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Louis Vuitton opens cultural and culinary destination dubbed ‘LV Dream’

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The Origins room, which is panelled with photos by Kenta Cobayashi, provides a kaleidoscopic setting for learning about classic designs that have endured through the years in contrast to creative partnerships. The Art of Silk room showcases the silk scarf as a medium from which artists have interpreted the world of Louis Vuitton.

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What’s driving the explosion of Australian retail acquisitions?

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In contrast, “the reacquisition was very quick, which is the case when buying businesses out of administration. This is in contrast to during the Covid-19 pandemic, when fast-growing businesses that were not necessarily profitable were being acquired at a more frequent pace. Beville was established in 1934.

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What Stitch Fix signals about the future of personalised subscription boxes

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After launching in 2009, it was acquired by Nordstrom for US$350 million in 2014, before shutting down in 2022. This marks a sharp contrast from 2017 when Lake became the youngest woman to take a company public at 34, until Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble, went public with the business in 2021 at 31.

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Glossier Boston store features pastel green mouldings

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Read: Glossier's Los Angeles store takes cues from Hollywood studios These details contrast the pale hues inside. Stylised versions of historic architectural mouldings frame cased openings When Glossier launched in 2014, it became known for its pop-up stores that opened across the US.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

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While the average store produced US$252 million in net sales in 2023, stores that were opened in 2014 or before generated an average of US$268 million. In contrast, the average productivity of stores opened over the past four years hasn’t exceeded US$200 million, which might at least partly be a result of overlapping store trade areas.

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Bankrupt beauty: Lessons from Revlon’s supply chain failures

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New York-based beauty manufacturer Glossier, best known for its billion-dollar valuation, sprung on to the beauty scene in 2014, providing direct-to-consumer products aimed specifically at millennials. Even the most innovative companies fall prey to supply chain disasters.

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Bernard Dubois incorporates nightclub references into Courrèges' Paris store

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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. Bernard Dubois set up his eponymous firm in 2014 after graduating as an architect from La Cambre in Brussels in 2009. In some areas of the Courre?ges