Behaviours

Everything you need to face your future consumer with confidence, including the latest ethnographic research, generational insight, consumer-related stats and overarching human needs.

Paradigms 2024: Future of Branding

Brand storytelling and the evolving definition of creativity were hot topics as well-known and emerging designers gathered in Rome to determine the future of branding

Markets

The Rise of Inclusive Travel 

From inclusive cultural learning to accessible work and play, successful travel design must have people with disabilities at the forefront

Markets

State of Luxury: Singapore

Rising disposable income and affluence amongst Singaporeans, along with high-spending international business and leisure travellers, are boosting Singapore’s luxury outlook

Big Ideas

Paris Fashion Week SS25

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week

Big Ideas

Material Matters 2024

Material Matters 2024 edition didn’t disappoint in highlighting innovative material intelligence

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief:  Alo Yoga

Alo Yoga has grown from its Los Angeles home into a globally renowned and coveted brand, using aspirational luxury, the rise of sporty lifestyles a...

Markets

Redefining Travel Loyalty

Airlines and hotels are shifting their loyalty strategies, embracing flexibility, personalisation and gamification to stay relevant to next-generat...

Travel : Loyalty : Airlines

Markets

Teens, Tech and Tapping Out

The unprecedented teen mental health crisis, coupled with the toxic and addictive nature of social media, may be inspiring a grassroots movement of...

Technology : Identities : Youth

Markets

Is Cocoa Past Its Sell-By Date?

Cocoa-free chocolate brands are in the spotlight as soaring cocoa prices and shortages lead to mounting challenges for the mainstream industry.

Chocolate : Cocoa : Chocolate Market

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TFWA Asia Pacific 2024: Ritualising Beauty Retail

As the biggest driver for global travel retail sales, the Asia-Pacific region dictates how skincare and fragrance brands behave in the rest of the ...

Beauty : Retail : Travel

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Brand Innovation Debrief: Ssense

Amid a challenging landscape for multi-brand luxury e-tailers, Ssense is playing its cards right by seamlessly merging new talents, legacy brands, ...

Fashion : Media : Luxury

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Global Fashion Summit 2024: Fashion’s Tipping Point?

Despite 15 years of discussions on sustainability since the Global Fashion Summit’s inception in 2009, the event deplored the lack of real progress...

Fashion : Sustainability : Global Fashion Summit

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VivaTech 2024: Accessibility, Climate Tech and AI in Healthcare

AI took centre stage once again at the ever-growing Parisian start-up and tech summit VivaTech with ground-breaking advances in climate, health and...

Technology : Artificial Intelligence : VivaTech

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Crafting Singapore’s Well-Nation

Singapore is emerging as the epicentre of health in Southeast Asia, with an ever-evolving proactive strategy ensuring its citizens are living longe...

Singapore : Wellness : Longevity

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Five Brands Shaping the Future of Voice-Activated AI Wearables

Meet the innovators harnessing voice-activated AI to seamlessly integrate wearable tech into our everyday lives

AI : Technology : Wearable

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TFWA Asia-Pacific 2024: Distillation Stories

From Glenfiddich and Jack Daniel’s to House of Suntory, spirits brands are shifting focus to engage emerging market travellers with interactive ret...

Travel Retail : APAC : Alcohol

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World Retail Congress 2024: The Value Contradiction

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, the equation between price point, value for money and consumers’ own values and ethics has never been so co...

Retail : Sustainability : Youth

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FT Business of Luxury Summit 2024: The Luxury Hourglass

The luxury industry's most prominent brands, experts and trendsetters gathered in Venice to distill what's next for the Chinese consumer, the fragr...

Luxury : Fragrance : Chinese HNWI

Behaviours

Emerging Youth: The Maghreb

After years of political instability and social unrest, the Maghreb’s youth are still standing up for their beliefs and making themselves heard thr...

Youth : Society : Culture

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House of Beautiful Business Festival 2024: Creating a Life-centred Economy

On a mission to find poly-opportunities in a world of polycrisis, a gathering of thinkers, makers and artists came together in the city of Tangier.

Society : Culture : Technology

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2024: Community Commerce

From Claire’s to Sporty & Rich, innovative retailers are reshaping the landscape by fostering community engagement, inclusivity and social impact.

Retail : Advertising & Branding : Youth

Markets

Neo-education Market

With Gen Alpha at prime schooling age, we are witnessing rapid change in education systems, from AI-powered learning to culturally nuanced curricul...

Education : Youth : Technology

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SXSW 2024: Designing Superbrands

From Mattel to Looney Tunes and Apple, superbrands used the SXSW 2024 stage to reveal the best insights from their future-proofed design and brandi...

Design : Brand Strategy : SXSW

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Walpole British Luxury Summit 2024: Strategies for Uncertainty

As the sector navigates troubled waters, The Walpole British Luxury Summit (London, 29 April) focused on balancing priorities, from combining plane...

Luxury : Sustainability : Fashion

Behaviours

Women Futures: Saudi Arabia

Delve into the dynamic world of luxury in Saudi Arabia, where empowered women are redefining consumption patterns, driving entrepreneurship and inf...

Saudi Arabia : Luxury : Vision 2030