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...The range, labelled as “self-care”, launches today in its stores and online....
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...The boss of Liberty, one of Britain’s oldest department stores, is expanding its own-brand offering and betting that beauty sales will fuel growth, in a move that could lead to new stand-alone shops....
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...The Covent Garden store, in London, next door to Apple, is the brand’s most successful....
...The goal for the new store is to account for 8 to 9 per cent of total revenues....
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...The farmaceutica now has around 100 stores worldwide, but the original friary, with its frescoes by Paolino Sarti, remains a cult destination....
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...The Spanish group gave his business the “strong shoulders” it needed to grow, including support for ecommerce and opening stores in China, he told Women’s Wear Daily....
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...The brand has always eschewed traditional beauty marketing – such as print media advertising and paid ambassadors – instead orchestrating in-store installations and seasonal displays....
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...“And we built the store from there.”...
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...While some third parties use the tech, Amazon is now removing it from some of its larger stores in the US — though it will remain in smaller stores....
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