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Wired Retail 2016: Review

Artificial intelligence, smart products and the sharing economy were some of the key topics on the agenda at Wired’s third retail event, which was ...

Wired Retail : Artificial Intelligence : Augmented Reality

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Auto assistants

Germany – Mini has launched a personal mobility assistant that provides comprehensive travel advice to drivers.

MINI : Personal Appsistants : Mini Connected

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Drinks on demand

UK – Heineken has launched a new partnership with Deliveroo that aims to bridge the gap between the bar, the off-licence and the home.

Heineken : Deliveroo : Convenience Culture

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A digital death

US – Google has re-activated the accounts of consumers who contravened its terms of sale on Pixel phones.

Google : Backlash Brands : Pixel Mobile

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Experiential trips

Global – Airbnb is launching Trips, a new feature that offers users local peer-to-peer experiences.

Airbnb : The Sharing Economy : Trips

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Learning to adult

US – The Adulting School helps Millennials to learn the skills needed for adult life.

The Learning Economy : The Adulting School : Millennials

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Talk to me

Global – Duolingo is using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to help students master new languages faster.

Duolingo : The Learning Economy : Chat Bots

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Dubai Design Week 2016: Review

One of the world’s youngest design festivals, Dubai Design Week is paving the way for the future design identity of the Middle East, North Africa, ...

Dubai Design Week 2016 : The E-motional Economy : UAE

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Celebrating singledom

Global – Luxury retailers in the US are adopting Singles’ Day as a lucrative retail opportunity.

Singles' Day : Discount Shopping : Retail

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Opt out of fashion

Global – The appeal of subscription fashion is dwindling as the category becomes bloated with too much competition.

Nordstrom : Convenience Culture : Subscription

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Sun salutation

UK – New research shows that solar panels generated more electricity than coal in Britain over a six-month period.

Solar Panels : Renewable Energy : Tesla

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Decoded Beauty New York 2016: Review

Hyper-personalisation of beauty products and the importance of customised omni-channel content experiences were key talking points

Decoded Beauty : Gen Viz : Hyper-personalisation

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A taste of Japan

Japan – Kyoto Distillery is the region’s first artisanal gin distillery.

Kyoto Distillery : Artisanal Gin : Ki No Bi

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Eco-friendly food

US – Budget supermarket group Aldi has announced it will soon remove a range of pesticides from its products in US stores.

Aldi : Whole-system Thinking : Pesticides

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A ton of bricks

UK – Lego has announced that it will stop advertising in The Daily Mail.

Lego : Brandstanding : Stop Funding Hate

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Engineering the future

UK – The Dyson Institute of Technology aims to address the skills gap in engineering.

Dyson : The Learning Economy : Dyson Institute Of Technology

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Snap them all

North America – Snap Inc is dropping a limited supply of its Spectacles product in random locations across the US using automated vending machines.

Snapchat Spectacles : Geo Quests : Anti-choice Architecture

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The death of Black Friday

UK – New research shows that the novelty of Black Friday has already worn off for Britons.

Retail : Black Friday : Shopping

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Solar subscription

US – A clean energy start-up is applying the sharing economy model to renewable energy with a solar panel subscription scheme.

Arcadia Power : Whole-system Thinking : The Sharing Economy

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Masking the problem

India – Air quality is a major concern in New Delhi as people take to wearing pollution masks to protect themselves against dangerous smog levels.

Airborne Anxieties : Delhi : Smog

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The ideas and innovations that hint at the future of the consumer landscape