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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FamilyMart to Invest Head Count Reduction Gains in Franchisee Support
On 14th November 2019, FamilyMart announced that a resolution was passed at a board meeting to establish new franchisee support systems and also to...
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Japan: Higher Consumption Tax Slides Smoothly into Place
The consumption tax was raised from 8% to 10% at the beginning of October, five years after the government reluctantly raised it from 5% to 8%.This...
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