Japan Department Store Apparel Sales Down 35% in a Decade
Last month, the Japan Department Store Association (JDSA) announced a 1.1% drop in sales at department stores for calendar year 2018, with sales...
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Zozo: A Shooting Star Shooting Itself in the Foot
The following is an in-depth review of ZOZO (3092 JP) covering its core operations and its potential to achieve its stated targets over the next...
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Japan Retail Review 1H2018: Top Retailers Outperform
Leading Japanese retail chains across all the major formats had a strong 1H2018 with surprisingly few exceptions. Although some saw operating...
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Japan: Relative Price Score Update - Overbought and Oversold Companies
RELATIVE PRICE SCORE - The Relative Price Score (RPS) measures stock price performance relative to TOPIX and is calculated by comparing the current...
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Smartkarma’s Week that Was in JP/ KR: Donki Uny-Fied, Lots of Lotte, Softbank and Isetan Mitsukoshi
As markets melted down, activity on Smartkarma covering Japan and Korea was quite concentrated as Lotte Holdings (004990 KS) moves to restructure...
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