Listen to and follow ‘The Debrief’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | OvercastBackground:As COP30 gets underway in Belém, a port city on the edge of the Brazilian rainforest, the mood is sober. A decade after the…
Listen to and follow ‘The Debrief’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | OvercastBackground:Colourful charms, Labubu-laden handbags and a ring on every finger – accessories sales are booming. A surge of necklace stacks, playful rings and quirky…
Listen to and follow ‘The Debrief’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | OvercastBackground:A new wave of AI shopping agents has emerged as Big Tech and start-ups alike vie for dominance of this new market. OpenAI, Google…
Listen to and follow ‘The Debrief’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | OvercastBackground:This fashion month, models walked the tightrope between fantasy and function. On the runway, spectacle was dialled up to 100: Alaïa’s armless “straitjacket” dress,…
Listen to and follow ‘The Debrief’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | OvercastBackground:Retailers are racing to repackage shops as “third places” — low-pressure spaces to linger between home and work — as post-pandemic footfall softens and…
Listen to and follow ‘The Debrief’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | OvercastBackground:Brands like Bubble, Starface and Byoma rode TikTok-native aesthetics to win Gen-Z hearts and Sephora shelf space with plush mascots, playful stickers and sensorial…
Listen to and follow ‘The Debrief’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | OvercastBackground:Luxury is struggling to connect with Gen Z, a cohort raised on TikTok and YouTube who research before they buy, shop vintage and resale…