Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons, with founder Rei Kawakubo, notably launched the first pop-up store in Berlin in 2004, drawing crowds with normal retail-priced items and creating a sense of urgency that remains influential in shoppers today.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Margie Woods launched her fashion label Viktoria & Woods in 2004 in Melbourne to offer women timeless pieces in their wardrobe, with knitwear at the heart of it. From a design perspective, we take a seasonless approach so that short trends don’t impact us as much. IR: Tell me about your new kidswear line and the thinking behind it.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In 1913, the windows at Marshall Field’s in Chicago displayed a line of merchandise inspired by Japanese culture and tradition. The Merchants Record and Show Window wrote: “The soft, hazy tones and vague lines, with the faint, snow-capped Fujiyama in the distance, gave wonderful perspective to the whole setting.” As Yves St.

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