Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published April 28, 2025 The Florentine brand Nomination, known worldwide for its modular stainless steel and gold bracelets, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2027. In terms of results and retail expansion, it continues its unstoppable growth. Appointment “2024 was an extraordinary year, during which we exceeded our expectations by…
When shopping in Paris, you could follow the tourists to Avenue Montaigne and Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, where off-the-catwalk designs are displayed like venerated artwork. Or, have an adventure and save euros hunting down “gently used” designer clothing at the city’s neighborhood dépôt-ventes, where Frenchwomen of exacting taste consign their castoffs. Unlike your average thrift…
THG may be best known for its beauty and nutrition operations, but linked to the latter, it’s also in the clothing business. And its Myprotein nutrition brand’s clothing line, MPActivewear is being rolled out in Decathlon stores across the UK from Monday. It’s the first major retailer partnership for the brand and its first time…
Restaurants: love ‘em, obviously. But grocery stores … those are my happy places. And when a grocery store’s got prepared food that beats anything? I’m moving in. Last year, my colleague Tanya Sichynsky did a great installment of the newsletter about grocery stores with excellent food, so consider this a sequel. With park picnic season…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published March 17, 2025 Founded in 1866 by Matías Pujadas in Mallorca, Carmina Shoemaker has evolved into a globally recognized artisanal footwear brand. Now in its sixth generation, the family-led business reached €20 million in revenue in 2024. “We are five siblings, a family business, and we want to keep…
John Lewis Partnership’s (JLP) results for the year to the end of January showed the retailer in recovery mode. Although it’s not yet at peak performance, it’s clearly on the way back. John Lewis/SS Daley With its unaudited results on Thursday, it talked of “transformation delivering solid progress” as profit before tax and exceptional items tripled…