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After 135 years, National Geographic is looking to grow its retail presence

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Developed by Alquemie Group in partnership with The Walt Disney Company, which owns National Geographic, the offering includes a local e-commerce site and a number of experiential retail stores selling a range of premium outerwear and accessories. Artist’s rendering of the store format.

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Thierry Mugler: Daring to be Different

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As an artist whose multi-disciplinary vision transcended the fashion runways of Paris, Milan and New York, Thierry Mugler pushed the boundaries of contemporary culture with his haute couture designs, theatrical costumes, renowned perfumes, cutting edge photography and esoteric film making.

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Inside Louis Vuitton’s technicolour homage to Virgil Abloh

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Dubbed “Walk in the Park”, the temporary space opened on December 15, paying homage to the late Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton’s men’s artistic director since 2018. . The brand started to make headlines in 2013 causing a tidal wave throughout luxury fashion. He was just as much a sociologist as he was a designer.

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Analysts say Adidas took too long to cut ties with Ye over hate speech

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The announcement came after several days of mounting pressure on the sportswear brand to cut ties with the controversial celebrity, with whom it has worked on Yeezy-branded shoes and apparel since 2013.

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A century after debut, UK music store HMV makes Oxford Street return

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It’s offering all that accessory product around it,” said Putman. With a purpose-built performance floor in-store, the new shop will also host performances from major names and local artists, harking back to its past and showing how hard retailers have to work to make physical stores a success as more trade shifts online.

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Proudly made in China: How Chinese consumers are reclaiming domestic brands

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Originally famed for its basic canvas plimsolls worn by martial artists and monks, French businessman Patrice Bastian discovered Feiyue and bought the overseas rights to sell the brand in 2005. Subsequently, it took off in the West.

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