Gen Z

Born 1997–2012, Gen Z are digital natives, socially minded and a rebellious force to be reckoned with.

Teens: USA

Markets

Teens: USA

America’s teenage population is slowly falling (the US Census Bureau says it peaked at 26m a few years ago) and summer-time youth unemployment is a...
US Census Bureau : Facebook : Formspring
Puma Creative Factory

Design Directions

Puma Creative Factory

New Millennials want to mod, hack and customise their products. And as a result, brands have responded with webstores that let people personalise t...
Design : Shoe : Mumbai
Teens: Scandinavia

Markets

Teens: Scandinavia

Scandinavian teens are now the biggest spenders among their age group in the world. Taken from our forthcoming Teen Futures report, this micro mark...
Sweden : Denmark : Finland
Meet Your Maker

Micro Trends

Meet Your Maker

In the luxury world, technology should resolutely not be a replacement for service. Instead, it should enhance it. Now luxury brands are developing...
Heritage : Modern : IPad
Teens: South Africa

Markets

Teens: South Africa

South African teens are exploring their roots, and mashing together influences to create a new identity. Taken from our forthcoming Teen Futures re...
South Africa : Johannesburg : Cape Town
Generation D

Communities

Generation D

The successors to the New Millennials, Generation Ds are the first true ‘digital natives’. Born between 1994 and 2002, Generation Ds cannot remembe...
Content : Spotify : Social Networks
Localised Luxury

Micro Trends

Localised Luxury

The sharp rise in spending power of the BRIC nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China, especially the latter, is creating new opportunities and e...
Heritage : Stores : Glocal
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

Design Directions

Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

At first glance, Hoxton Street Monster Supplies in London looks like a trendy farm shop. Dark wooden shelves are filled with what appear to be jars...
Foursquare the place to be for young and rich

Big Ideas

Foursquare the place to be for young and rich

Foursquare the place to be for young and rich
Digital : Check-in Culture : Badge
New teen platform spreads the literary word

Big Ideas

New teen platform spreads the literary word

New teen platform spreads the literary word
Teenagers : Figment : Fiction
Web video bookmarking app takes a fresh view

Big Ideas

Web video bookmarking app takes a fresh view

Web video bookmarking app takes a fresh view
Radbox : Bookmarking : App
Call for mobiles widespread among US consumers

Big Ideas

Call for mobiles widespread among US consumers

Call for mobiles widespread among US consumers
Mobile Phone : Cell Phone : Pew Research Center
Luxury consumers look to blogs for information

Big Ideas

Luxury consumers look to blogs for information

Luxury consumers look to blogs for information
Content : Comment : Forums
McCartney makes a play for children’s fashion

Big Ideas

McCartney makes a play for children’s fashion

McCartney makes a play for children’s fashion
Stella McCartney : Kids : Website
Live Gaming

Micro Trends

Live Gaming

Against a virtual backdrop of football fields, war scenes and fantasy worlds, millions of video game enthusiasts enter battle and play each other o...
Interactive : Living It Loving It : Call Of Duty
H&M uses AR to capture a new virtual reality

Big Ideas

H&M uses AR to capture a new virtual reality

H&M uses AR to capture a new virtual reality
H&M : Augmented Reality : GoldRun
Debenhams launches channel shopping in style

Big Ideas

Debenhams launches channel shopping in style

Debenhams launches channel shopping in style
Debenhams : Online Video : Online Tv
Smartphones become mobiles of choice in US

Big Ideas

Smartphones become mobiles of choice in US

Smartphones become mobiles of choice in US
Smartphones : Nielsen : Global Smartphone Report
Tommy Hilfiger shouts Loud on the airwaves

Big Ideas

Tommy Hilfiger shouts Loud on the airwaves

Tommy Hilfiger shouts Loud on the airwaves
LVMH : Nowness : Branded Content
Real virtual music

Micro Trends

Real virtual music

With the advent of music downloads and streaming services, buying a cd in a record store could become a thing of the past. But musical artists are ...
Digital : Jed Davis : CD
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