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Reviving an icon

US – Department store Saks is on the comeback trail, hoping to cash in on the glamour factor.

Saks : Department Store : Fifth Avenue

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Rent-a-luxe

New York – Rental site Armarium is an invitation-only network for hiring top-end designer fashion structured around s-commerce and offline events.

Retail : Luxury : The Sharing Economy

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Night shift

UK – Experts are calling for smartphones and laptops to come fitted with a bedtime mode to help combat irregular sleeping patterns.

Bedtime Mode : Frontiers In Public Health : Screens

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Dark days for Black Friday

UK – Asda, the originator of Black Friday in the UK, is turning its back on the big sales day.

Asda : Black Friday : Retail

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Selfless spambot

US – Non-profit-making organisation Champions Against Bullying has launched the The NiceBot Project, a Twitter account that sends kind message...

Benevolent Web : Twitter : Social Conscience

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Video on hand

Israel – Live video messaging app Glide has launched a version of its service for the Apple Watch.

Glide : Apple Watch : Video Communication

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A great find

Global – Online service and app what3words makes finding where you need to be easier than ever.

What3words : Address : Location

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The Westfield experience

Shopping centre developer Westfield is redesigning its approach to airport retail with a view to creating holistic experiences for a captive travel...

Airport Retail : Westfield : Connected Retail

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Fit for all

US – Retailers can no longer afford to ignore plus-size consumers as the market looks set for continued growth in 2016.

Plus-size : Retail : North America

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Virtual empathy storytelling

New York – The New York Times has used Google Virtual Reality to increase readers’ emotional experience of the refugee crisis.

Mission Media : Transmedia Storytelling : Virtual Reality

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Luxury footprint

Paris – French conglomerate LVMH is pledging £3.8m ($5.8m, €5.4m) in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint and the impact of its operations on the p...

LVMH : Carbon Footprint : Sustainability

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United front

UK – Burberry is the latest luxury retailer to end diffusion lines by consolidating its Prorsum, Brit and London ranges into one Burberry label.

Burberry : Christopher Bailey : Diffusion Line

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Blockchain bonanza

Global – Microsoft is making it easier for financial services to get to grips with blockchain thanks to ready-made testing environment Azure.

Microsoft : Azure : Ethereum

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Bingeing on video

Los Angeles – Mobile network operator T-Mobile has launched Binge On, a new service that enables users to stream online video without affecting t...

T-mobile : Binge On : Data Usage

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Web Summit 2015 Review

The Web Summit is the biggest celebration of technology in Europe, covering the private web, healthTech, virtual reality and much more.

Dublin Web Summit 2015 : DWS 2015 : Dublin

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Dealing discounts

New York – BuyMeBy is a new online service helping to cut down on food waste.

BuyMeBy : Discounts : The Just Nots

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Calling for a cure

Global – DreamLab is a new app that uses the power of your phone overnight to help find a cure for cancer.

Citizen Science : Awakening Tech : Healthcare

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Along for the ride

Europe – BMW invited Periscopers on an adventure into the great outdoors.

BMW : Periscope : Interaction

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Dubai Design Week 2015 Review

Modernised crafts, emerging talent and new retail platforms stood out at the inaugural edition of Dubai Design Week.

UAE : Design : Dubai Design Week

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Coffee specialist

UK – Small-batch, mail order coffee roaster Pact is launching Nespresso coffee pods.

Nespresso : Coffee : Pact Coffee

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