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I apologize for my poor translation into English The entrepreneur Faisal Hammoud was awarded by the Arabian Business magazine in the article "The 500 most influential Arab world", ranking at number 198. "I was very surprised with this note, I feel very proud as a Paraguayan businessman being remembered. I have always defended the interests of our country and I was involved in initial negotiations for the creation of Mercosur, "said Hammoud. He added that "the biggest challenge for an employer is looking for the parallel growth of your business interests and the society in which it develops. To succeed, both must be achieved together. " "Follow representing Paraguay in the international business world as a solid company, established in a country viable for large investments," he said. "Monalisa is a serious company that respects previously established standards and is always focused on the gradual growth of those who are part of it and society. Our goal is to always give the best possible image to the thousands of tourists coming to our city, thus making the emergence of future meaningful negotiations to promote the country. As we say our beloved Tourism Minister Liz Cramer: "We must promote the Paraguay." Fully share this view, "he concluded about their local Hammoud in Ciudad del Este. Article In the Arabian Business article mentions that: "Faisal Hammoub could be one of the Lebanese diaspora in the mass of South America's largest country, but he certainly made the most of their opportunities. Monalisa Group founded Hammoud luxury goods, in the early 70 in São Paulo, and established an overseas office in Miami in the 90's. It has also launched the popular chain of Aphrodite oulets Boutique. Hammond was awarded the Order of Rio Branco for his involvement in the negotiations to create the Mercosur, the South American common market. " --- A boutique, from the French word for the store, is a small business, specializing in fashion and luxury items such as clothing and jewelry. The term came into everyday use of English in the late 60's when, for a brief period, London was the center of the fashion trade. Carnaby Street was the focus of much media attention as home to the most fashionable boutiques of the moment. In the strictest sense of the word, boutiques would be the highlight of the genre but generally speaking, some chains can be called boutiques if they specialize in particularly stylish offerings. In the U.S., Sharper Image might be described as a chain of boutiques or sell boutique items. In Japan, chains like Three Minutes Happiness, MUJI, and ranking are ranked well-known boutiques. Recently, the term "boutique" has begun to be applied to normal items that are mass market of niche products or goods produced in small series keeping prices high. For example, before the launch of Wii, an article in Time Magazine suggested that Nintendo could become a boutique game company producing games for niche players rather than trying to compete directly with Microsoft and Sony . While some boutiques specialize in handmade items and other items that were truly the good, others such as The King of Games and SlamJamel only produce t-shirts stickers and other accessories at artificially small series and sell them at prices unusually high. The first shops were opened in the 1920 haute couture houses. Supplements sold (a line of sportswear Patou, Chanel jewelry). In the 1930s, other designers followed suit: Lucien Lelong opened a boutique to sell their "versions" (cheaper garments of the same models, requiring only a test or none). After World War II opened boutiques worldwide. |
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