Gen X

Born 1965–1980, Gen X-ers are the smallest cohort yet inherently adaptable, the ‘bridgers’ realising their digital dreams out of an analogue upbringing.

Gen X Now and Next

Having long lived in the shadow of Baby Boomers and Millennials, Gen X are racing against time to make their influence felt, while juggling their care-giving and financial responsibilities

Markets

Perimenopause Care-munities

Shifting attitudes are transforming the perimenopause into a force for collective health, highlighting the life stage as interconnected with, and supported by, the communities around us

Macro Trends

The Great Wealth Transfer

Wealth ownership, distribution and the politics that influence cross-generational spending are all in flux, according to the latest findings of The Future Laboratory’s report

Micro Trends

Tech-powered Perimenopause

The femtech industry is expanding to cater for later women’s life stages, creating AI-driven solutions that will empower individuals with greater choice and transparency as they approach the perimenopause

Viewpoints

Inter-Generational Workforces

Companies that radically change the way they employ over-50s and embrace an inter-generational workforce will win the battle for workplace talent

Macro Trends

Game-Changers: The Future of Sports Fandom

By embracing new technologies, geographies and audiences, sport is becoming bigger than ever and offering valuable lessons on nurturing a new era o...

Sports & Leisure : Fashion : Pop-culture & Media

Viewpoints

The Future of Work is Inter-Generational

Commercial director of 55/Redefined, Andy Simpson, explains why companies that radically change the way they employ over-50s and embrace an inter-g...

Workplace : Generations : Accesibility

Macro Trends

Gen X Now and Next: From Ambiguity to Advocacy

Having long lived in the shadow of Baby Boomers and Millennials, Gen X are racing against time to make their influence felt, while juggling their c...

Generations : Gen X : Demographics

Macro Trends

The Great Wealth Transfer

Wealth ownership, distribution and the politics that influence cross-generational spending are all in flux, according to the latest findings of The...

Luxury : Gen Z : HNWI

Markets

Perimenopause Care-munities Market

Shifting attitudes are transforming the perimenopause into a force for collective health, highlighting the life stage as interconnected with, and s...

Women's Health : Health And Wellness : Society

Markets

Perimenopause Wellness Market

New approaches to the perimenopause are being defined by self-directed and personalised lifestyle choices, with holistic health solutions encompass...

Health & Wellness : Society : Sports & Leisure

Micro Trends

Tech-powered Perimenopause

The femtech industry is expanding to cater for later women’s life stages, creating AI-driven solutions that will empower individuals with greater c...

Technology : Health & Wellness : Society

Viewpoints

Youth Culture is entering its Flat Age Future

TikTok trends were once thought of as the epitome of youth culture. Now, senior creators and retirement hobbies are blurring the lines between old ...

Social Media : Youth : TikTok

Viewpoints

Menopausal empowerment

Dr Louise Newson, founder of Balance app, uncovers the importance of holistic menopausal wellbeing and educated empowerment for this important life...

Health And Wellness : Health Technology : Menopause

Markets

Flat Age Beauty Market

The beauty sector is meeting the needs of Flat Age women with products and marketing that support maturing skin and hair – and their inquisitive ou...

Beauty : Advertising : The Flat Age Society

Markets

Middle Man Beauty Market

As the men’s beauty category gains wider acceptance, the category is evolving to target the everyday man who values inclusivity, efficacy and bold...

New Masculinity : Beauty : Skincare

Viewpoints

Diving into Lush’s phygital experiments

Charlotte Nisbet talks about the brand’s phygital retail experiments, from packaging-free stores and recyclable shop fit-outs to machine learning r...

Retail : Beauty : Technology

Micro Trends

Privacy Hardware

As digital privacy and data breaches become pertinent issues, physical tools and devices are being designed to shield citizens’ identities.

Technology : Advertising : Surveillance

Viewpoints

Why the food revolution is not about progress

S Margot Finn, author of Discriminating Taste: How Class Anxiety Created the American Food Revolution, explains why our modern appetite for organic...

Food : Society : Sustainability

Markets

Georgia Travel Market

Award-winning hotels, a liberal youth population and sommelier-approved wine tourism are luring culturally curious travellers to the former Soviet ...

Travel : Tourism : Hospitality

Micro Trends

Tourism Decelerated

With travellers exhausted by overcrowding, homogenised sights and a sea of smartphones, a counter-movement of slow tourism is gathering pace.

Travel : Tourism : Hospitality

Viewpoints

The future of hospitality is contemplative spaces

Design Hotels founder Claus Sendlinger on how physical spaces can alter urban consumers’ sense of being in times of haste and acceleration.

Hospitality : Hotels : Travel

Markets

Accessible Retail Market

Retailers are investing in the accessibility of their physical and digital channels to support the needs of disabled and neurodiverse shoppers.

Retail : Inclusivity : Implicit Inclusivity

Micro Trends

Anti-aspiration Advertising

Luxury brands are using prosaic moments and everyday people in their communications to appeal to a new generation of unostentatious consumers.

Luxury : Advertising : Campaign

Viewpoints

Refashioning charity retail

Julie Neeve, project manager of new store formats at Oxfam, on the perks of housing the charity’s new superstore on an Oxford industrial estate.

Retail : Sustainability : Fashion