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Cashless listening

World Retail Congress 2015 – New methods of cashless payment are stirring up conversation among consumers, according to a recent social media study.

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Mind-blowing idea

US – Mindblower is a new platform that helps people to turn their product ideas into reality.

Mindblower : I2P : Inventor

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Feel-good fit

Canada – Sportswear brand Lululemon is marketing its new range of leggings to emphasise how women feel wearing them, rather than how they look.

Lululemon : Engineered Sensation : The Optimised Self

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The people’s pub

Manchester – The Pilcrow project will revive forgotten skills to build a pub that is for the community, by the community.

The Pilcrow Pub : NOMA : The New Value Economy

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Growth market

London – Sales of goods across the UK luxury sector could almost double by 2019, a new study predicts.

British Luxury : Frontier Economics : The Luxury Matrix

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Public house of fashion

New York – Runway shows during New York Fashion Week are typically exclusive affairs. But this season Givenchy is being more egalitarian by opening...

Givenchy : Public Fashion Show : Seasonless Style

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Game on

San Bruno, California – YouTube has launched YouTube Gaming, a new video games platform, in a bid to compete with Amazon-owned Twitch.

YouTube Gaming : Twitch : Transmedia Futures

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Beacon of hope

New York – BLIP Systems has installed customer-tracking beacons at John F Kennedy International Airport that display real-time flight information.

BLIP : Beacon Tracking : JFK

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Space investors

New York – Space is the new frontier for venture capitalists who are pouring funding into space start-ups.Funding for space start-ups is higher&nbs...

Frontier Technology : Start-up : The Immortal Brand

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World Retail Congress 2015 Preview

The dangers and opportunities of digital and economic disruption will be the main theme at this year’s World Retail Congress.

Metro Group : Rome : World Retail Congress

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Ola to cashless India

India – Ola Money, the payment platform used by India’s equivalent of Uber, is enabling consumers to make payments on other websites. More than ...

Ola Money : Zipcash : Cashless Futures

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Neighbourhood as hotel

Cultural centre Hagiso plans a ‘dispersed’ hotel in the Yanaka residential neighbourhood of Tokyo.

Bricolage : Hagiso : Tokyo

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Onboard concierge

UAE – Etihad Airways has launched a new onboard concierge service for its high-net-worth passengers.

Etihad Airways : The Residence : Luxury Futures Travel

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Hybrid helper

Global – Facebook is trialling a new personal assistant service that combines human and artificial intelligence (AI) to perform tasks that other se...

Facebook M : Messenger : David Marcus

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Goodbye ads

Global – Adieu is an ad blocker with a conscience, ridding websites of obtrusive banners without damaging the revenue of content-creators.

Adieu : Ad Blocker : Sustainability

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Fit finance

Dubai – The Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) is offering customers the opportunity to exchange physical activity for attractive interest rates.

Commercial Bank Of Dubai : Mobile Banking : Fitness Tracker

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Sustainability sewn up

Detroit – Start-up menswear brand Lazlo has launched a new t-shirt that not only lasts a lifetime, but gives something back to the community too.

Lazlo : Heirloom T-shirt : Boutique Altrusim

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Crashless cars

Global – Driverless cars could reduce the number of accidents involving commercial vehicles by 80%, predicts KPMG.

KPMG : Autonomous Vehicles : Insurance

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Gastronomy Googling

UK – Chef Heston Blumenthal will take the practice of Googling guests into new territory when restaurant The Fat Duck re-opens next month.

Fat Duck : Nostalgia : Personalisation

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Four-day working

Japan – Retailer Uniqlo is set to trial a four-day working week in a fifth of its stores.

Uniqlo : Workweek : Working Conditions

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