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ARTICLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEISURE AND TRAVEL MARKET’S (ILTM) THE INSIDER MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 2011

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ARTICLE IN BBC HOMES AND ANTIQUES MAGAZINE – FALL 2007

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ARTICLE IN FOUR SEASONS MAGAZINE – 2007

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ARTICLE FROM THE AMERICAN EXPRESS PLATINUM CARD’S TRAVEL INSIGHTS

This article highlights the type of tailored shopping experience that Riad is able to provide for each of his clients, touching on the special, “less easy to quantify” aspect of Riad’s work: his ability to tell the stories that come with each unique piece found at the markets.

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ARTICLE IN LE FIGARO, THE RENOWNED FRENCH NEWSPAPER – WINTER 2008

This special written about personal shoppers in 2008 explains the move towards such customized services, citing Riad’s business as the foremost example of a successful professional shopping experience.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH DEUTSCHE WELLE‘S INTERNATIONAL LIFE AND STYLE SHOW – SUMMER 2011

Riad illuminates the ways of the Marché aux Puces for this German television broadcast, which specializes in lifestyle and entertainment in Europe. The video follows Riad as he finds just the right items for his client.

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ENDORSEMENT FROM A MANHATTAN INTERIOR DESIGNER THROUGH INDAGARE, A LUXURY TRAVEL WEBSITE

“If you like the idea of shopping at Paris’s famous flea market but are intimidated by the negotiating, navigating or shipping, then contact a pro to help you with all of the above. The New York decorator who brought Riad to our attention was able to accomplish in three hours with him what would have taken her days on her own. ‘He scouted things out for me first and sent photos,’ she said, ‘so we could hit the best places, and then he handles the shipping. I bought everything I wanted for clients and for my shop and still made my lunch reservation at L’Ami Louis.’ Now that’s a successful shopping morning.”