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Why Dutch-style bike brand Lekker is embracing e-bikes and retail partners

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In 2012 Lekker opened its North Melbourne ‘brand store’ and in 2016 expanded to Sydney, initially to a small store space before relocating to a much bigger space – being its current Sydney location with on-site service facilities, offices and the ability for customers to test-ride bikes. “In

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Parfums de Marly enters APAC for the first time and settles in Sydney home

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The high perfumery now has six global flagships with plans to open another four locations within the APAC region over the next 12 months. Moreover, the location was flagged as having a lot of exposure to tourists and locals with its city centrality. billion in 2023 to US$69.25 Fragrance has always been part of your life.

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Bernard Dubois incorporates nightclub references into Courrèges' Paris store

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The 232-square-metre boutique is located near the Champs-Élysées and belongs to Courre?ges ges store, Dubois deliberately exposed the raw concrete walls, creating a contrast with the softness of the fabric and the carpet. Only clothing displays provide a colourful contrast. In some areas of the Courre?ges

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Studio Anne Holtrop creates gypsum walls that look like fabric for Maison Margiela store

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Located at 22 Bruton Street, the boutique is laid out across 190-square-metres and displays Maison Margiela's Co-Ed collections , with men's and women's ready-to-wear alongside accessories such as shoes, jewellery and eyewear. The walls and columns are turned inside out – we look at the lining, the interior of the wall.".

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

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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

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cities,” says Steve Kaufman, former Editor-in-Chief of VMSD from 1998 until 2009. In sharp contrast to the harsh realities of the Depression, the 1930s was the most elegant period in Hollywood’s history. In North Carolina, Belk’s maintained a healthy confidence in their downtown locations.