The Future Laboratory

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Stat: Social media drives 1.7bn annual UK high street visits

American Express’s latest Hype to the High Street study reveals that nearly two-thirds (63%) of UK adults have visited a shop or hospitality venue after being influenced by social media, rising to 88% among Gen Z.

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Culture & Media

Should coffee chains ask teens for ID?

With a major UK brand refusing to serve coffee to some teens, could the high street welcome a forward-looking café for young people?

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Fashion

Stat: The British high street is declining

PwC reports that almost 2,700 stores shut across the UK in the first half of 2018, while only 1,569 stores opened. As more people shop online, fashion and electrical retailers have been most affected by these closures.

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Food & Drink

Special delivery

London – Deliveroo is expanding its reach by launching its own delivery-only kitchens.

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Retail

Biked books

Austria – Lobu is a new delivery service that aims to support the high street by connecting consumers to local book stores.

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Travel & Hospitality

Kevin Paintin: 20.20

Travel agencies need to redesign the holiday-buying experience, says 20.20 client director Kevin Paintin.

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Design

Symbiotic selling

London – In her MA graduate project, Retail Terrorism/Symbiotic Relationships, Royal College of Art (RCA) interior design student Corrine Guo imagines a future retail space that draws inspiration from the layered structure of a beehive.