Topic | Culture

Meta plans retention 'hooks' for Threads as more than half of users leave app

Meta executives are heavily focused on boosting retention on their…

Overheard: TikTok, Influencing Menus, Nostalgia: Foods and More Food & Beverage Trends For Summer 2023

Dip into six unexpected eavesdropped conversations from enthusiastic…

‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: teen literary influencers swaying publishers

TikTok recommendations are driving sales and launching authors’…

Shein Claims Record Profit Results in First Half

In a memo issued to investors, Shein also said GMV growth in Brazil…

The Era of Ultracheap Stuff Is Under Threat

Factories across Asia are struggling to attract young workers. That’s…

AI Is Rewriting the Rules of $200 Billion Games Industry

Buy now, pay later app downloads decline

In the U.S., total BNPL app downloads for the second quarter fell 19%…

The Society of Spectacle

The Culture Industry won, get over it

The Invention of “the Male Gaze”

In 1973, the film theorist Laura Mulvey used concepts from…

No such thing as too much merch?

What brands can learn from the Barbie school of brand experience

Blonde Ambition

How Mattel gave its iconic Barbie doll a makeover for 21st Century…

Consumers and brands are collaborating for a more creative, collective future.

Consumers and brands are collaborating for a more creative,…

CODED IDENTITY Digital customization fuels self-discovery and confidence

Dive deep into the latest development within the Fashion Industry,…

Breakthrough Brands 2023

Resetting expectations, refocusing inward and recharging growth

E&M revenue keeps rising, but its growth is slowing. Our Outlook…

REPORT 2023

Why these sustainability-focused brands are foregoing big fundraises

Fashion companies from Vivobarefoot to Finisterre are opting for…

The kidult trend is here to stay

Call it suspended adulthood, kidulthood or plain old fun, people are…