Retail is bouncing back and Monocle’s latest issue is taking the pulse of the high streets at the heart of the cities, from LA to Bangkok. Plus: Macron gears up for re-election, the New York art school sculpting a new generation of Rothkos, and the fashion brands to try for size this spring.

Published out of London, Monocle was launched as a magazine briefing on global affairs, business, culture, design and much more in 2007.