Retail Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Performance footwear and apparel brand, HOKA® launched in 2009 and has been disrupting the running industry ever since. The Covent Garden store unveils the brand’s new design concept for the first time, blending modern design with natural elements, that embody the brand’s heritage.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Meindert Wolfraad launched Lekker Bikes in 2009 while living in Australia as a backpacker, and over the years, he grew the brand into a successful global cycling business. Meindert Wolfraad: I started Lekker Bikes back in 2009, in Sydney. In 2018, he stepped down as CEO to take on a more strategic role.

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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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Design Middleeast

APRIL 18, 2024

Joelle Nader, Sedus’ Managing Director, discusses ergonomic furniture, the impact of technology on design, workplace trends, and what to expect from the brand in the near future. I belong to Sedus family since 2009, and currently responsible of Sedus Office Furniture LLC, a subsidiary of Sedus, overlooking the Middle East markets.

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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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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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