Barter Brands

Micro Trends

Barter Brands

Inter-Covid, bartering is gathering pace, giving retail brands a chance to explore systems where customers trade items for access to their goods or...
Retail : Society : Payments
Next-gen Grocery Market

Markets

Next-gen Grocery Market

Amid soaring online grocery sales, nascent food shopping services are stepping up to offer a higher level of speed, speciality and even sustainabil...
Grocery : E-commerce : Sustainability
We’re living in the age of the Meme Brand

Viewpoints

We’re living in the age of the Meme Brand

Welcome to kamikaze capitalism, where business rules are inverted, creative destruction becomes destructive creation and brands compete to stand fo...
Branding : Advertising : Gen Z
Destination Retail Redux

Markets

Destination Retail Redux

New opportunities are emerging to transform retail hubs into community-first assembly points that offer more diverse activities for wider audiences.
Retail : Architecture : Society
Criteria Retail

Micro Trends

Criteria Retail

From groceries to homeware, retail brands are communicating their social and eco-values to customers by setting strict criteria for products they s...
Retail : Society : Sustainability
Fashion rental’s future is locally peer-to-peer

Viewpoints

Fashion rental’s future is locally peer-to-peer

Jen Charon, co-founder of Loanhood, explains why local communities and peer-to-peer interactions will drive the future of fashion rental.
Fashion : Retail : Sustainability
Why brandsplaining is retail’s new battleground

Viewpoints

Why brandsplaining is retail’s new battleground

Brands continue to market to women using sneaky sexism and corporate feminism tactics, say Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts, co-authors of new ...
Advertising : Retail : Society
Eco-venience Retail

Macro Trends

Eco-venience Retail

Accelerating e-commerce and demands for expedited delivery are forcing a new framework that puts eco-conscious practices at the centre of retail op...
Retail : Sustainability : Technology
The rise of retail’s third-space storefronts

Big Ideas

The rise of retail’s third-space storefronts

Brands are commodifying outdoor space to create retail destinations that blend into the urban fabric while fostering play, exploration and community.
Retail : Architecture : Design
Subscriptions Market

Markets

Subscriptions Market

Offering convenience, discovery and a way to support local businesses, retailers are seizing upon subscription services as a pandemic-proof strategy.
Retail : Subscriptions : Sustainability
Offset Sellers

Micro Trends

Offset Sellers

Amid accelerating e-commerce, new services are helping retailers to make carbon offsetting a more accessible and convenient part of the purchasing ...
Retail : Sustainability : Carbon Offsets
Interactive Eco-labels

Micro Trends

Interactive Eco-labels

To inspire greener behaviour among customers, fashion brands are elevating their product labels to promote transparency and product longevity.
Fashion : Sustainability : Retail
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