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Shelf life
Ditch self-checkouts, find ever better products and be nice – here’s how two players are rethinking the supermarket.
Pasta master
Although quintessentially Italian, pasta-makers are increasingly reliant on imported wheat. We meet the man shaping a more sustainable future for its production.
Dating game
Arizona’s arid landscape is home to a surprisingly plentiful crop. We meet the medjool-date technicians reaching for the skies in Yuma.
Cut from different cloth
Uniqlo’s new home represents the company’s desire to become a more hi-tech operation – and rewire its staff at the same time.
Essays
Is H&M’s new flagship the future of fast retail? Plus: have suits become a thing of the past?
Small story
As demand grows, city living spaces are getting more compact. But there are opportunities to be had by embracing micro homes.
Strong foundation
Despite being fired from two jobs, Monica von Schmalensee now heads Scandinavia’s largest architecture practice. She mulls over the merits of being direct in the design world.
Business
Lithuania’s visa just for entrepreneurs, Norway’s dreamiest business – and what would the founder of Hong Kong’s latest sunglasses brand spend €5,000 on?
Road tested
The head of design for BMW Group on the best pens to carry and what gets him revved up in the mornings.
