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10 Corso Como: “Our goal is to open up to six more stores”

Despite the difficult market environment, ‘10 Corso Como’ is in a positive mood and the year is even exceeding expectations. The company has achieved double-digit growth since the beginning of September. Further locations in Europe and Asia are now planned to establish the concept store, which is one of the first of its kind, as an international...

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10 Corso Como plans five new stores in the coming years

The Italian concept store 10 Corso Como is planning five to six new stores in the coming years. After opening two of its own stores in Seoul and shop-in-shops at Lodenfrey in Munich and Printemps in Paris, the company wants to expand further, CEO Gianluca Borghi explained in an exclusive interview . Another sales area is to be created in the...

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10 Corso Como to close Shanghai store

10 Corso Como is packing its bags and leaving China, WWD reports. The Italian concept store is set to close its retail space in Shanghai at the end of May because its partner in the country, Trendy Group, no longer wants to renew the license of the 10 Corso Como brand and the lease of the five-story building where the store is located since...

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How to turn your store into the hottest destination

As 2019 kicked in, so did retail’s new reality on real-estate. Dutch media revealed that in large parts of the country, rental prices of retail units are in a nosedive. Except for the five largest cities. There, rental prices are skyrocketing. To total frustration of the local shopkeepers, since they are already dealing with other suffocating...

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In pictures: 10 Corso Como New York

Iconic Italian concept store 10 Corso Como opened last week in New York. Like all other 10 Corso Como shops around the world (the company also operates retail spaces in Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo), the New York store was designed by Kris Ruhs and offers a selection of products in the fashion, food, art and design categories, curated by...

Fashion

10 Corso Como launches sunglasses and watches with Belgian brand Komono

Iconic Milanese concept store 10 Corso Como and Belgian accessories brand Komono have partnered up for a limited-edition capsule collection. Kris Ruhs, the American artist responsible for the décor of all 10 Corso Como shops around the world, has designed three sunglasses and two watches for Komono. The sunglasses are already available at the 10...

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Store, café or art gallery? The rise and rise of the concept store

These aren’t easy times for brick and mortar fashion retailers. As e-commerce grows and consumer behavior changes, the US has seen over 7,000 store closings in 2017. Investment bank Credit Suisse even predicts 25 percent of American shopping malls to close by 2022. The UK is no different, with an average of 16 high street stores closing every...

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10 Corso Como seeks settlement to avoid insolvency

Milanese concept store, 10 Corso Como is seeking a court settlement to avoid filing Chapter 11, as the company which manages its distribution under a licensing agreement, Dieci Srl, owes the Italian state over 4 million euros in accumulated debts. Carla Sozzani, who founded 10 Corso Como in 1990 and holds a 99 percent stake in Dieci, maintains...

Design

10 Corso Como to open in Beijing

Italy’s 10 Corso Como is set to open its second mainline location in China later this year in Beijing, following the successfulopening of its Shanghai store last year. Located in the Shin Kong Place, a high-end shopping centre featuring luxury brands such as Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren and Dolce & Gabbana, the new 10 Corso Como...