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  Conscious consumerism will be left on the shelf

  Shoppers have been forking out for organic and plant-based food for health, environmental or other reasons. Squeezed incomes will test their ethical commitment. Throw in higher input costs, and 2023 looks an unappetising year for fake burger purveyor Beyond Meat and its rivals.

  29 Dec 2022
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  Adland veterans play tortoise to Big Tech’s hare

  Once deemed ex-growth, WPP and peers collectively grew revenue faster than Snap and Meta last quarter. New services like building apps and crunching client data helped. But if big adland clients like Nestlé keep spending while small businesses drop out, it may be no one-off.

  10 Nov 2022
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  There’s method to Saudi’s $38 bln gaming madness

  Riyadh says it will splash out to become “the ultimate global hub” for gaming by 2030. Saudi and the freewheeling sector are peculiar bedfellows. But with a petrodollar windfall and falling valuations, the kingdom has a good opportunity to make its unlikely vision happen.

  11 Oct 2022

• Gaming’s big comedown will be spread unevenly

  12 Aug 2022

• Tech giants pick odd time for ad break

  1 Jun 2022

• Breakdown: Real profit and loss in the metaverse

  28 Jan 2022

• Gaming M&A frenzy gives Europe extra powers

  19 Jan 2022

• Zuckerberg has metaverse rivals who mean business

  23 Dec 2021

• Embracer rolls the dice in $3 bln board-game play

  16 Dec 2021

• Smart specs are a solution in search of a problem

  13 Sep 2021

• More by Oliver Taslic