Analyst Corner 12 minutesRegister for Free AccessWeekly Insights Feb 19, 2016 Coresight Research February 19, 2016 Executive Summary This week, the FBIC Global Retail & Technology team attended the MAGIC trade show in Las Vegas. MAGIC initially featured only menswear, but the event’s scope has been expanded to encompass 11 separate categories, including women’s, juniors’ and children’s apparel. Tech companies are still figuring out how to make virtual reality the kind of technology that people cannot live without, and they are turning to science fiction for inspiration. Facebook-owned Oculus distributes a copy of the popular sci-fi novel Ready Player One to new hires, and startup Magic Leap has hired sci-fi and fantasy writers. The British Retail Consortium, the trade association for the UK retail industry, and Springboard, a British retail intelligence firm, announced that average foot traffic across all types of locations in the UK rose by 1.2% year over year in January. The figure was significantly higher than the 2.2% decline seen in December. Experts at the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing at Nanyang Technological University are currently developing plans to build the city’s future public housing by integrating 3D printing technology with a “LEGO-like” strategy for assembly. Neither a printer large enough to build on such a scale nor printable concrete currently exists; both will have to be developed. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: RFID in Fashion: Higher Penetration and More Advancements on the HorizonUS Retail and E-Commerce—Uncovering Opportunities in a Changing Landscape: Highlights from the Market NavigatorWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 30: Conn’s and Carpetright Close Stores Following Bankruptcy FilingsCES 2024 Day One: Elevance Health, Intel, L’Oréal and Walmart Drive Customer-Centric Innovation