Zozo Competition: United Arrows Launches Rival to Zozo’s Wear App
In January, United Arrows (7606 JP) announced it would take back control of its own e-commerce operations from ZOZO (3092 JP) but stipulated it...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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