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Diverging Demographics

Stat: Global worries increase as crime rises, but Canadian optimism at…

The latest Ipsos What Worries the World survey, spanning 30 countries, reveals a shifting global mood, but Canadians are showing signs of renewed optimism.

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Travel & Hospitality

Stat: Europe enjoys tourism boom amid fall in international visitors to US

Europe is on track for a record-breaking year in tourism, with international visitor spending expected to rise 11% in 2025 to reach £620bn ($838bn, €734bn), according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

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Fashion

Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, foresight analyst

Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, foresight analyst Seyi Oduwole discusses teens and technology, expensive sneakers and bookshop booms.

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Retail

Stat: Britain’s beauty market is set to surpass that of France by the end of…

The UK beauty market is on track to overtake that in France, with sales of skincare and perfume soaring by nearly 11% in the year to June 2024, almost double the growth in the French market.

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Technology

French electricity prices turn negative amid renewable surge

French electricity prices turned negative in June 2024 as a combination of decreased demand and increased renewable energy output prompted some nuclear reactors to power down.

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Marketing & Branding

Cannes Lions 2024: Three Key Conversations

Cannes Lions featured more talks, more networking and more brand houses than ever before as the advertising and communications industries convened to discuss creativity, culture and brand.

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Technology

VivaTech 2024: Accessibility, Climate Tech and AI in Healthcare

AI took centre stage once again at the ever-growing Parisian start-up and tech summit VivaTech with ground-breaking advances in climate, health and inclusive technology solutions.

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Retail

Boycott X app encourages ethical consumerism

Boycott X, a ground-breaking app launched in December 2023 by Chedy El Tabaa, has risen to the top of the free utilities app rankings on the French App Store, surpassing giants like Google.

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Food & Drink

France debuts scratch-and-sniff baguette-scented stamps

La Poste, the national postal service of France, has introduced a novel stamp featuring an iconic symbol of French culture: la baguette.