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Big Ideas

CES 2025: Six Trends to Watch

From labour-free homes to Shoppertainment and AI agents, LS:N Global unpacks the key trends from CES 2025.

Technology : AI : Health And Wellness

Macro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Fashion

In 2025 fashion will become functional and fun, and embrace new retail formats. From collaborations between high-end designers and everyday value b...

Fashion : Sustainability : Luxury

Viewpoints

The Future of Live Shopping

Plug-and-play live shopping solution LiSA is shifting the dial for retailers to view social commerce through an entertainment lens. LS:N Global tal...

Retail : Pop Culture & Media : Technology

News

Samsung’s shoppable model homes re-imagine social commerce

Consumer electronics giant Samsung has partnered with advertising agency BBH Singapore for a campaign allowing customers to shop for its products d...

Media And Entertainment : Retail : Technology

News

Facebook boosts digital discovery for small businesses

The social media platform has launched an initiative titled Good Ideas Deserved to be Found to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) during t...

Technology : Retail : Online Shopping

News

These banking adverts curb impulse shopping

Digital bank Fifth Third has unveiled a social media campaign that aims to promote financial responsibility among young consumers.

Retail : Finance : Technology

News

TikTok buys into commerce with Shopify partnership

The short form video app has joined forces with the e-commerce platform to give its users the ability to shop from Shopify merchants globally.

Retail : Social Commerce : TikTok

News

Stat: Social media shopping accelerates in China

New insight from eMarketer forecasts the growth potential of social commerce in China, as social platforms increasingly become storefronts.

Retail : Social Media : Technology

News

Instagram’s new feature lets brands tease product drops

Instagram is introducing drop reminders to encourage product releases and shopping within the app.

Media : Fashion : Entertainment

News

Dote’s Shopping Party is a live-stream retail platform

Social shopping app Dote has launched Shopping Party, an interactive live video shopping experience, which it likens to ‘Twitch for shopping’.

Retail : Fashion : Social

News

Instagram introduces in-app checkout

The new feature allows Instagram users to shop and manage purchases from participating brands without leaving the app.

Retail : Digital : Fashion

News

Thought-starter: Are social platforms the new stores?

Social commerce continues to grow as new technologies and in-platform features transform the way consumers buy and interact with products, says for...

Retail : Social Media : Digital

News

Snapchat will now suggest Amazon products

US – The app has worked with Amazon to introduce a visual search feature that directs people to similar products on the e-commerce site.

Social Media : E-commerce : Digital

News

Facebook trials augmented reality adverts

The social media platform has announced it is testing augmented reality (AR) advertisements in users’ news feeds.

Media : Social Media : Technology

News

Neutral hospitality design and a shirt made from recycled plastic

XYZ Lounge explores neutral identity, Corona designs an eco-conscious shirt with Parley for the Oceans, Snapchat streamlines digital payments.

Hospitality : Fashion : Retail

Micro Trends

Convenience Stores 2.0

Corner stores are moving away from sugary snacks to offer fresh, organic and vegan alternatives, accessible to all 24/7.

Convenience : Retail : Vegan

Viewpoints

Could Facebook launch a Line store?

Social media platforms need to become playful and experimental to win over the next generation of users in Asia.

Asia : Social Media : Line

Big Ideas

Trading spaces

Global – Facebook has launched Marketplace, a peer-to-peer trading network.

Facebook : Social Commerce : Marketplace

News

Are friends electric?

Global – Bazillion Beings has launched lifos, a new generation of independent service bots.

Bazillion Beings : Social Commerce : Lifos

Big Ideas

Steal the look

London – Rimmel has launched an augmented reality shopping app that enables users to steal someone else’s look.

Rimmel : Social Commerce : Augmented Reality

News

Burberry break-in

London – To preview its latest collection Burberry launched an elaborate Snapchat campaign inspired by a fake heist.

Snapchat : Burberry : Heist

Big Ideas

Hooking up

Global – Menswear and womenswear designer JW Anderson live streamed his autumn/winter 2016 show on social networking app Grindr.

J.W. Anderson : Grindr : Social Commerce

Markets

Social Commerce: Part 1

In the first part of our Social Commerce special, we look at the social, technological and economic backdrop to a phenomenon that exploded in 201...

Social Commerce : Social Media : Facebook

Markets

Future Forecast 2016

LS:N Global’s Future Forecast highlights the key trends set to make your business more profitable, innovative and attuned to consumers’ needs in 20...

2016 Predictions : Social Commerce : Fresh Batch Beauty