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Meet the power couple behind Stax and Secondleft

Inside Retail

When Matilda first met Don in 2016, I had absolutely no interest in Stax, she told Inside Retail. Customers noticed the brands commitment to inclusivity, too, and formed a loyal community to which the couple devoted themselves.

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Skin deep: Why Camilla and Marc, H&M and Jurlique are embracing ageing

Inside Retail

In 2016, H&M selected then 60-year-old model Gillean McLeod as the star of its swimwear collection. Stacey Trihn, Jurlique general manager ANZ, said it’s important for the brand to accurately represent “real life” and reflect its customers in their many different forms. ” The fashion industry grows up.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

In 2014, it formed a strategic partnership with Tencent, giving JD exclusive access to the tech giant’s WeChat and Mobile QQ platforms, and became China’s first major e-commerce company to list on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It’s a 20-year plan, which is likely to cover multiple economic cycles.

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Channel 4 privatisation could damage the UK’s “entire creative sector”

Design Week

This includes Magpie Studio which rebranded Channel 4 Racing in 2013 and Supple Studio which branded the channel’s online platform for short-form content 4SHRTS. In 2016, its future was once again called into action. This expansion and the proliferation of television shows has involved a variety of design studios.

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Personal care brand Ethique concentrates on raising the bar

Inside Retail

A 2016 Huffington Post article propelled the brand to new audiences and before long, Britney Spears and Ashton Kutcher were sharing the brand on their social media platforms. While best known for products in bar form, Ethique is now experimenting with concentrates, as West believes that’s where the category is headed. “If

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Product design’s gender crisis: “If businesses don’t adapt they’ll become obsolete”

Design Week

XXEquals Hall, who led a management buy-out of the Bristol design engineering firm in 2016, has set up an initiative in an attempt to change this. The studio has been working on an ostomy bag that’s focused on female forms and clothing, for instance.

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“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant”: the enduring value of book design

Design Week

Some Rain Must Fall and other stories, by Michel Faber (2016). The publication sets out to communicate the stages of the development of type from a broad perspective in relation to cultural and technological narratives. Getting the colors just right to produce the effect was the trick, and the printer did a great job.

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