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Marketing & Branding

Ordinary Heritage

Britishness in fashion is being reworked, with brands recasting patriotism through everyday life, informal spaces and ironic humour to make traditional tropes feel more inclusive, authentic and contemporary.

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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.

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Signals

Yalan Dan’s First Aid Kit uses 3D-printed joints to mend broken furniture

Addressing the issue of quick turnover of furniture, University of the Arts London graduate Yalan Dan has designed the Furniture First Aid Kit.

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Design

D Line introduces 100-year refurbishment service

Danish design brand D Line is offering a new refurbishment service for its architectural hardware and sanitary ware, extending the lifespan of its products to a minimum of 100 years.

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Technology

Six Tech Brands Developing DIY Repairable Devices

Spurred on by growing right-to-repair movements, tech brands are slowly meeting consumers’ long-standing demands for DIY repairable devices.

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Fashion

A fashion platform for ‘make do and mend’ mindsets

Fixing Fashion is an open-source platform providing education on ways to prolong the lifespan of clothing.

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Retail

Next shop-in-shops dig into the gardening boom

DIY chain Homebase is partnering with fashion retailer Next to reach more customers through a shop-in-shop format.

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Food & Drink

Heineken’s festive packaging hacks for DIY minds

The beer company’s latest multi-brand seasonal campaign, Holiday Hacks, offers drinkers a way to turn their bottles, cans and other packaging into festive ornaments.

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Fashion

Freitag’s inside-out, DIY retail destination

Bags and accessories brand Freitag is taking an industrial-style approach to its Kyoto store, drawing inspiration from its Zurich-based logistics warehouse.