We keep moving forward opening new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney
“Opening perspectives” has been the buzzword of the past few months. Unfortunately, its emergence did not lead to any form of opening up, but rather the opposite. However, retailers worldwide have overcome the obstacles placed in their paths by the virus and politics in order to push ahead with opening new stores. Their concepts are uncompromisingly progressive, focused on hand-picked merchandise and carefully curated product ranges. They eclipse e-commerce with ostentatiously dosed appeal and embedded innovation. This elevates these stores above any brick-and-mortar vs online debate. They put an end to the dependence on brands and their availability, commodity pressure, and price erosion by transforming their concept into a brand of its own right. In short: retail at its most exciting. Text: Isabel Faiss. Photos: Stores
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