boutique

boutique
boutique

KK[buˋtik] DJ[bu:ˋti:k]

n.名詞

1. 流行女裝商店

2. 精品店

boutique泛指所有的精品,
boutique
劍橋英語
noun [ C ]

 UK  /buːˈtiːk/ US /buːˈtiːk/

a small shop that sellsfashionable clothes,shoes, jewellery, etc.

Wiki
A boutique is "a small store that sells stylish clothing, jewelry, or other usually luxury goods".The word is French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Greekἀποθήκη(apothēkē) or "storehouse".
A Hermès boutique in Causeway Bay, Hong KongA fashion designboutique by Christian LacroixRoberto Cavalliboutique in Via della Spiga, Milan
The term "boutique" and also "designer" refer (with some differences) to both goods and services which are containing some element that is claimed to justify an extremely high price. As with the fine art market, and the use of art in money launderingschemes, national governments have to be concerned with boutique shops and the high pricing of boutique goods as instruments in fraud and other financial schemes.

Etymology and usage

The term "boutique" entered common English parlance in the late 1960s. In Europe, Avenue Montaigne and Bond Street were the focus of much media attention for having the most fashionable stores of the era.
Some multi-outlet businesses (chains) can be referred to as boutiques if they target small, upscale market niches.Although some boutiques specialize in hand-made items and other unique products, others simply produce T-shirts, stickers, and other fashion accessories in artificially smallruns and sell them at high prices.

Lifestyle

In the late 1990s, some European retail traders developed the idea of tailoring a shop towards a lifestyle theme, in what they called "concept stores", which specialized in cross-sellingwithout using separate departments. One of the first concept stores was 10 Corso Como in Milan, Italy, founded in 1990, followed by Colette in Paris and Quartier 206 in Berlin. Several well-known American chains such as Tiffany & Co. Urban Outfitters, Dash, and The Gap,Australian chain Billabong and, though less common, Lord & Taylor, adapted to the concept store trend after 2000.
Nowadays, however, people are turning more and more to online shopping. Retailers as well as buyers, for to lack of time, prefer to be able to order their stocks, or pieces through 1-3 mouse clicks. Online boutique business has a lot of good sides, like there is no need to pay a high rent or invest in the store or the possibility to manage the store wherever you are, which make retailers to turn more and more towards internet. For the buyers, online shopping represents the possibility to save time as well, since they can order the item and get it delivered in just a few days.

See also

Look up boutique in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Types of retail outlets

Types of advertising agencies

References

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