Retail Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

HOKA® (a division of Deckers Brands) has launched its first ever retail location in Europe at Shaftesbury Capital’s Covent Garden, located at 2-3 James Street. Performance footwear and apparel brand, HOKA® launched in 2009 and has been disrupting the running industry ever since. The 1750 sq.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2023

Back in 2009, industrial designer Meindert Wolfraad identified a gap in the market for practical, comfortable and stylish commuter bikes that would enable Sydney-siders to get around, similar to what he saw growing up in the Netherlands. Meindert Wolfraad: Lekker Bikes started back in 2009, in Sydney. Can you elaborate on this?

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has remodelled Maison Margiela 's concept store in London adding walls cast in textile moulds to reflect the brand's garment construction techniques. The gypsum casts in textile formwork translate the 'anonymity of the lining' concept into an architectural element," explained Maison Margiela.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2022

Iconic design brand Koskela has opened the doors to a stunning new concept store and headquarters on Sydney Harbour as part of a comprehensive brand refresh that includes a new website and virtual design service, as well as new product ranges for workplaces and schools. . It was harder to personalise things as well.”.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Born of a collaboration in 2009 between Marc Chaya and perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, Maison Francis Kurkdjian has become a major player in the luxe fragrance industry, and is sold across more than 700 locations worldwide. There’s a lot of back and forth and once the concept is clearer, he starts working on the formula.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The concept of pop-up stores has a rich and diverse history, stemming from various cultural and commercial phenomena spanning centuries. Chanel’s Coco Game Center : Chanel introduced a traveling pop-up concept known as the “Chanel Coco Game Center”, where select locations were transformed into interactive gaming arcades.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

New York quickly became the epicenter of burgeoning new retail concepts. Originally based in Chicago, it was purchased by Cincinnati-based ST Publications (later renamed ST Media Group) and eventually merged with its competitor at the time – Display World – in 1938. Gaslight lamps and cobblestone streets were the order of the day.

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