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Second Home Holland Park, Photography by Iwan Baan, UK
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Retail

M&S backs the Retail Trust’s Let’s Respect Retail campaign

Marks & Spencer has become the first major UK grocer to publicly back the Retail Trust’s Let’s Respect Retail campaign, calling for greater action against abuse and intimidation of shopworkers.

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Technology

Stat: Why trust will define the future of facial recognition

New research around facial recognition technology (FRT) suggests people expect transparency and accountability about how biometric systems are deployed.

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Retail

The Ordinary turns beauty marketing into a luxury supermarket parody

The Ordinary has launched The Markup Marché, a supermarket-style pop-up designed to expose the pricing psychology and pseudoscientific language often used in beauty marketing.

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Retail

Stat: The forces dividing and uniting modern Britain

Some 79% of Britons believe society is becoming angrier, according to ITV’s latest What Unites A Kingdom report, which explores the changing mood of the nation in 2026.

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Technology

Stat: AI reshapes travel planning but trust still drives bookings

Travel technology company Expedia Group has published an AI Trust Gap report, revealing a growing disconnection between how travellers plan trips and where they book them.

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Marketing & Branding

The RealReal turns authenticity into luxury currency

Luxury resale platform The RealReal is confronting a growing tension: the erosion of trust in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Fragmenting Societies

Stat: ‘My employer’ emerges as the most trusted institution

The 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer, based on a survey of nearly 34,000 respondents across 28 countries, shows insularity reshaping how people relate to institutions, brands and each other.

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Fashion

Metamorphosis 2026: Fashion as Living System

From live commerce and Digital Product Passports to repair platforms and cultural partnerships, Metamorphosis: Dialogues About Change 2026 revealed how trust, storytelling and knowledge exchange are reshaping fashion’s circular future.

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Retail

Stat: AI commerce trust gap widens at checkout across Asia-Pacific

Visa has revealed a widening trust gap in AI commerce across Asia-Pacific, with consumers embracing AI for browsing but hesitating at checkout.