Organised by Restaurant magazine, The World's 50 Best Restaurants list is an annual snapshot of the opinions and experiences of over 800 international restaurant industry experts. What constitutes "best" is left to the judgment of these trusted and well-travelled gourmets.
The results are a simple computation of votes. Given that this well-constructed list is based on personal experiences it can never be definitive, but we believe it is a honourable survey of current tastes and a credible...
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May 1, 2012
May 1, 2012
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Danish restaurant Noma was crowned the world's best restaurant for the third year in a row in an annual list, beating out top eateries in Spain, Brazil, Italy, the United States and elsewhere.
The S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna World's 50 Best Restaurants, produced by Britain's Restaurant Magazine, were unveiled in London after voting by a panel of more than 800 chefs, restaurateurs, journalists and food experts who rated chef Rene Redzepi's Noma as the "standard-bearer for ...
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The only American chef to win three Michelin stars for two restaurants simultaneously, Thomas Keller is renaissance man of food. Owner of 13 restaurants on two coasts, including Napa Valley's landmark French Laundry and Manhattan's Per Se, he has sold half a million copies of his "French Laundry
Similarities between online vs. physical store layouts?
I often try to make navigating an online store compelling. I wonder how many parallels there are between what to 'show up front' in an online store vs. a physical one. Should inexpensive items be put on a home page and in the online checkout area?
How Stores Lead You to Spend Displays, Music, Layout Make $98 Pillows, $8 Bracelets Look Like Must-Haves By CHRISTINA BINKLEY
Santa Monica, Calif.
At the Kitson store here, the $98 Jonathan Adler zodiac...
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April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
Sferra e-news shares line of credit fees
The message below was sent out to retailers yesterday by the linens brand Sferra. I was intrigued by how open they were about their credit line. Excerpt: "...We have over $3 million outstanding on our line and an interest charge of $15,000 per month falls right to the bottom line. Our "affordable luxury" pricing policy affords no financing of past due amounts."
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March 31, 2009
Dear Client:
As you probably have noticed during the first three...
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November 30, 2008
November 30, 2008
2008 Online Sales to Grow 12% Over 2007
From Advertising Age magazine regarding online sales:
Overall retail sales are projected to grow only 2.2% by the National Retail Federation, making online growth projections of 12% downright cheery.
Deloitte's annual holiday survey also presents several compelling reasons to maintain spending online. The category is ranked by consumers as the No. 2 shopping destination this year behind discount department stores. A full 21% of consumers plan to shop ...
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September 14, 2008
September 14, 2008
The U.S. Army Defeats Tabletop
The Ad Age article below talks about Sears and the U.S. Army's partnership to sell Army approved clothing. Read: "U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division" on t-shirts, etc. Regardless of your personal view about war and/or the U.S. Army, this initiative says that the Army is being creative in marketing. How does the army relate to the tableware or home goods industry? I'm not referring to camouflage plates. What the Army sees and fine tableware doesn't is the need to: 1) ...
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February 6, 2008
February 6, 2008
Williams-Sonoma Garners Five-Fold Return on e-mail Marketing
The following article from HFN speaks to the efficiency of e-mail marketing. The article also shares how Williams-Sonoma "has earmarked e-commerce as a massive growth opportunity.'
Excerpt: The programβs targeted e-mail marketing to the retailerβs database of 43 million customers has generated five times the revenue of equivalent catalog mailings βat zero cost,β Pat Connolly, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, said ...
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My name is Jason Solarek, and I met you at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens this past spring at an antique garden furniture show. I was there with some ...
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My name is Jason Solarek, and I met you at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens this past spring at an antique garden furniture show. I was there with some ...
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