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Sustainability

Stat: Africa is the world’s fastest urbanising region

Africa is on the brink of an urban revolution, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s African Cities 2035 report.

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Value & Finance

House of Beautiful Business Festival 2024: Creating a Life-centred Economy

On a mission to find poly-opportunities in a world of polycrisis, a gathering of thinkers, makers and artists came together in the city of Tangier.

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Fashion

The Rise of the C-Store

Brands are re-appraising the convenience store sector, viewing this once low-key retail channel as a valuable, authentic backdrop for launches, brand takeovers and promotions.

Kind To Biome, UK
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Beauty

Five Skincare Ingredients to Watch

Consumer priorities around skin barrier health are growing, leading to a rise in new ingredients and formulations that aim to repair, strengthen and protect the skin’s natural flora.

Spirit of Travel by Louis Vuitton, Vietnam
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Luxury

The State of Luxury: Vietnam

With a burgeoning affluent middle class, Vietnam is entering a new era of luxury, bolstered by high-end developments and experience-led tourism.

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Technology

AI-driven mobility

As a precursor to fully autonomous vehicles, design studios are experimenting with integrating artificial intelligence into smaller, more agile formats.

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Food & Drink

New Emerging Affluents

First identified by LS:N Global back in 2012, the New Emerging Affluents (NEAs) have come to define global luxury, retail and fashion, shifting the axis from North to South and West to East.

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Technology

16 Ways To Change The World

Flying cars and invisibility technology were among the game-changing innovations proposed at the boldly named 16 Ways To Change The World conference.

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Food & Drink

Young fuel growth in fast food sector in India

Young fuel growth in fast food sector in India