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In the aftermath of the pandemic, wellness is the new luxury in China (especially for Gen Z consumers)
In The Aftermath Of The Pandemic, Wellness Is The New Luxury | Jing Daily The wellness sector in China has surged in the fallout from the pandemic. Consumers in the country reported the highest share of spending on wellness-related online products and services, according to McKinsey . With this increased interest, understanding of the market has also become more sophisticated. Read More from the Global…
This new $100M fund, Life Extension Ventures, plans to focus on startups accelerating the science around longevity
5 investors explain why longevity tech is a long-term play Of all the stories passed on through history, the tales of life unending have persisted in the human imagination without much change. The details differ, but nearly every civilization right from the time of the Egyptians has in some form or the other sought to delay death. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Aman Hotels now valued at $3 billion after $900 million fresh investment
Aman Hotels Now Valued at $3 Billion After $900 Million Fresh Investment Aman Group has received a $900 million investment from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Cain International, the London-based privately-held real estate investment firm. The transaction now values the Swiss hospitality brand at $3 billion, said Cain in a press statement. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
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Amazon Care teaming up with Ginger to add mental/behavioral health services
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 slashing 780 jobs, closing stores and hiking prices in push to turn profit
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–including Janu, their less expensive, social- and wellness-focused brand for younger gens that already has 12 deals signed
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 enter workforce with new demands—including increased flexibility, wellness perks and authenticity—shaped by their experiences during the height of the pandemic
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 (Wellness tech company, which enjoyed a boom in customers during the Covid lockdown, has let 90 of its 400 staff go)
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 ™