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

Inside Retail

The company began offering general merchandise in 2008, transforming JD from an electronics retailer to a full-fledged e-commerce platform, and launched an online marketplace platform in 2010. A nuanced perspective Xiaofeng Wang, a principal analyst at Forrester, described the roadmap as “courageous”, given how forward-looking it is.

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David Taylor upcycles scrap materials into “rough-luxe” furniture

Design Wanted

Discord the craft of French designer Paul Coenen using the flexibility of sheet metal to form rigid structures in his ‘Tension’ series. “I A pivotal moment for me came in 2008 during the global financial crisis when Taylor was working mainly as a silversmith at that time and almost overnight my customers just stopped coming by. “At

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From Pop-Up Stores to Seamless Experiences

Retail Focus

From Pop-Up Stores to Seamless Experiences The economic recession of 2008 shifted attention towards alternative retailing formats like pop-up stores. They achieve this by offering a “seamless experience” that seamlessly integrates various forms of technology and channels that are deemed relevant to their target audience.

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Victoria’s Secret’s new World Tour: innovative or obsolete?

Inside Retail

Among the most famous creations was a diamond-studded Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra in 2008, worn by Adriana Lima. The jury is out because we don’t 100 per cent know what form the content will take for the VS World Tour,” Bird said. “If

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Why Europe Can’t Kick Russian Gas

Robinson Meyer

So the security perspective is, I’m not consuming more gas, but I’m importing more because my production is declining. I like to say, if the Russians have cut off the gas, then we’re probably in some form of World War III, and then that’s the least of your problems. That also is kind of stupid, right?

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