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Herzog & de Meuron inserts zigzagged staircase in Toteme Beijing flagship store

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Founded in 2014, the Swedish brand is known for its minimalist designs. Floors and ceilings were created with high-gloss black lacquer wood texture In direct contrast to the white structure, floors and ceilings were created with high-gloss black lacquer wood texture.

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Louis Vuitton opens cultural and culinary destination dubbed ‘LV Dream’

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The Origins room, which is panelled with photos by Kenta Cobayashi, provides a kaleidoscopic setting for learning about classic designs that have endured through the years in contrast to creative partnerships. The Art of Silk room showcases the silk scarf as a medium from which artists have interpreted the world of Louis Vuitton.

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Amazon unveils Alexa+ with AI upgrades – what retailers need to know

Inside Retail

The effort carries significant weight at Amazon, which has plowed billions of dollars into Alexa since its launch in 2014 in the hope of putting the service into a range of devices and ultimately driving sales on its main e-commerce website. That contrasts with the current iteration which generally handles only a single request at a time.

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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. It moved into a larger warehouse in 2014 and by 2018, it was shipping 30,000 parcels per day. Yet shortly after its 20th birthday, Booktopia has gone into receivership. By 2020 , Booktopia was listed on the ASX.

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Bankrupt beauty: Lessons from Revlon’s supply chain failures

Inside Retail

New York-based beauty manufacturer Glossier, best known for its billion-dollar valuation, sprung on to the beauty scene in 2014, providing direct-to-consumer products aimed specifically at millennials. Even the most innovative companies fall prey to supply chain disasters.

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What’s driving the explosion of Australian retail acquisitions?

Inside Retail

In contrast, “the reacquisition was very quick, which is the case when buying businesses out of administration. This is in contrast to during the Covid-19 pandemic, when fast-growing businesses that were not necessarily profitable were being acquired at a more frequent pace. Beville was established in 1934.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

While the average store produced US$252 million in net sales in 2023, stores that were opened in 2014 or before generated an average of US$268 million. In contrast, the average productivity of stores opened over the past four years hasn’t exceeded US$200 million, which might at least partly be a result of overlapping store trade areas.