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Stat: Fashion brands maintain consumer loyalty despite spending decline

New research from Centra reveals that consumer loyalty to fashion brands remains strong, even as spending decreases amid ongoing economic...

Fashion : Luxury : Brand

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Stat: American teenagers are spending more on beauty than ever

Piper Sandler Companies has released the findings of its 47th biannual Taking Stock With Teens survey, conducted in partnership with non-profit stu...

Youth : Beauty : Retail

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Stat: British consumers feel confused by the skincare industry

In a bid to address the growing confusion and misinformation in the skincare industry, popular brand Simple has unveiled its Simple Truth report.

Beauty : Skincare : Clean Beauty

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2023: Resilient Retail Futures

World Retail Congress 2023 in Barcelona explored how innovators are embracing purpose, transformation and resilience in the aftershock of global cr...

Technology : Retail : Sustainability

Markets

Next-level Luxury Pop-ups

Brands are experimenting with niche campaign moments and product drops via pop-ups – with the aim of better understanding regional and cultural nua...

Luxury : Retail : Advertising

Micro Trends

Gated Retail

As the race to court very important clients (VICs) heats up, luxury brands are opening private boutiques for their top-spending customers.

Luxury : Retail : Fashion

Markets

Generation Z Luxury Market

Rigorous and savvy in their selection of brands, Generation Z’s research-led approach to luxury is set to redefine value and aspiration for the sec...

Luxury : Youth : Fashion

Micro Trends

Squad Subscriptions

From gyms to streaming services, fractionalised subscriptions are allowing people to earn income by converting memberships into tradeable assets.

FinTech : Media & Entertainment : Society

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Stat: Luxury consumers want to shop in the metaverse

As the metaverse continues to dominate media headlines, a small study by Klarna shows that luxurians are receptive to shopping in virtual worlds.

Luxury : Media : Technology

Big Ideas

Inter-Covid Roadmap 2021

With the Covid-19 vaccine rollout offering a chance to rebuild our societies and economies, a host of new opportunities await brands and businesses.

Covid-19 : Society : Health

Communities

Beauty Cultists

A new generation of hyper-loyal beauty consumers are building localised communities around their favourite brands.

Beauty : Communities : Consumers

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Stat: Eco-conscious consumers are contradictory

According to a study by Ipsos, climate change remains a concern for global citizens – with two thirds agreeing that the issue is just as serious as...

Society : Retail : Shopping

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Fable & Mane brings Indian rituals to haircare

Fable & Mane is a new haircare brand bringing Indian rituals and plant-powered ingredients to modern consumers.

Beauty : Health : Wellness

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Ideal turns in-store employees into live-stream broadcasters

Multi-brand jeweller Ideal has moved to a digital business model, creating virtual stores in response to physical shop closures.

Retail : China : Jewllery

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Stat: Isolated consumers turn to books about the home

According to research by NPD BookScan, sales of books focusing on home-life subjects are rising in America as US citizens opt to stay in to protect...

Educational : Books : Consumers

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The Future Laboratory unveils an era-defining trend tracker

The Future Laboratory has launched a bespoke Trend Tracker, bringing together 20 years of foresight across eight sectors.

Trend : The Future Laboratory : Trend Tracker

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Covid-19: Beauty brands cash in on Chinese quarantine

A study released by Everbright Textile and Cosmetics Li Jie showed that sales of international high-end brands grew significantly during the Tmall ...

Beauty : Asia : Cosmetics

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Stat: The spending power of Latinx consumers skyrockets

Currently representing about 20% of the total US population, Latinx buying power is surging across the country, according to a new study by Nielsen.

Retail : Youth : Latinx

Micro Trends

Demand-led Design

A new fashion business model is emerging, with start-ups re-inventing the made-to-order system through a pre-production process that is purely digi...

Fashion : Retail : Manufacturing

Big Ideas

How malls can survive into the future

The malls of the future will cater for specific audiences, appeal to a wide spectrum of ages and join the dots between e-commerce and physical shop...

Retail : Placemaking : Mall

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Consumers lead the conversation at WWD Retail 20/20 Forum 2017

London – The event focused on delivering discovery, creating community and interacting with consumers.

Retail : Fashion : Digital

Big Ideas

WWD Retail 20/20 Forum 2017

Linking marketing to sales through new social media strategies was a key talking point at this year’s WWD Retail 20/20 Forum.

Retail : Technology : Digital

Viewpoints

Rich Webley: Dragonfish

How brands can benefit from changing their internal cultural code.

Workplace : Culture : DragonFish

Big Ideas

Responding to retail

US – Some 64% of American consumers prefer to shop in bricks-and-mortar stores, according to a new report.

Shopping : Generation Z : Brick-and-mortar