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Retail

Tea Stores Come of Age

A new wave of tea-dedicated store concepts is emerging in response to a global rise in tea culture. We examine the spatial designs tailored to a desire for connoisseurship, the renaissance of rituals as a selling tool, and the places where tea is usurping coffee.

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18 Jul 2014
BY: Katie Baron & Hannah Wood
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