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"Kebab stands. Hairdressers. Shisha bars. Cell phone stores. Berlin’s
Hermannplatz is a riot of commerce at the junction of two districts,
Kreuzberg and Neukölln. The backdrop to it all is the mighty Karstadt
building, a 775,000-square-foot department store that was the largest
and most modern in the world when it opened in 1929. In September, the
Karstadt logged another milestone by becoming the first department store
in Germany to dedicate a large portion of its floor space exclusively to
used goods.
The symbolism is as potent as the real-world impact — imagine if
Bloomingdale’s or Saks dedicated a whole floor to used blouses and
pre-owned pants. But in the German capital, the move is in line with a
broader goal: Berlin aims to become a zero-waste city."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
