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Digital drugs will revolutionise media

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Digital drugs will revolutionise media

Michael Moskowitz, founder of digital health innovator AeBeZe Labs, discusses media's pharmaceutical power and the disruptive concept of digital nu...
Health : Media : Wellbeing
A home-sharing revolution for a post-Covid world

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A home-sharing revolution for a post-Covid world

Martin Rosengaard, co-founder of Human Hotel, on how inner-city adventures and serendipitous home-sharing will shape post-pandemic travel.
Travel : Hospitality : Tourism
We must rethink hotel design for a brave new world

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We must rethink hotel design for a brave new world

Luxury hotels are being challenged to swap opulent interiors for considered spaces and hygienic materials in order to future-proof the guest experi...
Luxury : Hospitality : Travel
Why Generation Z are creating activist-tainment

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Why Generation Z are creating activist-tainment

Tamseel Hussain, founder of Pluc TV, on how a ‘generation of misfits’ is driving more purposeful social media storytelling for India and beyond.
Youth : Media : Entertainment
Re-imagining hype: post-Covid menswear mindsets

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Re-imagining hype: post-Covid menswear mindsets

The current pandemic is driving street and menswear aficionados to re-evaluate their relationship with luxury and clout, amplifying a future of w...
Fashion : Luxury : Covid-19
In lockdown, experiential retail is screwed. Or is it?

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In lockdown, experiential retail is screwed. Or is it?

With the physical world shutting down, it’s even more imperative that online retailers turn transactional web interactions into experiences.
Retail : Customer Experience : Technology
What lies in store for retail post-Covid-19

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What lies in store for retail post-Covid-19

Jeff Kindleysides, founder of design studio Checkland Kindleysides, discusses Covid-19’s impact on experiential retail, brand communications and th...
Retail : Society : Brand Communication
Covid-19 is reframing the meaning of luxury

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Covid-19 is reframing the meaning of luxury

With luxury reeling from Covid-19’s impact on sales, international tourism and events, four industry experts share their vision of what’s next for ...
Luxury : Retail : Health
The productivity paradox of self-isolation

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The productivity paradox of self-isolation

As the world adapts to life in isolation, brands operating in an accelerated capacity are spouting self-improvement and productivity – but not for ...
Advertising : Retail : Covid-19
Now is the time for brands in China to champion sustainability

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Now is the time for brands in China to champion sustainability

The spread of Covid-19 in China has afforded business vital breathing space to get their future-facing, local sustainability strategies right.
Sustainability : Society : China
The Covid-19 pandemic will reshape travel as we know it

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The Covid-19 pandemic will reshape travel as we know it

Travel has become meaningless. Now, the Covid-19 pandemic has granted travel brands an opportunity to contemplate – and moralise – their existence.
Travel : Hospitality : Covid-19
Why travel could become a one-trip industry

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Why travel could become a one-trip industry

Yvonne Küpper of FairAway Travel, on travel brands’ sustainable responsibilitis, the impact of Covid-19, and how to avoid greenwashing.
Travel Experience : Travelling : Tourism
Covid-19 has brought chaos – and vast new possibilities

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Covid-19 has brought chaos – and vast new possibilities

With existing systems crumbling, businesses will need to quickly recalibrate, using fear as a positive catalyst to create future-fit strategies.
Retail : Society : Covid-19
Covid-19 is accelerating our working landscape

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Covid-19 is accelerating our working landscape

The fallout from Covid-19 has transformed not only how people in the UK work but where, marking a major turning point for how organisations operate.
Office : Flexible Office : Covid-19
Radical healing is the future of nightlife

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Radical healing is the future of nightlife

Aisha Mirza, the founder of sober club night Misery, explains why embedding therapy into the night-time economy is empowering marginalised communit...
Youth : LGBT : Nightlife
Skincare minimalism

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Skincare minimalism

Salima Issaoui, founder of Barcelona-based Uzza Skincare, discusses how a less-is-more approach could revolutionise the skincare industry.
Beauty : Beauty Industry : Make Up
To understand TikTok, act like one of its locals

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To understand TikTok, act like one of its locals

With 60% of its users under the age of 24, brands wanting to reach this creative generation must take time to understand the nuances of the TikTok ...
Youth : Advertising : Social Media
In future, the only luxury will be a clean conscience

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In future, the only luxury will be a clean conscience

Walpole CEO Helen Brocklebank discusses its recent Sustainability Manifesto, luxury brand stewardship, shared goals and a home delivery backlash.
Luxury : Sustainability : Manufacturing
Tech brands must address the environmental emergency

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Tech brands must address the environmental emergency

The challenge for tech firms over the next decade is to make the transition from profitability to solidarity, says Andres Colmenares, co-founder of...
Digital : Sustainability : Media
How circular retail could create new cashless economies

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How circular retail could create new cashless economies

Fashion futurist and professor Karinna Nobbs proposes that digital retail experiences can be exchanged for unwanted physical products.
Retail : Sustainability : Circular Economy
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