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The end of an era: Germany’s retail giant Arcandor is broke

In Germany, the largest retail group in the country is presently facing the end. However Arcandor AG, with its head office in Essen, is no victim of the economic crisis. Rather the company has collapsed as a result of general management errors and an excessively visionary company policy that all too often failed to operate on the basis of...

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Fashion

Good Is Cool

“It is a good thing that good is finally cool.” These words of wisdom come from the mouth of actress Heike Makatsch. She says: “At some point people will get this theory into their heads. However, it must first be trendy.” The actress brings another stance to the point that is currently having wide repercussions: It is time to do good, but only...

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Fashion

The beautiful and the good

Green chic symbolizes the zeitgeist – an interview with fashion photographer Peter Prix, by Alexandra Hildebrandt. Green chic, green glamour, fair fashion – ethical consumption is also setting trends in the fashion world. The current trend is a mixture of fashionable style, ecological production and fair trade. Eco-labels can now be found on the...

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