design shows in the world, is a hotbed of emerging design talent. LS:N...

Design : Review : Synaesthesia

Big Ideas

Student designs Chrome extension to dodge Facebook

Google Chrome : Facebook : Hacking

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US luxury baby products market returns to growth

US – The US luxury market for baby and toddler products is growing as the number of first babies born to affluent older mothers rises and the econo...

Baby : Toddler : Mothers

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Warby Parker opens flagship store in New York

US – Prescription glasses and sunglasses retailer Warby Parker has extended its offline presence with the opening of a new flagship store in New Yo...

Warby Parker : Internet : Glasses

Big Ideas

Citizen harnesses employees’ personal data

Portland, Oregon – Since 2011, followers of the Self-Quant movement have been harnessing the power of their own data. Now mobile technology company...

Data : Self Quantifying : Productivity

Big Ideas

Luxe Pack aims to enhance Branding & Packaging expertise in China

Shanghai Luxe Pack : Packaging : Conference

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Clarins hails exercise benefits to boost treatment

US – Cosmetics brands are working with boot camp and gym class organisers to highlight the benefits of exercise when combined with the use of their...

Clarins : Cosmetics : Boot Camp