Elegant cherry wood. Superior material qualities. Premium technical engineering services. The new Hermès store in Oslo's luxury shopping street – Nedre Slottstate – perfectly represents the values of the traditional French company.

Düsseldorf and fashion – this successful combination has always attracted the most exclusive brands in the world to the Rhineland city. The premium label Luisa Cerano now has a presence there with a 165m² flagship store that was opened in January 2018.

At the end of November, L’Occitane opened the doors to its new store in the LOOM shopping centre in Bielefeld, thus making a colourful statement in the local shopping scene.

What do the Bonita chain store, the Cologne stationery specialist Ortloff, the exclusive fashion label Riani, the luxury department store De Bijenkorf and the online business fashionette have in common?

High gloss acrylic surfaces. Solid brass profile. Suspended showcases. The rebuilt jewellery and watch department in the Amsterdam luxury department store De Bijenkorf plays with contrasts and high quality visuals.