From breaking boundaries to empowering young creators, entrepreneurs and activists, companies are transforming their brand experience to align with Gen Z’s unique needs and values

Taking daily fashion trends and bringing them straight to the consumer, this store updates routinely according to real-time social media analyses

PSFK President of Research & Strategy Scott Lachut guides viewers through the 50+ page report that decodes Gen Z’s changing priorities and provides a strategic framework that brands and retailers can use to redesign their brand experiences for this new generation of consumers

Paris-based Satoshi Studio is developing the first blockchain sneakers which will allow customers to track the shoe's entire history, and help thwart counterfeiting in an industry rife with it

From PSFK's Loyalty Debrief, here's how three brands are fostering long-term consumer engagement by rewarding their loyalty members for a range of actions like social media shares and R&D feedback

Schmidt's Natural is using Alexander, an AI program that monitors social media in order to have personalized conversations with customers and collect data

Instagram's own @shop page will let consumers click to buy directly and without leaving the feed thanks to its Checkout feature

Carrying over the popularity of livestream retail experiences from China, ShopShops allows U.S. consumers to view live shopping events from brands and click to buy

The mobile app and content hub will streamline sales reps' activity and provide them access to branded social media content for easy online sharing and promotion

Nike created a one-day-only Snapchat filter that let consumers virtually try on and swipe to purchase jerseys for the U.S. Women's Soccer team

PSFK speaks to the founder of Dote to find out how the social shopping app is enabling community-driven transactions like livestreamed "Shopping Parties" that translate previously IRL-only elements of retail to digital

Introduced earlier this year for brands, the platform's Checkout feature can now be integrated into top influencer accounts like Gigi Hadid's or GQ's, letting followers easily shop their posts

The Scandinavian brand is building a next-gen store experience that merges the best of online and offline retail in a shopping journey designed around social-media sharing and personalization

Described as the "funnest way to shop," Down to Shop is a mobile platform that markets the internet's latest products through character-driven video episodes where viewers can click to buy