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Guardian Media Summit 2016: Review

The publishing industry is championing creative intuition and long-term brand-building to connect with consumers on a deeper level.

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Style stream

Global – Amazon has launched a free-to-view daily live show covering fashion and beauty.

Amazon : Style Code Live : Fashion Retail

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Staying power

Paris – French hotel group Accor has bought sharing economy house rental company OneFineStay for £117m.

Onefinestay : Accor : Sebel

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In the Zone

North America – Zone by adidas is a heart rate monitor that uses the Cloud to share a student’s personal fitness data with teachers.

Adidas : The Optimised Self : ZONE

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Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2016: Part 2

From ancient ingredients to DNA solutions, discover the breakthrough brands to watch and the latest innovations in skincare, colour cosmetics and h...

Cosmoprof : Skincare : Ayurveda

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Chat away

Canada – Messaging app Kik is inviting brands to create their own chat bots in order to interact with users on its platform.

Generation D : Kik : Messenger

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Sugar crash

Europe – Reducing sugar intake is a key concern among Europeans, according to a new survey by inulin producer Sensus.

Sensus : Sugar : Artificial Sweetener

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Drawing the Ligne

New York – Two former American Vogue editors aim to provide an alternative direct-to-consumer model with their new launch.

Seasonless Style : La Ligne : Vogue

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Cold-press convenience

California – Juicero is a home cold-press juicing system that takes the time and effort out of sourcing and preparing fresh ingredients.

Juicero : Cold-pressed Juice : Farm-to-glass

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Smooth operator

North America – Women’s lifestyle brand PopSugar wants to be the iTunes of fashion and accessories.

POPSUGAR : Seamless Transactions : ShopStyle Checkout

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Senior service

US – Flat Agers are the fastest growing age group of Airbnb hosts in the US, and use the platform as a second income stream.

Airbnb : The Flat Age Society : Sharing Economy

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Internet Age Media 2016 Preview

Brand strategists, editors and creative directors will descend on Barcelona to discuss the future of media, learning and internet culture.

Internet Age Media : From Complexity To Emergence : The Hatch

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Milan Salone 2016 Preview

As the design world gears up for the 55th Salone Internazionale del Mobile, LS:N Global previews a selection of must-see exhibitions and product ...

Milan Salone Internazionale 2016 : Design : Convergence

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Check-in chat

Global – Facebook’s Messenger app now integrates KLM flight information and boarding passes.

KLM : Facebook : Messenger

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Snapchat sessions

India – Lovedoctor.in is a Snapchat channel that provides support for young victims of domestic abuse.

Lovedoctordotin : Snapchat : Domestic Abuse

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Backseat coder

US – Uber is getting creative in a bid to recruit engineers by setting in-app quizzes that test passengers’ coding knowledge.

Uber : Code On The Road : Recruitment

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Tourist trap

Asia – As leisure travel increases the world over, tour operators are having to limit the number of people that can use their services.

Cultural Heritage : Tourism : Leisure

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Finders keepers

London – Start-up accelerator Founders Factory is using artificial intelligence to identify potential entrepreneurs.

Founders Factory : Tom Bowles : Entrepreneurialism

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Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2016: Part 1

From Halal Solutions to Good Enough To Eat product lines, the rising trends spotted at this year’s Cosmoprof will help to signpost the future of ...

Cosmoprof : Bologna : Beauty

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Getting intimate

Global – A report on brand intimacy highlights the impact human emotions have on the consumer industries by examining intimacy through six measura...

Big Ideas

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