Gen Jones

Born 1955–1965 and known as the ‘lost’ generation, this cohort lack Boomer optimism, shaped instead by the economic and social strife of the 1970s.

Luxury Index 2015

Markets

Luxury Index 2015

LS:N Global plots the shifts in luxury in 2015 and identifies a market that is abandoning traditional signifiers such as wealth, permanence and sta...
The Luxury Index : New Luxury Millennials : Five Stages Of Luxury
Travel Technology Europe and Business Travel Show 2016: Review

Big Ideas

Travel Technology Europe and Business Travel Show 2016: Review

The travel industry is beginning to harness big data and social media in order to create seamless connectivity.
Travel Technology Europe : Business Travel Show : The Hatch
Steve McCallion: Future health

Viewpoints

Steve McCallion: Future health

The creative director and CMO of ZOOM+ on how a retail-style approach would change healthcare.
Healthcare : The Optimised Self : Wellbeing Tech
The XXX Factor

Micro Trends

The XXX Factor

Sex is back in fashion, but this time it’s about getting the metrics, irony and humour bang on.
Diesel : Vivienne Westwood : JW Anderson
Hooking up

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
Good housekeeping

Big Ideas

Good housekeeping

New York – Some 16 luxury hotels have joined forces in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30%.
Hospitality : Whole System Thinking : New York City
Circle of trust

Big Ideas

Circle of trust

Global – Luxury hotel group Shangri-La celebrates the loyalty of its guests and staff.
Shangri-la : Loyalty : Luxury Futures
Vehicle for change

Big Ideas

Vehicle for change

Saudi Arabia – Taxi service Uber offered free lifts to female voters to increase participation in the country’s first election open to women.
Uber : The Athena Woman : Saudi Arabia
Conspicuous press

Big Ideas

Conspicuous press

New York – Luxury womenswear label Proenza Schouler has introduced a press embargo on its latest collection until it hits the stores in April.
Proenza Schouler : Luxury : Womenswear
Women in luxury

Big Ideas

Women in luxury

Paris – Luxury group Kering has doubled the number of its female CEOs in the past year.
Kering : The Athena Woman : Women In Motion
New Beauty Consumers

Communities

New Beauty Consumers

Beauty, it is often said, is in the eye of the beholder. For five key consumer tribes with very different views about global beauty, this saying ...
Grooming : Consumer Behaviour : Beauty Routines
Generation travel

Big Ideas

Generation travel

US – Millennials spend the most on domestic travel, according to a new study by the Shullman Research Center.
Generations : Consumer Behaviour : Travel Spending
The Flat Age Society

Trend Tracker

The Flat Age Society

In 2014, we identified The Flat Age Society, a group of optimistic and entrepreneurial consumers aged 60 and over who are creating a world in which...
The Flat Age Society : Boomers : Aging
The Optimised Self

Macro Trends

The Optimised Self

Humanity is on a quest. It is not a quest for perfection, but for optimisation – to be the optimal versions of ourselves, the most effective and th...
Optimisation : Health : Wellbeing
Millennials and Generation D most willing to pay premium for healthy foods

Big Ideas

Millennials and Generation D most willing to pay premium for healthy foods

Younger generations are more likely to seek out and pay for healthy foods, according to a Nielsen report.
Millennials : Health Food : Generational Differences
Holt Renfrew opens men’s department store in Toronto

Big Ideas

Holt Renfrew opens men’s department store in Toronto

Canadian luxury department store chain Holt Renfrew has opened a 16,500-square-feet retail space for men.
Luxury : Department Store : Menswear
World Retail Congress 2014: Overview Part 1

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2014: Overview Part 1

The eighth annual World Retail Congress in Paris focused on the technological disruption in the sector and the challenges presented by a changing c...
World Retail Congress 2014 : Millennials : Mobile Payments
Digital coupons keep consumers coming back for more

Big Ideas

Digital coupons keep consumers coming back for more

Digital coupons are key to maintaining customer loyalty and influencing purchases, according to a report by Forrester Consulting.
Shopping : Digital Coupons : Promotions
Caryn Franklin: How to make diversity profitable

Viewpoints

Caryn Franklin: How to make diversity profitable

Brands need to engage with women differently, says fashion commentator and activist Caryn Franklin.
FABs : Caryn Franklin : I-D
Bread & Butter and Seek Berlin spring/summer 2015 review

Big Ideas

Bread & Butter and Seek Berlin spring/summer 2015 review

The Berlin streetwear shows were notable for the presence of heritage brands keen to elevate themselves into the premium category. 
Bread & Butter : Seek : Berlin
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