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Procter & Gamble is certainly pulling out all the stops to forge partnerships with all manner of brands so that its new laundry detergents Tide Total Care (a 'sort of an anti-aging line for clothes, using… Continue reading

Designers Rethink Starbucks by Guy Brighton in Design, Food & Drink, Retail Business has been rough for Starbucks lately. Everyone knows the chain has announced the closing of 600 stores this year. But it’s often the case that when things are down, its the best time for a radical rethink.

Lisa Contreras, Senior Associate and Retail Group Resource Director, recently invited me to visit her at the NYC offices of Mancini Duffy. She wanted to show me the studio and how her group arrives at decisions, spots trends, makes presentations, etc.You can imagine - I jumped at the opportunity.Now

New York streetwear brand Alife has opened a rather fabulous looking store in Tokyo. No news about who the designer is - but if you are in the neighborhood, do make sure to check it out: 3-15-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo. Posted by Piers Fawkes on May 2, 2008 | Article Link | Visit IF!

In this out-take from the PSFK Conference New York 08, founder Rob Kalin explains why buying through Etsy is like receiving a gift. Etsy.com Posted by Piers Fawkes on April 21, 2008 | Article Link | Visit IF!

Prescilla Carluccio, sister of Sir Terence Conran, has opened a store that she hopes can't be replicated online. She admits that many bricks and mortar stores should be replaced by electronic retail because of the poor experience that they deliver - but, as she tells the FT, she wants to create a store with a sense of surprise: "Retailing has become boring.

Bianca Beuttel continues her series on packaging in Ping magazine with a look at how nature and its connotations play a key role in Japanese aesthetics. The article looks at themes such as Simplicity And Functionality, Bamboo Vessels, Wrapped Wrappers, Symbolic Representations, On The Surface, Naturally Straw and Boat Shapes.