Tapping into the gender-neutral movement, Tootsa MacGinty is an award-winning, unisex clothing brand for kids. Pioneering a shift in parenting styles, it's one in a number of brands clothing tomorrow's generation. But could it also be a nod towards the future of kids’ retail?

Tampon subscription service HelloFlo has won millions of fans by rejecting euphemism in favour of hilarious honesty. But what does its humorous take on being a 12-year-old girl tell us about what we really want from our most intimate brands? How honest is too honest?

With her long blonde hair, tiny waist and pure pink wardrobe, Barbie is an icon. She may be only 11 and a half inches tall, but this cultural giant has occupied a prominent position in little girls’ toy boxes for over half a century. In 2014, Barbie was knocked off the top spot on most the popular girls’ toy list. But is Barbie’s reign really over?

The campaign group Let Toys Be Toys wants retailers to stop marketing toys by gender by replacing “Boys’ toys” and “Girls toys’” labels. The group plans to approach Morrisons after it found that the supermarket had the most gendered in-store signage.