Also in the News: Updates from Japanese Retail Markets
Below are several recent updates on Japanese retail and consumer markets that, while not meriting in-depth Insights of their own, are important...
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KDDI Deal for Kabu.com (8703 JP) Coming?
Yesterday morning, the Nikkei surprised everyone with an article saying KDDI Corp (9433 JP) was holding negotiations to acquire a stake of up to...
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Rakuten (4755 JP) & Yahoo Japan (4689 JP) Are Battling for Share in the Growing Japanese EC Market
Japan's B2C e-commerce industry is growing sales volumes close to 10% YoY each year, but the level of online activity remains behind other...
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Smartkarma’s Week that Was in JP/KR: BGF, Japan Telcos, NCSoft, Nissan, and Nexon
After a holiday hiatus where markets were slow and somewhat quiet and the number of insights published and read dipped, we resume your regularly...
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Japanese Telcos: What to Look for in 2019. Earnings May Surprise on the Upside.
The Japanese telecom market was more volatile in 2018 than anticipated. However, Chris Hoare remains broadly positive on the sector for 2019. While...
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