Victoria Loomes

1 month ago | trendwatching.com | Victoria Loomes

Welcome to the Consumer Agent Economy, where agents are shopping, searching, researching and browsing on shoppers’ behalf. Curious to learn how this will impact (and ideally grow) your business in just 30 minutes?  Join Vicki Loomes, TrendWatching’s Head of Trends, on 29 May 2025 - she’ll dive into findings from our FastForward Report (exclusive to TrendWatching members) on this emerging trend.

Aug 9, 2024 | trendwatching.com | Vicki Loomes |Victoria Loomes

Fans keen to immerse themselves in the world of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — the sequel to Tim Burton's cult '80s film — should head to Roblox. The gaming platform has partnered with Warner Bros. and Fandango on [Beetlejuice] Escape the Afterlife, which features characters and scenes from the original movie and the upcoming film alongside a virtual box office selling actual tickets. Players who purchase movie tickets through the virtual box office receive an exclusive avatar item.

Jul 24, 2024 | trendwatching.com | Vicki Loomes |Victoria Loomes

According to the recently published Transparency Index from Connected Impact and Ringer Science, greenwashing is on the decline: only 2% of US companies over-promoted (that is, greenwashed) their ESG progress. But that might not be a cause for celebration. Instead, many are taking the opposite approach, with 58% under-promoting their progress. The report, which analyzed over 600,000 corporate communications at 200 US and UK companies across 12 months, supports previous research from South Pole.

Jul 16, 2024 | trendwatching.com | Vicki Loomes |Victoria Loomes

When Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington announced the launch of Thrive AI Health in an op-ed in TIME, they opened with an alarming statistic: Americans have at least one major chronic disease. The startup wants to tackle that with a hyper-personalized AI health coach that offers precise recommendations in real-time.