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Food & Drink

Flatpack greenhouse

Sweden – Ikea is releasing its own hydroponics kit that enables urban families to grow their own vegetables at home.

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Food & Drink

The Just Nots

Meet the Just Nots, first identified by LS:N Global in 2011. They pay their taxes, work hard and do all the right things. But from Leicester to Lymington and from Berlin to Los Angeles, millions today are just not making ends meet, just not making it onto the property ladder and just not living the lives to which they aspire. They are…

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Fashion

Over half of US Millennials prefer unisex stores

Over half of US Millennials prefer unisex stores

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Food & Drink

JWT Austerity Index

Five years of recession have changed British consumer lifestyles. The JWT Austerity Index helps brands navigate this altered landscape.

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Food & Drink

First social supermarket opens in the UK

First social supermarket opens in the UK

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Retail

Re-con retail: How to design stores for men

Men are driven by convenience, efficiency and expert advice when it comes to shopping, and stores need to cater for this behaviour with technology and educational selling tools.

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Luxury

Maison et Objet Autumn/Winter 2013

At the Autumn/Winter 2013 Maison et Objet show, colour palettes were painterly, and many designs were inspired by environmental hues, architectural structures and cityscapes.

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Technology

Calm Cleaning: Quiet Vacuum Encourages Meditation

London – Vacuuming and meditation might seem an odd couple. But Electrolux has brought them together in a system that promises to turn a ‘household chore into a moment of calm’.

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Retail

US Generation I kids influence what parents buy

US Generation I kids influence what parents buy