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Travel & Hospitality

10 Openings to Watch: New York

As part of its new Cultural Navigators network, The Future Laboratory is launching a series spotlighting the newest and most innovative openings across key cities.

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Retail

Ikea designs for a generation living life in transit

Ikea is launching Kompishäng, a new collection of 13 affordable, portable furniture pieces designed for young city dwellers navigating frequent moves between rentals, neighbourhoods and cities.

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: Gen Alpha are already shaping the future of work and spending

A new generation of financially motivated consumers are already influencing household spending, brand discovery and future workplace culture.

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: Gen Z fathers in Australia lean into traditional provider roles

Most Gen Z fathers in Australia believe financial provision is their primary role, highlighting persistent traditional attitudes despite broader shifts towards gender equality.

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Gen X

Redefining Mid-life

Journalist, author and founder of Noon, Eleanor Mills, sits down with LS:N Global to discuss what brands get wrong about midlife and why Gen X women are the ultimate untapped consumer cohort.

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Technology

1X unveils NEO, the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid home robot

Robotics firm 1X Technologies has launched NEO, a humanoid household robot it calls the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid.

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Design

Student designs retrofit innovation that turns rain into water for toilets

Northumbria University graduate Hope Underwood has developed a retrofit rainwater harvesting kit designed to cut UK household water bills and reduce the strain on a system facing climate pressure.

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Luxury

Stat: British luxury experiences post-Brexit slowdown

British luxury exports to the EU are on average 43% lower than they would have been without Brexit, according to new data from Walpole.

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Technology

EQ-Homes

From calming kettles to mood-sensing fridges, brands are embedding emotional intelligence into everyday appliances, signalling a shift from smart to sensitive home technology.