Hell Will Freeze over And (Some) Japanese Department Stores Will Increase OPM
As our review posted today of the department store sector makes clear (Japanese Department Stores 2018-19: Taking New Risks Creates Opportunity),...
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Japanese Department Stores 2018-19: Taking New Risks Creates Opportunity
The department store sector witnessed a small drop in sales in FY2018 but, considering the large number of closures and conversions, this was a...
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Cocokara and Matsukiyo: Potential Competition for Supermarkets and Convenience Stores
After several months of cross-company negotiations around tie-ups, late in August Cocokara Fine (3098 JP and Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co (3088 JP)...
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Seven & I Opens Truly New Concept Mixing Convenience and Supermarket Range
Seven & I has opened a new concept store. Unusually for a company that prefers to make incremental adjustments rather than major changes, the...
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Japanese Convenience Stores Looking to Solve the 24-7 Operation Problem
The problem of 24-7 operating contracts in all of the largest convenience stores is still to be solved, as is the labour shortage problem.Last...
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