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Health, Wellness & Sport

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

According to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), between 2018 and 2022 there was an unprecedented drop in performance in many countries among 15-year-olds tested on reading and maths.

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Culture & Media

The Trend: Quiet Mode

In our microtrend report Quiet Mode, we discuss consumers looking to turn down the volume on post-Covid expectations from family, friends, work, society and themselves. Online or offline, they have a deepening desire for both focus and freedom through technology.

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Culture & Media

Saint Elmo’s gamifies long Covid symptoms

Creative agency Saint Elmo’s and the Long Covid Europe patient network have teamed up to launch an awareness campaign about the long-term effects of Covid using the world’s most popular single-player games.

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Luxury

World Retail Congress daily recap: Economic recovery and hyper-personalisation

The World Retail Congress 2023, held at Hotel Arts Barcelona, opened by reflecting on the major global events that have rocked the retail industry since the last show back in 2019.

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Technology

Dyson launches headphones with in-built pollution-filtering technology

After six years in development, Dyson is launching Dyson Zone, the first headphones that double as wearable air pollution filters.

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Marketing & Branding

The Longest Ad illustrates daily struggles of long Covid

Created by The Leith Agency for UK charity Covid Aid, this outdoor advertising campaign exhibits the daily realities of long Covid sufferers by means of 13 feet-long bus stop ads.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

A quarter of UK teens now have mental health problems

Data from NHS Digital, the UK’s health service, has revealed a significant rise in the number of young people reporting mental health disorders. According to The Telegraph newspaper, the crisis is being labelled as a national emergency.

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Travel & Hospitality

Stat: Increasing costs hit international travel

Money is eclipsing Covid as the top concern deterring consumers from travelling abroad.

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Culture & Media

Decentralised tech is driving LATAM’s socio-economic future

Bernardo Mendes, chief gaming officer at Druid Creative, discusses how gaming, the metaverse and Web3 will help Latin American citizens’ global progress.