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Twenty Fifty Two

August 28, 2017
Twenty Fifty Two

What to wear for dinner alone

Dining alone does not mean you should hide in a corner. Being able to stand your own company is perhaps the one true sign of being an adult - so sit ostentatiously up front of the restaurant, order something nice, and wear something to match.

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May 31, 2017
Twenty Fifty Two

Podcast: Talking shop

This week, Josh and Farrin talk with Al Mawer - owner of Twenty Fifty Two retail shop and their downstairs neighbour – about success in retail (see Al's example), failure in retail (see that time Josh and Farrin tried to run a shop), community, and (incongruously) Indonesian politics.

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December 13, 2016
Twenty Fifty Two

Small Business Survey: Top Shop

A city’s shopfronts are its first impression – the most immediate measure of how engaging it’s going to be, so we’re celebrating the people who do independent retail right.

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December 16, 2015
Twenty Fifty Two

A very independent Christmas: Twenty Fifty-Two

Twenty Fifty-Two, a shop that loosely falls into the skate- and street-wear realm, does things differently. With an emphasis on quality, culture and community, owner Al Mawer has created something that runs far deeper than regular retail.

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April 16, 2015
Twenty Fifty Two

Skating toward an inclusive future

It’s been a little more than a month since the City Skate Park on North Terrace was bid a final farewell. After much debate over its relocation, CityMag is still hopeful the eventual solution will integrate skate and BMX culture into the CBD, rather than locking it away in a corner.

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February 12, 2015
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Always moving: Twenty Fifty Two

Cult skate shop Twenty Fifty Two opened its city store this week downstairs beneath the Plaza Hotel on Hindley Street. The space heralds a new standard, not just for skate stores but also for DIY retail in Adelaide and the changing face of the WestEnd.

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