The Future Laboratory

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Muffato Go in collaboration with Sensei, Brazil

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Retail

Danish grocery chain introduces new hack for boycotting US products

Grocery giant Salling Group is introducing a black star symbol on price tags to highlight European brands

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Fashion

The State of Luxury: Poland

As the country recovers from the global economic crisis, Poland’s emerging middle class are using luxury goods and services to signify their new-found status, creating new opportunities in retail, hospitality and property.

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Fashion

Thought-starter: How are Poland’s middle class spending?

Deputy foresight editor Kathryn Bishop explores how Poland’s emerging middle class are using luxury goods and services to signify their new-found status, creating new opportunities in retail, hospitality and property.

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Luxury

The Polish luxury market is booming

According to economic journal Rzeczpospolita, Polish spending on luxury goods is growing twice as fast as its GDP. Although watches, alcohol and cosmetics are contributing to the growth, the fasted growing sector is high-end jewellery, including diamonds, especially from foreign producers. The value of goods exported by Italian jewellery brands…

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Fashion

The new fashion capitals

Gentrification, unaffordable house prices and immigration regulations are forcing emerging fashion designers to forgo New York, Paris and London. Instead, burgeoning creative communities across the globe are bringing more diverse voices to the industry.