In the tenth edition of Dispatches we’re talking textile butcher shops in Berlin, the manufacture of sustainable fashion on the Isle of Wight, the raisin industry (Big Grape?) in flux, and much more besides.

In the ninth edition of Dispatches we touch on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its power to transform the way we work, interact, and live our lives.

In the eighth edition of Dispatches (a quickie this week), we have some great pieces including Notre-Dame’s role as one of the poles by which the fashion world orients itself, and the state-of-the-art railway revolutionising landlocked Ethiopia’s access to the Red Sea.

In the seventh edition of Dispatches, we have some great pieces on how a British fashion designer shook-up the industry in the 1960s, an evocative tale of a SoHo street photographer, and, as elections get underway, how India has fared under Prime Minister Modi.

In the sixth edition of Dispatches, we look at a fascinating cultural and architectural arms race in the Gulf, why keeping as open as possible to as many knowledge flows as possible is advantageous, and an exploration of the issues overshadowing Dubai’s property market fuelled business model.

In the fifth edition of Dispatches, we delve into the psychology of video game music and whether it changes how you play, explore coders’ primordial urge to eliminate inefficiency wherever it lurks, and take a peek at a side of Seoul where, for now, time stands still: Clock Alley. Oh, and there’s plenty other great stuff too.

In the fourth edition of Dispatches, we raise an eyebrow at Instagram stepping out in fancy new mall garb (spoiler alert – we reckon this’ll be BIG), the mixed-up world of co-mingled orders fulfilled by Amazon, chin-stroke at how Levi Strauss endures like your dad’s old 501s, and much more besides.

In the third edition of Dispatches, we celebrate 30 years of the World Wide Web (and ponder its future), take a peek at Hudson Yards, Manhattan’s shiny real estate development behemoth, and fist-bump the retailers who are showing how to thrive in the Internet age.

In the second edition of Dispatches, we have some cracking articles on how Aldi transformed the way Britain shops, the intriguing story behind Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei, Calvin Klein calling time on designer fashion, and lots of other great stuff too.

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Dispatches, our hand-picked round-up of the most interesting ideas, innovations, and insight from the global retail, fashion, and tech industry news over the past week (or so).

We’ve go some great stuff for you – from the hip-hop economy through to the re-birth of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, and how FC Barcelona are preparing for the future of football – so what are you waiting for? Feed your mind!