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The latest in retail, trends and consumer insights.

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Climate-Adaptive Design: Impacts of Extreme Weather on Design, Strategy & Consumer Behaviour

Extreme weather can profoundly impact business strategy and consumer behaviour, making it vital for businesses to understand the impact...

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Retail Concepts: How to Engage the Changing Consumer?

As we see our five macro themes evolve, ideas of humour, connection and honesty pervade new retail and marketing ideas. These shifts are...

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Milan Design Week 2023 FREE Report

In April 2023, the BDA team attended Milan Design Week, including coverage across the Salone Del Mobile expo. Immersed in the energetic...

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The 2022 Roundup

As we enter the new year, we look back at 2022, an eventful year that saw the fashion industry evolve like never before. With...

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GEN-Z: Purchasing Power and Consumption

What makes Generation Z so unique and crucial to the businesses of today? Gen-Z accounts for around 25% of the world's population, making...

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The Cost of Living Crisis; How will this affect shopping habits?

As a result of the Cost of Living Crisis, and with a recession on the horizon, consumers are re-evaluating their spending habits in order...

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Our Broken Planet: How We Got Here and Ways To Fix It.

Earlier this month we visited the ‘Our Broken Planet’ exhibition at the Natural History Museum to discover more about how we as humans...

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2022 Strategies To Watch

2022 projects a year of optimism despite the overspill of crisis and uncertainty from 2021. According to BoF and McKinsey & Company, 75%...

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The 2021 Roundup

As the new year approaches, we look back at an eventful year that saw the fashion industry evolve like never before. With sustainability...