The metaverse is becoming the multi-trillion-dollar frontier for a more engaged virtual world. Health and wellness will be one of the metaverse’s bright spots, with emerging technologies such as virtual, augmented and merged reality, haptics, blockchain, gamification, and crypto (together with many still unrealized technologies and behaviors) that will better engage more and more people in health and wellness experiences. Every sector in the global wellness economy–whether it’s fitness,…
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Amazon Care teaming up with Ginger to add mental/behavioral health services Amazon Care, which currently offers virtual health visits, in-person primary care visits at patients’ homes or offices and prescription delivery, is adding behavioral health care to its slate of services. Amazon’s health service business plans to team up with teletherapy startup Ginger as an optional add-on to Amazon Care. Read More from the Global…
Peloton to slash 780 jobs and hike prices in push to turn profit Peloton told employees Friday that it is slashing roughly 780 jobs, closing a significant number of its retail stores and hiking prices on some equipment in a bid to cut costs and become profitable. The company did not specify how many of its 86 retail locations it plans to shutter, but said…
Vladislav Doronin on Aman New York, and the brand’s future Standing at the crossroads of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, Vladislav Doronin is surrounded by monuments to Manhattan’s prosperity. Opposite is Bergdorf Goodman; to the right, Trump Tower; and to the left, the pencil skyscrapers that line Billionaires’ Row. Behind him is what he hopes will be his contribution to this gilded corner of Midtown:…
Gen Z workers demand flexibility, don’t want to be stuffed in a cubicle Placeholder while article actions load When Ginsey Stephenson moved to San Francisco for work in February, she finally met and mixed with her colleagues for the first time. It was something the 23-year-old had longed for since entering the professional world out of college seven months prior. Read More from the Global…
Meditation app Calm sacks one-fifth of staff The US-based meditation app Calm has laid off 20% of its workforce, becoming the latest US tech startup to announce job cuts. The firm’s boss, David Ko, said the company, which has now axed about 90 people from its 400-person staff, was “not immune” to the economic climate. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to getting ahold of an appointment for your hair or another treatment…that’s a different story: The bespoke nature of a lot of the work has meant that a large swathe of the professionals providing these services have stayed off… Read…
The Goop-ification of wellness is on the way out (you can thank Gen Z) The new cheese puff snack brand stresses that they are not a “better-for-you” alternative. They make no promises of rejuvenated digestion, extra nutrients, or plant-based goodness. These “unapologetically indulgent” puffs are just tasty “things for your mouth.” “If you’re worried about Ffups being healthy, you’re on the wrong website,” reads the…
Trends Masterclass: 2022 Trends Making Headlines This event took place on Wednesday, August 10th at 10-11AM ET Sponsored by Carillon Miami Wellness Resort A lively and provocative conversation on wellness trends in the news moderated by GWS Chief Creative Officer & Executive Director Nancy Davis with VP, Research and Forecasting Beth McGroarty; wellness pioneer Anna Bjurstam who was instrumental in developing Six Senses as a leading wellness brand; marketing communications expert Catherine…
