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Future-ready Retail

Retail designer, futurist and author of Future Ready Retail, Ibrahim Ibrahim, is on a mission to reboot physical retail in the face of a ‘cost of d...

Retail : Design : Society

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Laundry Tech is Reshaping Circular Fashion

Wajahat Hussain and Richard Toon have created a solution to address the shrinking lifespan of garments. We discuss how Biorestore is accelerating c...

Fashion : Sustainability : Technology

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So Far, So What, Sephora?

PR and brand-building expert Jo Jones on why the long-awaited and anticipated relaunch of Sephora in the UK created a polite hum not a big buzz.

Beauty : Retail : Wellness

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CES 2023: AI Futures

From multiple you’s to emotional AI and sensor-ised worlds, we speak to experts from design agencies Seymourpowell and NewTerritory about the AI fu...

Technology : Artifical Intelligence : CES

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Leisurewear’s Circular Future

Jun Kamei, founder and CEO of UK-based Amphico, on how material innovation will accelerate the leisure sector’s move to a sustainable future.

Leisure : Sustainability : Materials

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How to Curb Clothing Consumption?

Journalist, lecturer and sustainability adviser Olivia Pinnock explores the need for de-growth in the fashion industry.

Fashion : Sustainability : Society

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Coffee: The New Wellness Ingredient?

FutureBrand’s strategy director, Ashleigh Steinhobel, explores evolving health-focused directions in caffeine culture, from humble bean to bio-hack.

Drink : Coffee : Lifestyle

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Battersea Power Station Redefines Retail Placemaking

London’s iconic Battersea Power Station is giving UK shopping malls new agency with its mix of cultural and historical relevance, offering a fresh ...

Retail : Placemaking : Architecture

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The Clean Beauty Evolution

David Hjalmarsson, co-founder of biome-friendly assurance mark Kind To Biome, predicts how the clean beauty concept will evolve to encompass beauty...

Beauty : Skincare : Sustainability

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Family in 2050

By 2050, artificial wombs could be the preferred method of reproduction. Speculative artist Lisa Mandemaker discusses this progressive future while...

Health : Wellness : Technology

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Towards Ecology-first Economics

Dutch professor Kees Klomp on society’s economic delusion and how we can reconfigure the system to create a better future.

Society : Sustainability : Economics

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Phenotype Health

Amnon Bar-Lev, co-founder and CEO of Alike, is on a mission to democratise health by connecting people based on their phenotype.

Health : Wellness : Technology

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The Longevity Clinic of Tomorrow

Anna Bjurstam, wellness pioneer at hospitality brand Six Senses, discusses how its luxury longevity clinic RoseBar aims to redefine the concept of ...

Health : Wellness : Longevity

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Why the Future of Alt-meats relies on Tech

Barak Orenstein, vice-president of marketing for SavorEat, believes technology holds the power to push the alternative meats category forward.

Food : Technology : Health

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How to Create a Fashion-forward Metaverse

With Brand New Vision, fashion veteran and entrepreneur Richard Hobbs is building a Web3 eco-system dedicated to fashion.

Fashion : Metaverse : Technology

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How Medicine can Learn from Gaming

Clinical learning experiences through simulation have gained momentum and virtual reality (VR) is emerging as a new, powerful training tool for sur...

Health & Wellness : Technology : Gaming

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Travel-proofing Beauty and Wellness Rituals

Kate Cervini, CEO and founder of 100mL, discusses how the beauty and wellness sectors can better serve the modern traveller.

Beauty : Travel & Hospitality : Luxury

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Is this the Future of Fragrance?

Genderless, carbon-neutral, synthetic: luxury veterans Enrico Pietra and Rodrigo Caula are building the future of fragrance – with a little help fr...

Luxury : Beauty : Technology

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Can Organisational Structures act like Water?

Too often, hierarchies within businesses stifle innovation and restrict the flow of ideas. There is much to learn from taking a more fluid approach.

Society : Scenario : Technology

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De:Store brings Web3 Retail closer

Former Japanese fashion influencer Datz Itsuki Daito hopes to create a decentralised retail model for a Web3 world.

Retail : Media & Entertainment : Technology

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