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SLD’s 2023 Trends Report
As the calendar turns to the new year, brands have faced numerous challenges throughout the year. From growing digital workforces to the latest NFT craze,

How the Circular Economy Builds Customer and Brand Loyalty
Circular retail services are gaining popularity among businesses looking to limit their environmental impact and remain relevant in a changing landscape. With society in the

What Is The Ideal Future Of A Seamless Banking Experience?
Major Banking Disruption Bank closures reached an all-time high in 2021, up 38% from the previous year. Banks, under pressure to demonstrate earnings, are supporting

The Supermarket of the Future
What does the future of the supermarket look like? In our latest design exploration, we examine what the grocery sector can do to bring excitement

Taking Rewards and Recognition to the Next Level
With financial institutions offering rewards programs for both employees and customers a standard practice, the question remains – just how effective are they? This question

The Future of Sustainable Packaging
Understanding the sustainable packaging context Brands, retailers, and consumers increasingly want to reduce their use of unsustainable products and packaging. However, visiting a supermarket anywhere

Measuring what matters
How do you measure experience? This is the question SLD’s recent study aims to answer. Justifying the business case for transformation through return-on-investment metrics has

Humanizing the Health and Wellness Clinic
What does the healthcare clinic of the future look like? In our latest design exploration, we explore how healthcare providers can leverage branding and design

SLD’s 2022 Trends Report
Welcome to SLD’s second annual trends report! Last year, we were in the midst of a global pandemic that called into question what the future

Physi-Digital: Humanizing Digital Transformation for Retail
Transformation is messy and carries a high degree of failure, with more than 84 percent of digital transformations failing and more than 9 billion dollars

Physi-Digital: Humanizing Digital Transformation for Healthcare
Transformation is challenging and comes with many risks. Every year more than 9 billion dollars go to waste as transformation initiatives fail to deliver on

Physi-Digital: Humanizing Your Bank’s Digital Transformation
Transformation is messy and carries a high degree of failure, with more than 84 percent of digital transformations failing and more than 9 billion dollars