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Meet Weverse, a ‘super app’ for pop stars to sell merch, connect with fans

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Weverse is an app that specialises in interaction between artists and fans. Artists on the app write posts, livestream and sell merchandise. The new partnership comes after Billboard reported last year that Grande was parting ways with manager Scooter Braun, who she had been with since her debut in 2013.

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Business lessons from Beyoncé

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Whatever she sells, I’m buying, whether it’s overpriced album merchandise that won’t get shipped out for another 11-12 weeks from the US, or her activewear collaboration with Adidas. Indeed, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is not just a superstar musical artist, she’s also a brand and a savvy entrepreneur. Create your own Beyhive.

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Retail appointments of the week

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Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, died on the weekend. In 2013, he founded Off White, and he became the men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton in 2018. Hillberg joined SurfStitch as merchandise manager in 2014, before becoming general manager in 2015 and managing director in 2018.

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Designer and Visionary Virgil Abloh Dies

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Architect, designer and Men’s Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton (Paris) Virgil Abloh passed away yesterday at the age of 41, according to a LVMH press release. In July of this year, LVMH acquired a majority stake in Off-White LLC, the apparel brand Abloh founded in 2013. Abloh was privately battling cancer for several years. “We

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Top 10 Gaming Conventions in Asia 

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In 2013, this small independent expo event grew from 200 patrons to an outstanding 11,000 patrons in 2018. BitSummit highlights some of the best independent gaming musical artists, such as Manami Matsumae, also known as the Mega Man composer. This event has become insanely popular throughout its tenure in Kyoto.

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A century after debut, UK music store HMV makes Oxford Street return

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British music store HMV will on Black Friday return to its former flagship store on London’s Oxford Street after a four-year absence, offering vinyl, clothing and merchandise in a vote of confidence for physical stores in an increasingly online age. “As much as things are still selling digitally, our customers love coming in.

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

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It’s a great example of cast iron architecture, which – coupled with the availability of plate glass – was a keystone to merchandising theater. These innovations were the sparks that led to the inception of the visual merchandising and store design industries. He believed that merchandise presentation was an art form.