Page 4 - Sphere No.19 (Jun 2007)

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MARIONNAUD
CONCEPT STORE
Marionnaud has unveiled an
elegant test concept store in Rungis, France.
Designed by French architect Philippe Kauff-
mann, the store conceptualises beauty, well
being, elegance and pleasure, using a new
logo and modern colour codes. Marionnaud
also sponsored the famous French trotting
race Prix d’Amérique-Marionnaud.
F R A N C E
R
Absolutely
Dental
As part of its
festive programmes, Won-
derful Worlds of Whampoa
invited one of “China’s 10
Most Extraordinary Men”,
Guo Guozhi from Chong-
qing, to make his debut
performance in Hong
Kong. His spectacular act
of using his teeth to lift 12
benches weighing more
than 30 kilogrammes
stunned the audience.
H O N G K O N G
H
First for Cite
Cite Publishing, TOM Group’s publishing arm, is
expanding its business to include an electronic platform. The
company is developing a digital Chinese language book
content search engine with Google Book Search, the first of its
kind in the market.
TOM Group has also acquired a leading social networking
Website, Pixnet Digital Media, which offers blogging, photo
and online community services in Taiwan. I
T A I W A N
ROYAL VOTE OF THANKS
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
thanks A S Watson Group Managing Director Dominic
Lai for drugstore Kruidvat’s EUR2.25 million (HKD23.4
million) donation to the Groningen Expert Center
for Kids with Obesity. One out of 10 children in the
Netherlands is overweight. R
N E T H E R L A N D S