Japan Wholesaling: Higher Sales but Digital Shift Will Decimate Smaller Firms
Japan's large wholesalers continue to provide a high value service that massages relationships in the supply chain.The top companies had yet...
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Sanyo Shokai Signs Joint Venture with Spanish Brand Ecolaf but It Won't Stop the Rot
The major Japanese apparel firms like World Co Ltd (3612 JP), Onward Holdings (8016 JP) and Sanyo Shokai (8011 JP) continue to struggle.The key...
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American Eagle Outfitters Enters Buyout Talks with Aoyama Shoji
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO US) looked to have a promising future when it first decided to enter the Japanese market but when it arrived in 2010...
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ZOZO: No More Thank Yous and Less Profit Too
ZOZO's (3092 JP) announced its FY18 results today, with operating profit down 21% despite sales increasing by 20.3%.What was more surprising was a...
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🇰🇷 🇯🇵 That Was The Week That Was North Asia - 15th-21st April 2019 @Smartkarma
In the last week, Smartkarma's North Asian team Equity Bottom-Up Insights were more Bullish than Bearish by a ratio of 8/6. However, the Macro and...
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