The Cashless Society
Cash was one of mankind’s earliest inventions, dating back to late pre-history. By the end of the Renaissance, it had
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Consumer Tactics
A Car Next to Every Hut
Automakers are now poised at an inflection point of mammoth proportions. As the Trends Editors explained in 2003, stagnant auto
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The Supposed Tragedy of American Consumption
Several times every decade, you’ll encounter a whole series of articles in the media lamenting the spendthrift ways of the
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The Single-Serving Size Reality
A new breed of restless consumers is motivated by the desire to achieve both status and satisfaction from the products
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Digital Tailors Start Sewing Up the Custom Apparel Market
In today’s casual world, many have gotten used to a reasonably good fit from off-the-rack garments. However, there are plenty
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Today’s Consumers Can’t Get No “Status-Faction”
A new breed of restless consumers is motivated by the desire to achieve both status and satisfaction from the products
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The Digital Home of 2027
Since futurists started forecasting technologies more than a century ago, the home has proven the most difficult venue to envision.
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