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Retail Futures: Browns Fashion heads to Berlin

Browns Fashion continues to double down on its retail efforts with the third iteration of Browns Nomad opening in Berlin. WGSN's Alice Gividen reports

Nov 13, 2019 | By Alice Gividen

WGSN + Coloro: Key Colours A/W 21/22

Colour has never been more important in design than now. In a period of peak information and diminishing attention spans, it is your best …

Nov 12, 2019 | By Joanne Thomas

Creating Tomorrow: the future of money – what does it mean for you?

The future of money, and why it matters to you, no matter what industry you work in.

Nov 11, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi

The stylish nomadic renter: Millennials and Gen-Z

Being born and raised in a globalised, hyper-connected world where borders do not seem to be a barrier, Millennials as well as Gen-Zers are assembling and disassembling their desired home interiors wherever they find themselves, regardless of whether they are owner.

Oct 29, 2019 | By Maria Florencia Ameneiros

Hong Kong protests: business is not as usual

The city-wide unrest has hit retailers and tourist-dependent businesses hard, as mass rallies and clashes between police have taken place in the city’s main retail and tourism areas on weekends.

Sep 13, 2019 | By Athena Chen

Creating Tomorrow: filling the needs void

We are bored with big business. Our trust in politicians must surely be at an all-time low. Global corporations need to work harder and …

Sep 04, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi

Creating Tomorrow: are you a Compressionalist?

Introducing The Compressionalists. A time-pressured, decision-averse cohort, who want you to make life easier for them.

Aug 19, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi

Creating Tomorrow: finders keepers

On my many trips to the WGSN office in NYC I take carry-on only and no-one’s asked me to buy anything from CVS or Walgreens in ages. Until last month that is.

Aug 09, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi

Creating Tomorrow: products (and people) with purpose

At WGSN we’ve identified an emerging consumer tribe called the Kindness Keepers who, driven by the casualisation of hate culture, income inequality and narrowing intellectual viewpoints, are fighting back with empathy, local action – and their wallets.

Jul 02, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi

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