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Supermarkets have lost their charm. How can we make them better?
From saying no to self-checkouts to getting the right lighting, Monocle’s 10-point plan details how to make them feel inviting again.
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The entrepreneurs helping to reimagine Nice and San Diego’s forgotten spots
From business leaders who are rediscovering Nice’s hidden charms to the trio reviving a faded hotel in the desert outside San Diego, we meet the people who know how to nourish a neighbourhood.
How bakery Maymana turned its Moroccan pastries into an international gift-box sensation
What started as a one-woman operation has become one of Morocco’s sweetest exports.
The small-neighbourhood renaissance
Three top neighbourhoods offering fertile ground for forward-thinking entrepreneurs, from Seattle to Kuala Lumpur.
The growing market for luxury product packaging
For New York-based brand Chowa, traditional Japanese boxes are the key to sustainable packaging.
Boys and their toys: What happened to the playthings of the yuppie office?
Richard Loncraine and Peter Broxton spent 30 years producing delightfully distracting desktop decorations for executives.
Interview: Going undercover with Dougan Clarke, CEO of parasol-maker Tuuci
If you have ever sought shade on a veranda or a windy shoreline, there’s a good chance that you have sheltered beneath a Tuuci. The Ultimate Umbrella Co Incorporated (or Tuuci for short) was…
The late-in-life entrepreneur: How designer Fujiwo Ishimoto started afresh after retirement
For some, retirement is an opportunity to take a well-earned rest. For 83-year-old Japanese textile designer Fujiwo Ishimoto, however, it marked the moment when he decided to change the course of his life and…
Daeyang Jamsu: The bespoke wetsuit manufacturer that’s keeping Busan’s freediving traditions afloat
How bespokely tailored suits can carry an edge under water.
Intelligent digital tools are reinventing peacemaking in Finland
Ian Wylie on the merits of ‘peace tech’ – and how the world can prepare should it fall into the wrong hands.
