Japanese E-Commerce Breaks ¥16.5 Trillion in FY2017
The Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI)’s annual e-commerce survey confirms strong growth in 2017, up 9.5% on the previous year....
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Seven Eleven’s New ‘Net Conbini’ to Advance Disruption in Food Retailing
Seven & I (3382 JP) announced the next phase in its omnichannel strategy last month. It will roll out its Seven Net Conbini service across...
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Amazon Fresh Forces Catch-Up Scramble in Online Food Retailing in Japan
Amazon Fresh is now a year old in Japan, and to mark its anniversary Amazon (AMZN US) added new links to recipe apps and continues to expand its...
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Itochu Building Japan's First End-To-End Food Chain Through Familymart Uny
Itochu Corp (8001 JP)'s recent decision to spend ¥120 billion acquiring a majority stake in FamilyMart UNY Holdings (8028 JP) has been a long time...
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Sector Capsule: Fast Food in Japan
3% current value growth, 2% transaction volume growth and 1% outlet volume growth from 2016 to reach JPY4,986.4 billion, 6.8 billion transactions...
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