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Natural materials create "a sense of refuge" in Kyiv boutique Friends of Fashion

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Curved forms and soft, textured materials were used throughout the store "Our goal was to create a space that not only highlighted their fashion pieces but also provided comfort, warmth and a sense of refuge for customers – especially significant given the context of the ongoing war," she added.

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Why Choosing the Right Garden Orientation Can Transform Your Outdoor Space

Retail Focus

Soil and Sun Synergy Healthy soil forms the foundation of plant growth. Routine Upkeep Routine upkeep forms the backbone of garden maintenance. Remove dead or overgrown branches to promote air circulation and enhance plant health. Pay attention to your garden’s unique characteristics and choose plants accordingly.

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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

In addition, various forms of collaged media art and aesthetic furniture provide a distinct F&B experience. Dessert of your dreams.”. HAUS SHANGHAI’s signature robot, the ‘Probe,’ roams the main area next to kinetic horses, capturing Nudake’s spirit of experimentation and fantasy.

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Offhand Practice designs second-hand bookshop in Shanghai to mimic greengrocer

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Both levels have an open-plan layout with circulation routes defined by shelving and clothes rails. Mosaic tiles made from stone off-cuts were used to form decorative wainscoting in the same creamy beige colour as the facade, which channels 1970s Shanghai interiors. Green mosaic tiles were used to frame the building's windows.

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Here’s what retailers need to know about central bank digital currencies

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A growing number of countries around the world are considering launching central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in a bid to keep up with the rise in cashless payments, even as companies like Tesla get behind Bitcoin and Facebook develops its own form of currency.

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Wellness booms and so does the share price of pharmaceutical retailers

Inside Retail

It formed a health division in 2022, consisting of 73 company-owned Priceline stores, 396 Priceline pharmacy franchise stores and 89 Clear Skincare clinics and is also a wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical goods.

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Linehouse creates greenhouse-informed food market in Shanghai

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The glass pitched roof above the atrium was lined with gently curved metal truss, in reference to Victorian greenhouses, with three large fans hanging from the metal truss to improve the air circulation.

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