Place to see

MAC is opening a new retail concept in Queens, New York. Called MAC Innovation Lab, it will test several experiences and focus on being close to the local consumers.

Shiseido recently opened a new research hub, the Shiseido Global Innovation Center (GIC, also referred to as S/PARK) in Yokohama.

If I tell you plant, pink and pizza…does it speak to you ? It does if you know about Humble Pizza !

When you think about a pizzeria, the first colors that come to mind are usually green, white or red (pretty much the Italian flag). Well this London pizzeria has gone for a bolder choice using pink as the main color for its restaurant, furniture, packaging and even tableware.

The Naked Shop is a 100% eco-responsible store that offers you to buy liquids in bulk. Perfect for cosmetics enthusiasts who want to go zero waste.

Apple will be opening a new store near the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore, the company said this week, its third retail store in the country.

Slowear is a family business concept and an Italian lifestyle project stemming from a long industrial history, combining four historic Italian fashion brands that share a high level of specialization. Slowear was built on this heritage of know-how and product-centric passion, and promotes a ‘durable’ fashion concept.

Burberry Open Spaces is the brand’s first innovative social retail store that utilises Tencent’s social media programme and WeChat.

Showfields presents itself as « the most interesting store in the world ». Its mission is to inspire customers to come and discover something new each and every time they visit. Smaller brands, most of them without any physical retail experience, can lease some square footage inside the space to showcase their products.

Nike has opened its third House of Innovation on July 30th in Paris, the first two ones being located in New York and Shanghai.

Cosme-Kitchen is the main natural & organic retailer in Japan with several point of sales across the country featuring Japanese and international beauty brands. The stores offer an extensive range of hair and skincare products, and also have mineral make-up, natural toothpaste as well as household cleaning products.