The NOSE SHOP was launched in 2017 by entrepreneur Yuki Nakamori and his company BIOTOPE INC at a time when the niche fragrance market in Japan was hugely underdeveloped. Offering a wide range of niche fragrance brands from home and abroad, the retailer changed the game, and now operates no less than fourteen multibrand stores …
Throughout history, apothecaries have acted as spaces of both curiosity and care. Traditionally defined by dark wood, elaborate detailing, and a plethora of small drawers containing unseen intrigues, these service-forward spaces offered intimate consultations conducted on either side of a counter. Living Beauty boldly reinvents this bygone but invaluable typology, defining an impactful interior design …
Resonating well with a young and in-the-know demographic, it’s no surprise Aesop has rooted well in Bangkok‘s fast-evolving retail landscape. As of late, the Australian cosmetics brand has inaugurated a fourth downtown outpost, situated on the premises of Central Chidlom, one of the branches of the leading Thai department store chain. Designed by the brand’s …
As China‘s consumer market, at least in its top-tier cities, has reached maturity level, the retail landscape is keeping abreast with an ongoing wave of new store openings catering to a more refined and diversified taste level of its savvy dwellers. Needless to say, Shanghai‘s retail arena has always been receptive to trends, and the …
Aesop Suzhou Cangjie: A Fusion of Ancient Charm and Modern Poetry – As the first soft rays of dawn paint the cobblestone street of Cangjie in soft hues, an autumn breeze carries not only the crimson leaves from Hanshan Temple but also a mysterious guest who had silently slipped into the tranquil city of Gusu. …
Similar to affiliated eyewear brand Gentle Monster, Tamburins resonates extremely well with Millennial and Gen Z demographics both at home base Seoul and far beyond. Whereas the first has quickly rolled out a retail network, the cosmetics brand initially opened branded retail spaces on home turf, but only gradually expanded to markets with compatible sensibilities. …
