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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.
Macro Trends
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
Big Ideas
Brands spot Chinese premium water opportunity
Brands spot Chinese premium water opportunity
China
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Evian
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Kunlun Mountains
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Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria
Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria
Nigeria
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Massmart
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Spar
Markets
Vietnam’s Luxury Consumers
Vietnam has luxury consumers, but not as many as you might think.
Vietnam
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Santai Spa
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Hanoi
Big Ideas
Hilton welcomes Chinese with designer slippers
Hilton welcomes Chinese with designer slippers
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
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Vivienne Tam
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Dragon
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Australian retailers set sights on m-commerce
Australian retailers set sights on m-commerce
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Smart Phones
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Transforming car set to hit the roads by 2013
Transforming car set to hit the roads by 2013
Cars
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Transforming
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MIT Media Lab
Micro Trends
Stakeholder Brands
Lifestyle brands, restaurants and fashion retailers are inviting their biggest fans and consumers to become stakeholders, through bonds and click-t...
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Investment
Big Ideas
Natural ingredients to drive US cosmetics market
Natural ingredients to drive US cosmetics market
Cosmetics
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Big Ideas
LuluLemon opens dance class and shopping club
LuluLemon opens dance class and shopping club
Sportswear
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Ivviva
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Lululemon
Big Ideas
Urban agriculture takes root with Agri-Cube
Urban agriculture takes root with Agri-Cube
Japan
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Agri-cube
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Daiwa House
Big Ideas
Retail Analysis: Louis Vuitton opens exclusive Shanghai Maison for Chinese super-rich
Retail Analysis: Louis Vuitton opens exclusive Shanghai Maison for Chinese super-rich
Louis Vuitton
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Shanghai
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Maison
Markets
The luxury matrix stage four : Responsible and Aware
What we said: ‘At this stage, customers are concerned with a brand’s values, as well as its financial or experiential value. Sustainability is a co...
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Fendi
Big Ideas
Gamers hold sway on new social selling site
Gamers hold sway on new social selling site
Tip Or Skip
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Showrooming
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Gaming
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CitizenM invites guests to become journalists
CitizenM invites guests to become journalists
Citizen M
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Hotels
Micro Trends
Yard Shares
A small but growing number of US families are sharing larger back yards, gardens and gardening responsibilities with neighbouring families, and enj...
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Community
Design Directions
Vooza
Technology start-ups in California’s Silicon Valley are 10 a penny, so much so that US creative Matt Stillman and his contemporaries were inspired ...
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Consumers get hot and bothered over erotic novel
Consumers get hot and bothered over erotic novel
Storytelling
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Kinky
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Audi races forward into the future of retail
Audi races forward into the future of retail
Audi
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Showroom
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Digital
Big Ideas
Louis Vuitton in collaborative pop-up experiment
Louis Vuitton in collaborative pop-up experiment
Louis Vuitton
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Yayoi Kusama
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LVMH
Big Ideas
Low-income Brazilians boost online retail sales
Low-income Brazilians boost online retail sales
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