Lawson and KDDI Join Forces in Cashless Payments War
With a series of mergers over the past three months alone, the big three mobile providers, along with Rakuten Inc (4755 JP) and Amazon.com Inc...
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FamilyMart: Franchise Revenue Has Potential to Grow Despite Declining Franchisee Profitability
With 23,820 stores as of 1Q20, FamilyMart is Japan’s second-largest convenience store chain. Of these 16,430 stores were in Japan and out of which...
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Japan Consumption Tax Hike: The Impact on Convenience Stores and Cosmetics
After a lengthy delay, Japan has increased its consumption tax from 8% to 10%. The tax hike came into effect from 1st of October 2019. The...
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Aeon's Tie with UK’s Ocado: A Chance for Online Food Leadership – but Not for a While
Aeon has become the Japanese partner to Ocado, one of the best online supermarket and systems providers for food and FMCG retailing in the...
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Convenience Stores: Saturation but Still Growth for Some
The convenience store sector is today the single largest channel in Japanese retailing. Combining both merchandise and digital services, e-commerce...
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