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Booktopia may have collapsed, but here’s why bookshops are not endangered

Inside Retail

By contrast , the independents and local chain stores have certainly shrunk in number, but are holding up reasonably well. Founded in 2004, the company grew quickly , from turning over $2000 in the first month, to $30,000 in the fourth. Yet shortly after its 20th birthday, Booktopia has gone into receivership.

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Exclusive: Vietnamese fashion operator eyes international expansion plan

Inside Retail

In just 10 years, Vietnamese fashion retail operator Maison Retail Management International (MRMI) has built a network of more than 120 retail stores across 18 high-profile international fashion brands. In contrast, Covid-19 fuelled declines in both revenue and profit in nearby Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

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S+S STUDIO: Redefining Luxury in Restaurant Design & Beyond

Design Middleeast

Growing up, seeing the contrast between the natural beauty of the Ural Mountains, and the dull industrial landscape that surrounded us, we never accepted compromise. So either we manage to convince them or they manage to convince us, and in the end we are in agreement. How did you get into interior design?

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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In sharp contrast to the harsh realities of the Depression, the 1930s was the most elegant period in Hollywood’s history. A 2004 article in VM+SD read, “Uptown Girl Goes Downtown,” as Bloomingdale’s opened a new store in one of SoHo’s 19th century cast-iron buildings. And retail took its cues from the movies.