China's Luxury Market Set for Steady Performance Amid Unfavourable Market Environment
2016 was another bumpy year for China’s luxury goods market, plagued by the long-term impact of the anti-corruption campaign undertaken by the...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma - Jelly Drinks, Dental Implants, & Tires
This is the inaugural report of "The Week That Was in North Asia@Smartkarma. This is a collaborative report among Travis Lundy, Mio Kato, CFA,...
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Can Tech Save The Declining Japanese Apparel Industry? FashionTech Series (1/3)
In this first of a series of articles examining the FashionTech scene in Japan, Euromonitor International looks at BtoB start-up companies...
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Rakuten's Share Buyback Offsets Their Disappointing Results.
Travis Lundy recently commented on the newly announced share buyback at Rakuten (4755 JP). The stock duly surged, rising 8.5% the day after. We see...
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Proposed Sale of 49% of Singapore Mall Could Bring $3.3 Billion in Cash to LVS Japan War Chest
Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS US) Chairman Sheldon Adelson has put the sale sign up on The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Mall in Singapore, strongly...
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