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Browsing Christmas

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Retail

Why Dutch department store De Bijenkorf has opted for cinematic storytelling

Dutch department store De Bijenkorf has unveiled a festive brand campaign celebrating its 155-year legacy, leaning in to cinematic storytelling.

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Gaming & Digital Spaces

Stat: Kids ask for gaming gifts this festive period and want their parents to…

New research from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) suggests video games will dominate kids’ Christmas wish lists this year and that they want parents to join the fun.

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Marketing & Branding

South Africa's Pick n Pay banks on humour for its Christmas campaign

South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay has unveiled its 2025 Christmas campaign, a South African twist on the classic genie tale that taps into humour as a growth strategy.

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Technology

Why smartphone-free is becoming a Christmas gift rule for kids

UK grassroots organisation Smartphone Free Childhood has launched a nationwide Christmas campaign urging parents to delay giving smartphones to their children.

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Food & Drink

Stat: Gen Z’s taste for low- and no-alcohol drinks set to shape Christmas…

Retailers should expand and elevate their low- and no-alcohol ranges this Christmas to capture a greater share of young consumers’ festive spending, according to new research from GlobalData.

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Culture & Media

Stat: TikTok drives holiday shopping trends among users with gift inspiration 

TikTok is shaping the way its users discover and purchase holiday gifts, with 55% of shoppers finding inspiration on the platform, according to a survey by marketing agency MGH.

Pub Alone campaign by MiXR and Heineken, UK
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Marketing & Branding

Heineken UK and Stonegate Group address loneliness with Pub Alone campaign

Pub company Stonegate Group and Heineken UK have teamed up to create Pub Alone, a holiday campaign to help tackle loneliness by creating spaces for connection in British pubs.

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Fashion

JD Sports celebrates modern families in Christmas campaign

JD Sports is redefining the meaning of family this holiday season with its 2024 Christmas campaign, Family.

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Culture & Media

Foresight Friday: Alice Crossley, foresight analyst

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, foresight analyst Alice Crossley dives into the revival of Another Man magazine, editorial directors of AI and Pho’s London hangover clinic.