Retail
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Our top fashion firms
Old Town, new look, Porter's bag for all seasons and how to pocket the prefect T-shirt.
Business
India's venture into olive-growing,frontiers funds, and the rise of sportswear brand Li Ning.
Brolly good
For 152 years, Maglia Francesco has been using the same methods to make exquisitely detailed umbrellas, passing the skills and the family traditions down through five generations.
Well stacked
A Buenos Aires bookshop with the largest collection of photography books in South Africa.
Straat wise
Antwerp is often called Belgium's most attractive city. Perhaps it's because of its eccentrics and exceptional shopping, particularly along the eclectic, historic thoroughfare of Kloosterstraat.
Ferozsons bookshops
A flick through the paperbacks on the shelves of Lahore's oldest bookshop.
Born days
In the second of a monthly series of international street profiles, we hotfoot it to Carrer del Rec, in Barcelona’s El Born district, for mid-century furniture, cocktails and the best burgers in town.
Business
Can fair-trade Colombian coffee chain Juan Valdez slay Starbucks? Plus Sydney's push to become a global financial hub, and Cartier bedazzles India.
Heart and sole
The family-owned Spanish shoe brand Camper owns 70 stores and runs a hotel and restaurant, but remains committed to its native roots in Mallorca and its long tradition of quality.
Inventory no.17
New guide books from Le Cool, retro Portuguese soaps, elegant Japanese disposable plates, Swiss wooden toys, plus a special round-up of chewing gum brands from around the world.
