Millennials

Born 1981–1996, Millennials are a cohort that is both civic-minded and dedicated to self-improvement.

Big Ideas

Debates erupt over trust and the sharing economy

A recent cover story for Wired magazine, Trust Me, has touched off debates over the role of trust in emerging digital business models.

Design Directions

Absolut Art Bar

High up, away from the smog and the people, you can find brilliant views over Hong Kong. But at the Absolut Art Bar located on the 17th floor of a...

Absolut : Hong Kong : Art Bar

Big Ideas

Millennials and Baby Boomers focus on healthy ageing

Millennials are a prime market for some healthcare categories, according to a new survey.

Nielsen

Big Ideas

DECODED Fashion 2014

The DECODED Fashion Summit combined a fashion technology hackathon with a retail summit that examined current trends in digital commerce.

Decoded : All Saints : Hackathon

Big Ideas

Stanford travels in time to 2100 to look at the future of education

A Stanford University project examines what education might be like in the year 2100.

Education : Stanford University : D:school

Big Ideas

Wisdom 2.0 Review: Part 2

In the second part of LS:N Global’s coverage of the 2014 Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco, we examine how, as the mindfulness community gains...

Wisdom 2.0 : Mindfulness : Meditation

Big Ideas

Intention purchase app wins fashion technology hackathon event

A 48-hour fashion hackathon event in London generated a retail app that will be brought to market by retail brand AllSaints.

Decoded : Hackathon : All Saints

Big Ideas

Taste for sangria grows among younger drinkers in Western Europe

Sangria : Wine : Drink Trends

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Jigsaw’s Duke Street Emporium champions the analogue store experience

UK fashion retailer Jigsaw has opened a miniature department store, The Duke Street Emporium.

Jigsaw : Emporium : Concept Store

Big Ideas

Mobile addiction on the rise among women

Mobile addiction is on the rise, and it is growing fastest among middle-aged mothers.

Mobile : Smartphones : Digital Futures

Big Ideas

Selfridges asks ‘what does beauty mean?’

Selfridges is asking consumers what beauty means with a store-wide campaign.

Selfridges : Department Stores : The Beauty Project

Big Ideas

French mall trials body-scanning personal shopper tech

A French mall is experimenting with a personalised, digital shopping experience based on body-scanning technology.

Klepierre : Phygital : Body Scanning

Viewpoints

Kiyan Foroughi: One-to-one commerce

Kiyan Foroughi on how Boticca's one-to-one commerce model is cutting out the middle man.

Bottica : Kiyan Foroughi : Personalisation

Big Ideas

Millennials shopping habits dictated by fauxsumerism

Millennials are using all the channels of commerce to browse, rather than to buy.

Consumers : E-commerce : Experience

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Cult brand lululemon arrives in London

Canadian sportswear brand lululemon has opened it first European ‘community’ store, in Covent Garden.

Lululemon : Yoga : Covent Garden

Big Ideas

Mexican hotel can only be booked through Airbnb

A hotel in Mexico has eschewed the traditional reservation system for Airbnb, in a bid to appeal to Millennial travellers.

Home From Home Hospitality : AirBnB : Mexico

Micro Trends

Miami Safari

A city in transition, Miami has roared back from the recession with a re-energised urban core and a diversified economy

Miami : Safari : Wynwood Walls

Big Ideas

YouTube to raise brand awareness with television advertising

YouTube plans to promote its online celebrities through traditional media advertising.

YouTube : YouTube Generation : Future Media

Markets

Visual-search commerce

Visual-commerce is the new social media market place to watch as fashion is Shazam-ified.

ASAP54 : SnapFashion : Westfield

Big Ideas

DKNY trials tag technology for street-style product searches

A new identification tag system is a novel addition to visual-search commerce.

Awear Solutions : DKNY : Visual-Search

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