With virtual Gucci handbag selling in Roblox game for more than real-life versions, as part of our deep dive on all things gaming we consider the opportunities fashion brands have in digital worlds where players are willing to spend serious money to create their own unique identities.You’d think the virtual realms of Animal Crossing and League of Legends would be the last place to find the lik...

Knight Frank sees Dubai, Buenos Aires prime homes losing value. Next year could hand Dubai its biggest home supply since 2009.A supply glut that’s held down Dubai’s property prices for over half a decade will likely keep it on the sidelines of a global upswing in values of prime residential real estate.Fast emerging from the pandemic slump, the construction industry will deliver an estimated...

Just three companies control 90% of the baby formula market. ByHeart wants to manufacture its own—and make it as chemically close to breast milk as possible.Looking at a store shelf stocked with baby formula, it seems like there’s a plethora of options: more than 50 kinds, with varying ingredients and marketed to whatever your baby needs, whether they’re constipated, colicky, or have been sp...

Reflecting on the future of shopping centres and addressing their decline in visitors, MVRDV's Heuvelkwartier design proposes converting Eindhoven's Heuvel shopping venue into a green cultural quarter. The project brings together retail, culture and recreation, expanding the existing buildings while transforming the roofs into a park. The proposal also expands the Muziekgebouw with a stacked cu...

A new patent shows previews how advertisements might creep into your car.For whatever benefits the vehicle-as-a-service might net a consumer, this new Ford patent hints at a possible downside: inescapable ads blaring on your car's infotainment screen. The same onboard data connections proliferating throughout vehicle lineups that allow for built-in WiFi and over-the-air vehicle updates could be...

Done right, subscription businesses can provide consumers with value, convenience, and personalized offerings while fostering stability and growth.It is no secret that the continued expansion of digital and the proliferation of data has fundamentally changed what it takes to compete in retail. In response, retailers have been actively investigating ways to transform their business model, and th...

It’s slowly becoming pretty clear that Samsung wants to be the dominant player in the foldables market. We’ve seen Motorola, Xiaomi, Huawei, Royole, and even the oddball TCL try their hands at folding devices, but none of them have invested the amount of time and effort as Samsung has. Based on a patent filing uncovered by LetsoGoDigital and rendered by Sarang Sheth, here’s a look at the Gal...

An experience engineered between Gucci and the online gaming platform Roblox has proven to be a valuable experiment for Kering’s jewel in the crown. A digital version of Gucci’s Dionysus Bag with Bee created for the Roblox marketplace has been sold for $4,115 — exceeding the price tag of the physical accessory IRL. The virtual bag was on sale at Gucci Garden, an experience engineered as a co...

Apple registers a healthy 50% annual growth, capturing a third of the smartwatch market in terms of volumes. The merger of Wear OS, Tizen OS and Fitbit OS will further drive consolidation of the fragmented smartwatch market.Global smartwatch shipments in Q1 2021 grew 35% YoY, according to Counterpoint Research’s recently published Global Smartwatch Model Tracker. Apple maintained its leadershi...