Business / Retail
Renewal process
Having seen its film business nosedive thanks to the digital onslaught, Japan’s Fujifilm has found another lucrative avenue – skincare.
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Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 21 September
Weekend agenda, 22/23 September
This weekend check out a new store in Zürich, reflect on self-portraits from modern masters in Humlebæk, and catch Swedish singer Jen Lekman playing live.
Affairs / Retail
Monocolumn
Tuesday 27 November
Malodorous marketing
Brad Pitt in black and white, staring at me from behind a row of lipsticks in the perfume hall of a London department store. It stopped me in my tracks.
Business / Health
Road to recovery
Big-name French pharma was conspicuously absent at this year’s annual Pharmagora fair. But far from fading into obscurity, the Paris show has been looking to Francophone African markets and the lucrative bio-organic sector…
Business / Society
Local heroes
From honey producers to fashion designers, Monocle meets the groups and business owners that have launched innovative projects to help bring communities together. Sometimes it makes good business sense too.
Edits / Travel
It's Arrived
It’s not just 30 minutes closer to central Tokyo than Narita. The new international terminal at Haneda Airport is also a unique retail concept.
Business / Business Hubs
Business briefing
Diamond cutting in Israel, olive oil farming in Croatia and the business of making Japan cool.
Edits / Retail
Inventory No. 43
Wooden games, fine chocolate, olive oil and extra-slim soap bars are on the Monocle shopping list this month
Business / Travel
Briefing travel
Park Hyatt's Palas coup in Istanbul, China's regional jet makes its inaugural flight and our Milanese travel itinerary. Plus, the man who's sure this is the time to start a new airline in Brazil.
Business / Emerging Markets
Friends in the north
Occupying a strategic post at the tip of North Africa, the Mediterranean capital of Tunisia is a short hop from Sicily. Less well known than its rival Morocco, Tunis is now benefiting from foreign business and finally…
Business / Business Hubs
Business Briefing
We report on how Portuguese and Brazilian middle classes are choosing France as their top European destination. Plus, why the new wave of coffee makers popping up in America looks a little bit like the old wave.
Affairs / Politics
Asia briefing
Imagine walking into a room bursting with not-yet-released products, from bath oils and bottled water to exercise machines and lipsticks. Now imagine being told to help yourself.
Design / Architecture
Top Marks
As millions of students around the world head back to university digs, the residents of Casa dell’Accademia have it much better than most. Here’s a lesson in inspired design on a strict budget.
Culture / Media
Culture briefing
Mint freshens up India's newspaper market and how to get ahed in Japanese advertising.
Edits / Health
Inventory No. 6
Wooden toys for the boys, skin treats and feel the Sap rising with some Scandinavian fizz.
Design / Fashion
Fashion Briefing
The best retail, design and clothing from around the globe.
Design / Fashion
Fashion Briefing
A new concept store in Tokyo, Sunspel's first line of womenswear and a Q&A with Oliver Peoples' Larry Leight are featured in this month's fashion round-up.
Edits / Food & Drink
Food briefing
Our favourite cookware, products and restaurants plus news from the food and drink industry.
Culture / Radio
Bangkok call-in
From putting expectant mothers in touch with midwives to finding you a snake-catcher, Bangkok’s ‘quality of life’ radio station RDCK provides a lifeline in a city where public services are haphazard at best.
Edits / Retail
Inventory No. 3
Suite treats at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo; plus, the best kids' bikes, Scandinavian clogs and a great hangover cure.