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Al-Jawad Pike creates marble "immersive experience" for APL's Soho flagship in NYC

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The textured display plinths were developed with a bespoke fabricator based in New York, who CNC-carved the forms. Sculpted boulders are dotted around the store space Al-Jawad Pike was founded in 2014 by Al-Jawad and Dean Pike and aims to create spaces that "engender a sense of well-being and intrigue, as well as fun".

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Dick Smith, Burger King, David Jones: Is it third time lucky for Anchorage?

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million loss in 2014, New Zealand financial press reports stated. billion it outlaid for the chain in 2014 and its subsequent losses and restructuring costs. In fact, this triggered the Woolworths Holdings takeover offer in 2014. Then, last year, Anchorage Capital acquired David Jones.

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Once a famous radio host, Maddy Barber now tells stories through jewellery

Inside Retail

Since its inception in 2014, the brand differentiated itself from the diamond-centric fine jewellery industry with its focus on coloured gemstones and bespoke pieces that are handcrafted in 18-karat gold. “I By re-imagining jewellery not merely as adornments, but as a form of personal expression, Barber hopes to elevate the product category.

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WhatsApp launches test of in-app business directory

Inside Retail

. “There’s definitely a route on ads, which is Facebook’s core business model, that over the long term I think in some form or another will be part of the business model for WhatsApp,” he said.

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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.

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Lush: Why beauty needs to go beyond sustainability

Inside Retail

This next step could involve regeneration, suggested Loedolff, which can take place in various forms. Sierra Leone’s cocoa industry was negatively impacted in the ’90s during the civil war and the subsequent Ebola crisis in 2014 which caused deaths in the region and left some farms abandoned. Steps toward regeneration.

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Brand Story – Gufram

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Its sensuous form coyly alludes to 15-minute fame, vibrant glamour, and the mass-produced feminine form. Soap, 2014. Designed by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari in 2014, SOAP is a large bar of soap allowing to wash the home like we wash our hands – ©Gufram. The secret to the sofa? Wondering who took a bite?

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