The Future Laboratory

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Fashion

Zara unveils new high tech concept store in Manchester

Zara has revealed its new high tech concept store in Manchester Trafford Centre in August 2025.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Urban Blue Spaces

Ahead of the opening of the UK’s first city-based wellness resort, Therme UK CEO David Russell tells LS:N Global about the company’s vision for worldwide wellness and why cities need more blue spaces.

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Fashion

Selfridges’ latest initiative supports music venues

UK – As LS:N Global recently reported, UK club culture is going through a transformative stage.

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Marketing & Branding

Beyond words

Manchester – Creative agency Alphabet has developed the branding and spatial design for Japanese tea house Cha.ology.

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Retail

Store of discovery

Manchester – O2 has opened its new northern flagship store, shaking off the traditional mobile phone shop stereotype.

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Fashion

Selfridges to open gender-neutral pop-up departments

After several designers adopted gender neutrality at last year’s autumn/winter fashion shows, department store retailer Selfridges is abandoning its traditional male- and female-specific offer with an androgynous shopping experience.

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Marketing & Branding

Pizza party: Short films celebrate restaurant’s opening

Manchester – PLY is a new pizzeria coming to the Northern Quarter. The restaurant is still under construction, but instead of boarded up windows to cover the unfinished work inside, PLY ramped up the excitement by commissioning seven artists to create 90-second films about pizza.