Getting closer by the day | Monocle
Launches

Update: Not yet launched, Monocle’s Summer Weekly is already profitable.

Far from being a mere passion project, this is targeting a timely business opportunity – and they’ve got a clear idea of who their target customer is (and where they’re often found in August).

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Hot off the presses | Monocle
Launches

Scoop: Monocle to release new weekly newspaper on select shelves this August.

We’d heard rumors for several months that a new weekly by the publisher was in the works. In Berlin, editors Andrew Tuck and Tyler Brûlé revealed what they’ve been working on these last few months.

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From left to right: Brûlé, Fehnert, Harris, McNally, and Haouache debate. | Lean Luxe
Retail

‘The Future of Retail’: Highlights from the best panel at last month’s Monocle conference in Berlin.

In Berlin, Storefront’s Mohamed Haouache, Perfumer H’s Lyn Harris, and Sarah McNally of McNally Jackson brought the house down in a cracking, back-and-forth debate on what the future holds for high-end retail.

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Vello's integrated lighting system | Vello
Business

On our radar: Vello folding bikes, found at last month’s Monocle conference in Berlin.

Several compelling brands and businesses were put on our radar at the Monocle conference in Berlin last month, but it was Austrian cycle enterprise, Vello, that stayed top of mind for us.

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Goop, for one, has flourished by thinking customer-first | Goop 
Subscriber Comment

Ana Andjelic: Legacy retailers define strategy in competitive terms. Retail upstarts define it in terms of their customer.

To successfully compete in today’s customer-first context, retailers have to start thinking beyond incremental innovation. They must become comfortable with new models that cannibalize their business as it is right now.

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“Don’t underestimate Walmart and other ‘corporate beasts’ like it.” | Dumbo Feather
People

Tyler Brûlé’s retail projections: Bullish on Walmart, bearish on Farfetch.

On the back of Walmart’s aggressive e-commerce acquisition spree, and Farfetch’s newfangled Store of the Future concept, we spoke with the Monocle man about why US and European retail is failing, how it can be fixed, and why the Japanese still to get it right. (1,267 words)

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Serious implications for EU nationals like Trunk Clothier's Mats Kling, left | Begg & Co.
Affairs

Come what May: With Brexit now triggered, UK’s modern luxury CEOs discuss the early impact.

For most, it’s actually been great for the bottom line. But there have been workforce and supply chain issues––not to mention serious personal implications for CEOs who are EU nationals. (1,057 words)

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The cherry on top for Monocle's relaunch: The Monocle Media Summit | Monocle
Business

The ingredients to doing a proper Monocle relaunch.

We’ve procured the recipe.

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Air Canada, now properly kitted out | Howard Slutsken
People

Quick fire: 7 questions for Tyler Brule about that sharp, new Air Canada makeover.

It’s rare to come across projects of this magnitude from design firms today. We thought Lean Luxe readers would enjoy a closer look at the details. (493 words)

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Brule, against a dark and ominous backdrop | BandT
Business

Tyler Brule on Monocle: “We’re changing about 70% of the magazine.”

As the brand celebrates its tenth anniversary, big changes are coming to editorial and design. (653 words)

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