Photo art now.
August 6, 2008

- Foto: www.silentpark.com
slowretail & art - series, part 1
Since a few days the silentpark website is online, founded by the brandnew hamburg-based Silentpark GmbH. Temporary photo-artists now have a professional platform to present and sell their art. Read the rest of this entry »
Seibstock Delicatessen in Merano, Italy.
July 29, 2008

In the old cities of southern Tyrol (Italy) the historic shopping street is often called Lauben (ital.: Portici) characterized by it’s typical arcades. In Merano Seibstock found it’s place in this street more than 100 years ago:
100 worldwide stores to visit.
June 30, 2008

The british business magazine Retail Week currently lists 100 of the most exciting stores allover the world on it’s website. The stores had been recommended by retail insiders, the writers and editors built their own best-of:
THE RETAIL WEEK TEAM’S SUGGESTIONS
Abercrombie & Fitch London
Tim Danaher, editor
Murder One Charing Cross Road, London
George MacDonald, deputy editor
19 Mallorca
Charlotte Hardie, features editor
Blondie Commercial Street, London E1
Katie Kilgallen, senior features writer
One Deko Spitalfields, London
Jennifer Creevy, news editor
William Rose Butchers East Dulwich, London
Michael Sullivan, art director
Victorian Village Shop Flambards theme park, Cornwall
Debora King, deputy production editor
Organica Cheddar, Somerset
Lorna Goodyer, senior sub-editor
Paul Smith Nottingham
Ben Cooper, property reporter
Barefoot Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lisa Berwin, senior reporter
Uniqlo Oxford Street West
John Ryan, stores editor
Willow & Stone Falmouth
Niall Hunt, managing editor
Runners Need Liverpool Street, London
Joanna Perry, technology editor
Eccentricities Islington, London
Amy Shields, deputy news editor
Manufactum in Cologne.
April 30, 2008
Today Manufactum opens it’s store in the city of Cologne, Germany. More than 1.000 sqm space provide the major part of the company’s catalogue-sortiment and a big food department. Read the rest of this entry »
Sustainable day in may.
April 22, 2008

A “day of sustainability” will take place at beautiful Weinstrasse-Region in central Germany on May 29th, 2008.
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Shopping could be valuable.
November 27, 2007
In some cities retail space, located in the most popular pedestrian zones or the top ‘high street’ areas, cost up to 1.000 $ rent per month … per square meter. A medium-sized fashion shop there, for example, pays 200,000 $ every thirty days just for the four surrounding walls. Electricity, heating, salary for employees, advertising costs are not included - especially not the expenses to buy the merchandise. Where is the sense? Read the rest of this entry »
Hidden lifestyle in Zurich.
November 10, 2007

Who escapes the Zurich-typical luxury hype of Bahnhofstrasse and boring ‘hight street’ Rennweg to enter Niederdorf across the Rathaus-bridge wins more sustainable impressions of Switzerland: Read the rest of this entry »
