Gen Z: a generation who value experience over product. They live in a world where gaming rules and the boundaries are blurred between real and digital lives. Gen Z is the tribe succeeding the millennials and preceding Generation Alpha; the gaming generation representing over 35% of consumers in 2020.
The new blended phygital reality is permeating Gen Z’s daily lives, and in-turn elevating the expectation in brand and retail experience; an experience that they still very much desire, but of course, on their terms. Digitization and hyper-reality are big culture drivers for them especially in the creative sphere, where virtual gigs, artificial intelligence art and digital fashion are becoming increasingly relevant. Augmented reality filters continue to be one of the biggest influences on Instagram and Snapchat that bleed into retail, with Gen Z shaping and sharing their own otherworldly lives. Read more…..
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