Entrepreneurialism
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Fertile markets
As rural depopulation accelerates, firms are finding ways to ensure city-dwellers maintain their connection to the soil. Here are three businesses ploughing their own furrows to get the countryside growing again.
Southern Belle
Megan Billings reporting from Church Hill: The heart of the old American South is being revitalised by community funding and innovators looking for a new challenge.
Business
A Japanese packaging company re-energising an ancient tradition, an innovative medical clinic in Portland, Oregon, and a Q&A with an F&B entrepreneur from Jakarta.
Thick skin
Monocle catches up with Jean Touitou in his Parisian headquarters to discuss the season ahead and the new collaboration with womenswear designer Vanessa Seward.
The Interview Series: Michihiro Maeda
As a child, Michihiro Maeda tested toys for his father’s firm. Today, as CEO of Epoch, he has made its key product, Sylvanian Families, a global success destined for a bright future.
Design for life
The Hungarian capital hasn’t had the best PR of late but its buzzing design scene deserves some proper international attention.
The Interview Series: Jerry Storch
Pioneering traits still define Hudson’s Bay Company as it expands worldwide. We speak to new CEO Jerry Storch about harnessing the iconic retailer’s legacy for the future of its global retail operations.
High notes
People still come to Nashville for the tunes, but many are now arriving to chase other dreams. The result is a dynamic small-business culture and an enviable quality of life.
Labour of love
Despite changing reading habits, there’s a place for printed independent magazines. Monocle met pioneering editors and publishers risking it all to tell the stories they believe in.
