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Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2017

1/16/2017
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Consumers are now more demanding of products, services and brands than ever before, and are using digital tools to articulate and fulfil their needs.

The 2017 consumer is harder to characterise, not least because identity is multidimensional and in flux, with shoppers more likely to have a hand in defining themselves and their needs.

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