Loyalty Points In Japan: More Loyalty, More Points and the Conduit to Cashless Payments
Japan has a vast number of competing loyalty programmes and until five years ago Japanese consumers would often have as many as 10 loyalty point...
778 Views
Chiyoda: Minor Updates About the Major Capital Infusion, Cost Overruns and Upcoming Orders
The key point of interest for investors regarding Chiyoda Corp (6366 JP) continues to be details surrounding its upcoming capital raise. The...
265 Views
Japanese Supermarket Consolidation Likely and Soon
Signs of consolidation in the supermarket sector have come and gone over the past decade, but recent events suggest there will now be a sustained...
570 Views
The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Asia's Time, Indo Mini-Marts, and Singapore Property Woes
This week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable insights...
428 Views
Mitsubishi Selling off Stake in Aeon, Ministop in Limbo
Mitsubishi has finally given up its hope of convincing Aeon to merge Ministop (9946 JP) with Lawson and is selling its stake in the largest retail...
522 Views