Alice Quillet
The perfect fit
Big supermarkets are banned, independent businesses abound and there’s a human scale on the shop floor. All of this makes Paris Europe’s retail capital.
Word champion
Talk-show host Bernard Pivot made serious literature popular in France. When he liked a book, the nation bought it. A uniquely French hero, he even made a televised spelling test into appointment viewing.
25 retail stars
Monocle presents a list of our favourite shops, the most attentive services, the best store designs and the most innovative concepts in the retail sector.
Beurre necessity
The Echiré cooperative has churned out butter for over a century. Some of the world’s best restaurants won’t use anything else. Monocle looks at what makes Echiré a better butter.
Cream of the crop
With a growing Latino population in the US and Europe and the success of Häagen-Daz’s dulce de leche flavour, there is rising demand outside of Latin America for the treasured dessert.
Early to bread
In Paris's 7th arrondissement, Jean-Luc Poujauran abandoned his celebrated bakery to pursue a singular obsession: supplying 200 restaurants with sourdough born from his father's ancient starter.
A cut above
Specialising in washugyu, Japan Premium Beef is seeking to re-educate New Yorkers about steak.
Americas
Why Americas need new gum control laws and the drugs cartels looking for new homes. Plus, our Washington column looks at how branding is selling the recovery package.
Media
Cartoons meet car-making as Tokyo animators move in with Toyota. Plus, we ask book publishers Harper Studio why it's betting on blogs, and preview tactile new photography book.
Printed Matter
Printed Matter art bookshop in New York is a rare breed- a retail venture that puts principles before profit.
