Retail
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Retail rewards
The neighbourhood-building power of retail shouldn’t be underestimated. We go on an inspiring global tour with the shopkeepers, designers and business owners who know a thing or two about physical retail.
Happy place
Womenswear designer Rabih Kayrouz gives us a tour of his serene new boutique, housed in a fantastical 19th-century mansion.
Arch rival
When it comes to orthopaedic comfort shoes, there’s a new German contender stepping up.
Flex time
Stretch your sports style beyond the functional and feel the burn of these go-faster brands.
Still head over heels
Pierre Hardy, Hermès' shoe supremo since 1990, argues that the high heel's rumoured death is premature — and that women now wear them purely for themselves, not for anyone else.
Kit for purpose
The great outdoors has its minor niggles but these trusty allies will spare you.
Off-the-grid fashion retail
We walk the extra mile to meet shopkeepers who’ve gone off the beaten track to give their customers a different experience.
Fashion
An all-star Norwegian collaboration between Holzweiler and Snøhetta, plus the top summer T-shirts.
Selling point
Sydneysiders have long known the merits of this salubrious stretch of the Emerald City but read on for a retail rundown that pinpoints the ultimate itinerary for shoppers.
