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Insta-food

US – Land O’Lakes has launched a new social media initiative to donate food to Feeding America.

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True stories

Global – Google News now highlights articles for fact-checking alongside related news stories.

Google : The Dislocated World : Fact Check

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Grocery goliath

US – E-commerce giant Amazon is opening a series of bricks-and-mortar grocery stores.

Amazon : Grocery Market : Convenience Culture

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One night stand

US – The Standard Hotels group has launched a last-minute booking app that enables customers to book rooms at competitors’ hotels.

The Standard Hotels : Seamless Travel : One Night

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Personal touch

US – When it comes to shopping in-store, a combination of mobile browsing and personal assistance is a winning combination.

Phygital Retail : Bricks-and-mortar : Mobile Commerce

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Frieze London 2016: Top 10

Artists at Frieze London 2016 explored the links between third-stage globalisation, new forms of media technology and political turmoil.

Frieze London 2016 : The Dislocated World : Turbulent Teens

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Sustainable snacking

Israel – Sustainable packaging developer Tipa has developed a compostable bioplastic that decomposes at the same rate as orange peel.

Tipa : Whole-system Thinking : Packaging

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Car-toon

UK – Jaguar Land Rover has created a new ad campaign that features a character from the pop group Gorillaz as its brand ambassador.

The Learning E-conomy : Jaguar Land Rover : Gorillaz

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Little Italy

Italy – Eataly is creating a culinary theme park to enable city dwellers to experience the farm-to-table concept first hand.

Eataly : The Learning Economy : Farm-to-table

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Fighting spirit

UK – Scotch whisky brand Compass Box is taking on EU labelling regulations with a protest product that highlights industry issues concerning transp...

Compass Box : Backlash Brands : Radical Transparency

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Voting for all

US – Boost Mobile is taking a stand in the forthcoming presidential election by allowing people to vote in its stores.

Boost Mobile : Brandstanding : US Presidenital Election

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Immersive browsing

US – Oculus has announced an immersive virtual reality internet browser.

Oculus Rift : Virtual Reality : Facebook

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Festival of Marketing Review

Truth in advertising, the potential of dark social and the problem with stereotypes were just some of the themes at this year’s Festival of Marketing.

Festival Of Marketing : Trust : Influencer Marketing

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On watch

US – Union Square Hospitality Group is adopting the Apple Watch in a bid to provide a better in-house service.

Apple Watch : Bricks-and-Mortar : Phygital

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Not cashing in

US – In a continuing bid to redefine how transparent a company can be, Everlane has lowered the price of its cashmere clothing to keep in line with...

Everlane : Transparency : E-commerce

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Trading spaces

Global – Facebook has launched Marketplace, a peer-to-peer trading network.

Facebook : Social Commerce : Marketplace

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Team Tango

Global – Adidas is introducing its own network of dark social influencers, known as Tango Squads.

Anti-authenticity Marketing : Adidas : Dark Social

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Smartphone shopping

Global – Consumers are increasingly turning to smartphones for convenience shopping, as sales from mobile apps now outrank those from mobile web c...

Mobile Commerce : Convenience Culture : Retail Futures Report 2016

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Free ride

New York – Uber is hoping to inspire customer loyalty with an unlimited-ride scheme in Manhattan.

Uber : Ride-share Market : UberPlus

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Video: Snap to it

Global – MTV is one of the first brands to innovate with video on Snapchat’s Discover publishing platform.

MTV : Snapchat : Gen Viz

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