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

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Around 2007, however, we started seeing more and more “niche” fragrance brands being launched and entering department stores. There’s a lot of back and forth and once the concept is clearer, he starts working on the formula. Can you tell me about the product development process behind your scents?

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How Malaysian department store Pavilion is connecting with customers

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From a big-picture view, previous trends have shown that in the aftermath of major crises like — the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2007 global financial crisis — the retail industry tends to rebound. In fact, China saw its economy strengthen in November 2020, with retail sales expanding by five per cent.

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Bottles to bears: The Aussie toy company making Walmart more sustainable

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Founded in 2007, it’s the largest Australian-owned toy company based on retail sales in Australia, according to NPD data. We’ve got a whole lot of concepts with new brands that have a digital play on the iPad and also have a physical play through toys,” he said. “We It’s owned by David and Andrew Hendy.