Familymart Installs First Amazon Delivery Lockers
A Familymart (8028 JP) store installed the first set of Amazon Hub Locker delivery lockers in September. Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US) will roll out its...
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Japan: Higher Consumption Tax Slides Smoothly into Place
The consumption tax was raised from 8% to 10% at the beginning of October, five years after the government reluctantly raised it from 5% to 8%.This...
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Seven & I’s Latest Structural Reforms: More Like Forced Changes than Structural Reforms
Japan’s convenience store industry is going through a challenging time period. After many years of stability, macro trends like a declining...
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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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Japan Short Interest - Another Jump Across Sectors
The short notional in the market for the week ended 20 September is US$32.63bn with the largest short positions in Itochu Corp (8001 JP), Toyota...
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