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Stat: Women drive US wealth shift

A seismic shift in wealth is under way as women gain financial control through career success and inheritance.

Finance : Stat : Statistic

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Stat: China’s marriage rate at its lowest since 2013 amid economic concerns

The number of Chinese couples marrying in the first half of 2024 is at its lowest level since 2013, with 3.43m weddings recorded, a fall of 498,000...

Education : Finance : Youth

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Stat: Beyoncé, Blur and Harry Styles propel UK economy through record high tour-ism

The live music industry in the UK soared to unprecedented heights in 2023, due to blockbuster tours and festivals headlined by artists such as Beyo...

Pop-culture & Media : Society : Travel & Hospitality

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Stat: Older workers are key to the UK’s economic growth

The UK’s economic future hinges on mobilising its older workforce, according to a report by the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB).

Finance : Cost Of Living : Economy

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Stat: High-earning Americans face financial woes as they are living paycheck to paycheck

According to the study, 62% of US consumers experienced this financial strain. This included 48% of those earning more than £79,000 ($100,000, €92,...

Finance : Wealth : Millenials

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Stat: Declining test scores among school students could hit the economy for 40 years

According to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), between 2018 and 2022 there was an unprecedented drop in p...

Youth : Education : Society

Micro Trends

Future Forecast 2024: Luxury

The luxury sector has shown remarkable resilience amid economic challenges, and maintained its social and economic prestige, demonstrating impressi...

Luxury : Economy : Legacy

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Stat: US Gen Z and Millennials are doom spending to cope with stress

Mindlessly shopping as a way to distract from concerns about the economy or foreign affairs, known as doom spending, is on the rise in the US.

Finance : Cost Of Living : Retail

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Stat: US surgeon general raises concern about global cost of depression

Dr Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, has told Fortune that the economic toll of depression is immense, costing the global economy some £795.4bn...

Economy : Finance : Society

Markets

The State of Luxury Fashion: Italy

Italy’s luxury fashion sector is fostering a more collaborative, inclusive and transparent future as it recovers from the impact of Covid-19 and ec...

Luxury : Fashion : Supply Chain

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

Micro Trends

Eco-ambitious Retail

Brands are self-imposing sustainability goals on their businesses that – while initially financially impactful – validate them as fundamental to fu...

Retail : Sustainability : Brand 2020

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Stat: British women seek meaningful work

Some 58% of British women workers say their job affects their wellbeing a lot.

Society : Workplace Culture : Economy

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Stat: Beauty and CPG spending to grow in Africa

According to a recent report by Euromonitor, by 2030 the continent’s consumer spending will grow faster than the global average, at 9% CAGR.

Retail : Fashion : Economy

Macro Trends

Morality Recoded

Our traditional moral frameworks of religion and family are declining. Institutions, brands and consumers are now re-evaluating the power of innova...

Technology : Retail : Mobility

Macro Trends

Post-growth Society

As our obsession with economic growth proves to be unsustainable, brands, institutions and consumers are seeking new metrics of progress.

Post-growth Society : GDP : Economics

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The future of extraterrestrial resources

London – Central Saint Martins graduate Margaux Hendriksen examines the economic and ethical implications of harnessing resources from space.

Future Resources : Luxury : Technology

Big Ideas

Brexit fallout

UK – Consumer confidence has plummeted in the wake of the EU referendum, according to new figures.

GfK : Consumer Confidence : European Union

Trend Tracker

The Just Nots

Meet the Just Nots, first identified by LS:N Global in 2011. They pay their taxes, work hard and do all the right things. But from Leicester to...

Squeezed Middle : Low Income : Middle Income

Big Ideas

New platform lets people sell advertising space on their clothes and cars

BadgerHunt helps advertisers connect with people eager to promote their brands in exchange for payment in Bitcoin.

BadgerHunt : The New Value Economy : Bitcoin

Big Ideas

UK confidence high, but consumers continue to spend cautiously

UK consumer confidence is at its highest in seven years, according to Nielsen’s Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions

Spending Habits : Nielsen : Consumer Confidence

Markets

JWT Austerity Index

Five years of recession have changed British consumer lifestyles. The JWT Austerity Index helps brands navigate this altered landscape.

Grey Pound : Over-60s : Over 60s

Big Ideas

WPP BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands 2014

Now in its fourth year, the annual BrandZ ranking of China’s 100 most valuable domestic brands offers key insights into new consumer trends in the ...

China : Scandal : Ostentatious

Big Ideas

Malay high-net-worth individuals driving luxury growth

China : Singapore : Malaysia

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Women's work: The case for boardroom equality

London – At our Womenomics Network Evening at The Future Laboratory HQ last week, LS:N Global editor Lucie Greene interviewed Niamh Corbett. A...

Business : Corporate Board : Morgan Stanley