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luxurious high performance interior textile

In 2013 Carnegie Fabrics introduced the first bio-based high performance interior textile: BioBased Xorel.

  • exactly the same price, aesthetics and performance
  • the first high-performance interior textile in the market with a majority of plant-based content
  • depending on the pattern, comprised of 60-85 percent polyethylene sourced from sugarcane instead of fossil fuels

#yourchoice #urbanluxury #interiordesign #retail #hospitality #homes

See:

“World’s First and Only High Performance BioBased Interior Textile” | Carnegie Fabrics

“How Carnegie uses sugarcane to make greener textiles” | Tish Tablan, GreenBiz.com, 25 July 2013

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Chinese sovereign wealth fund, CIC, contributes $100 million to Airbnb

China’s sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation, has bought a $100 million stake in Airbnb through Airbnb’s latest funding round.

According to a filing with U.S. securities regulators cited by Sky News, CIC contributed 10 percent to Airbnb’s latest funding round of $1 billion.

See: “Chinese sovereign fund CIC buys stake in Airbnb‘ | Rich Brockmann, The Real Deal, 10 March 2017

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The future of retail | Multi-channel offerings, including physical storefronts

E-commerce retailers are now opening physical storefronts. Amazon is utilizing bricks-and-mortar integration. Amazon’s first California bookstore is located in La Jolla. The company has opened a physical grocery store in Seattle.

According to a Kroll Bond Rating Agency Report, Secular Trends in Retail, the future of the retail industry will be both online and also in creating multi-channel offerings that integrate the online and bricks-and-mortar presence.

#retail #tech #realestate

See: “E-Commerce Outlets Now Opening Physical Storefronts” | Lisa Brown, GlobeSt.com, 10 March 2017