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Category: Stores

  • Muji Vs. Mammoth

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    From the recent exhibition at Atelier Muji in Yurakucho, which featured a collaboration between MAMMOTH magazine and Muji, in the form of stamps for the D.I.Y. Muji bags.

  • Muji Buys Out Idee

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    A reader sends me some very intriguing news. It would seem that Muji has bought out the remains of Idee. Idee has been in a bit of a state, following founder Teruo Kurosaki’s selling of his interests in the company, and so this comes as a bit of a surprise twist. What this means for…

  • Muji in the US

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    Could Muji finally be making a move into the US retail market next year? Core77 is reporting the following: Ryohin Keikaku Co., the parent of Muji, a retailer that specializes in sleek household goods and clothing, says it is considering launching its first U.S. store in Manhattan as early as 2007.

  • Matsuya Display

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    I liked this fashion display in the basement of the Matsuya store in Ginza.

  • Cleaning Signage

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    PingMag has a picture-heavy piece looking at the typography from dry cleaning shops in Tokyo.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    “It’s Our Thing” Thorsby Tees Cow Books You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Combini Life

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    Want to know what you can find in Japan’s convenience stores? The Konbini Life blog has got you covered, with its writer chronicling everything he buys in them.

  • Cow Books Image in Time

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    I finally got a hold of this week’s issue of TIME, that has the piece I wrote on Cow Books (“Brain Fodder“), and was surprised to see they ended up printing photos I had sent them. When I saw the piece online it didn’t include any images, so I just figured they had run the…