Joseph Dana
Shop idols
It can take just one retailer to unite a neighbourhood and restore a sense of old-fashioned community. Monocle has found 10 independent shops doing just that, from Barcelona to Tokyo.
Asia
Why English-style village shops are popping up in rural China and how the hutongs of Beijing may be given a reprieve. Plus, the latest figures on who is living the longest.
Europe
Stockholm starts doing it for the kids, Helsinki talks rubbish, and Turkey stops smoking.
Oceania
Work begins on Australia’s first carbon-zero office building, the Pixel in Melbourne. Meanwhile, in New Zealand, Christchurch gets a revamp to convince its younger generation to stay put.
Oceania
Syndey's new take on speed dating - it involves tightrope-walking and clowning - plus witchcraft in Papua New Guinea, and political isolation in Fuji.
The shopping forecast
A special report on the state of global retail and how to go about fixing it.
Oceania
Australia's new-generation mosque, and why Cuban doctors are being sent to the Solomon Islands.
Shop flawless
In a world of disposable fashion and bad service, some stores get it right and are seeing their profits boom. We profile five retail giants that are benchmarks for other floundering businesses.
