Keyword Carhartt - The SPIN OFF

We met up with Luca Benini, founder of Slam Jam, the Italian retail/distribution heavyweight that cannot be defined according to usual schemes, due to Benini’s holistic approach to streetwear as a lifestyle and state of mind.

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Photo: Amedeo D.

Retailer To Watch

“When they enter our store they think they have discovered some new shopping spot.”

Italian established sportswear store Amedeo D. has attracted young kids since 1982. Here, Federica De Respinis shares the store’s story.

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Photo: Karl-Heinz Müller

Interview

Karl-Heinz Müller: "At least I know who my friends are today"

He knows the industry inside and out, and the entire industry knows him: Karl-Heinz Müller. Here, he told us whether he’s fretting about the past, what he thinks of the Zalando version of Bread & Butter and how he judges the future of the retail trade.

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Photo: Stay

Retailer To Watch

How to create retail as a "Stay world"

Chiara Parigi, co-owner of Stay, a streetwear store in Civitanova Marche explains how her store has become a reference point for the streetwear market. Read the full interview here...

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Comment

Is streetwear the new black?

"The influence of streetwear is growing. We saw it at Pitti Uomo, within Milan's menswear shows, but also in Paris and London: Roomy, boxy and oversize seem to be the real cool. Side stripes on trousers and sleeves, huge logos and visible patterns are here to stay," says our editor Maria Cristina Pavarini.

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Retailer to watch

“The customer likes the curated selections of brands and the store in general”

Recently, long-term menswear reatailer Philip Stolte started his latest project: he opened a second Harvest Store in Munich. Here, Stolte gives more insights into the new store.

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