Thoughts

With the news last week that HMV is launching 10 new stores, the question is – are they mad or onto something? TYC have dived into what’s behind this exciting retail news and what we can learn from this significant comeback.

Tired of trying to teach grandma how to use Whatsapp? In South Korea, one of the world’s most technologically advanced countries, there is still a knowledge gap between young and old people.

If there is any benefit to the pandemic – dare we say it – designers’ reignited interest in health design might be it.

We’re all used to shopping from home by now, so what about a shop that looks like your home? Hangzhou store JNBYHOME created their newest store in the image of an artisanal manufacturer’s home.

Biking is hugely popular in the UK at the moment as people’s reluctance to go on public transport holds steady. The Netherlands, being way ahead of us as a nation that’s always been bike-friendly, have got one thing that we certainly don’t (yet!): dedicated bike garages.

Wow! So that’s some pretty major news… TYC has joined forces with RSBG, a German investment group, to spearhead future innovation and growth!

That more people are exercising more frequently during lockdown is clear (59% of those who exercised once a week or less prior to social distancing are now exercising 4 times or more a week). But what’s less certain is whether they are seeing any desired results from this. Paradoxically, some of those who are running everyday may still be putting on weight and may even be becoming less fit than they were before.

In order to keep at the forefront of ideas and innovations post COVID-19 we wanted to explore the implications on consumers to provide insight to our clients and brands about what the future of consumerism may look like.

At the same time that it’s been announced lockdown will be extended for another three weeks in the UK, we are seeing a glimmer of hope for retail elsewhere in the world. Though the emergence of consumers there isn’t a crazy, mob-handed spending spree, the luxury market in China is seeing consumers emerge from their lockdown and ‘Revenge Spending’ (A term used to describe the phenomenon of consumers splurging post-lockdown).