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Business
After a decade-long struggle and a recent court victory over its trademark, Starbucks has opened its first café in Russia. The company remains tight-lipped about future expansion plans beyond its initial Moscow outpost.
Evening all
At Monocle, Saturday nights are for informal gatherings at home with friends. We offer our guide to good food, a great media line-up and enough grog to ensure a merry time.
Inventory No. 7
Shopping trips to Marunouchi can be exhausting. Thankfully, there’s a new venue to rest weary heads: the glowing, 24-storey Peninsula Tokyo, the first free-standing hotel to open in the city in a decade.
Gloss leader
This is one of the first literary cafés in Porto. Over 100 years old, Lello is still breaking new ground with its decorative Brazilian wood-carved interior and steady stream of tourists.
Future classics
Menswear sales are recovering from a 2005 dip. This season’s Pitti Uomo drew 21,000 buyers, with significant growth in new markets. Its fashions were similarly forward looking, pointing to future classics.
Shelf life
Each issue, we take an everyday pursuit or situation and give it the *Monocle* overhaul. This month, we stock up on some late-summer essentials to fill the shelves of our perfect pantry.
Inventory No. 6
Wooden toys for the boys, skin treats and feel the Sap rising with some Scandinavian fizz.
Travel wardrobe
With no big budget, Clemens en August kick-started its brand with whistle-stop tours across Europe. Now the company, whose name nods to its C&A pedigree, is eyeing the US market.
