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How Maison Francis Kurkdjian built a brand around the Picasso of fragrance

Inside Retail

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. Gradually, Francis and I were more and more often thinking about creating a fragrance house together.

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

VMS

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. cities,” says Steve Kaufman, former Editor-in-Chief of VMSD from 1998 until 2009. And its editor was a sometimes-writer named L.

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Big Business Is Bankrolling an Effort to Kill the Democratic Climate Bill

Robinson Meyer

It has dispatched C-suite executives to meet with lawmakers, and it has orchestrated an expansive opposition campaign that includes TV and radio commercials, in-person lobbying, and more than $150,000 in Facebook ads displayed to users in purple states. It’s not 2001 or even 2009 anymore. They’re stepping out and trying to lead.