Japanese GMS Chains Need to Differentiate to Survive and Donki (7532 JP) Leads the Way
GMS (General Merchandise Store) chains have a bleak future in Japan – at least if they stick to their current form – and the latest annual results...
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Grocery Outlet Holding Corp IPO: Deep Discount Store at a Not So Deep Discounted Price
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp (GO US) is an extreme value retailer, predominantly based out of the west coast of the US. As of March 2019, the...
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Japan Consumption Trends: Lots of Savings for Good Brands and Retailers to Tap Into
Japanese wages and salaries finally began to rise in 2017, and consumption expenditure picked up in 2018 but, at the same time, consumer confidence...
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Seven & I Holdings: Better Late than Never
Seven & I Holdings (3382 JP), the parent company behind the famous convenience store chain Seven Eleven is one of the largest companies in the...
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Ito-Yokado: Yet More Losses
Seven & I's (3382 JP) main general merchandise store (GMS) chain, Ito-Yokado, announced its fifth loss in five years last month, down another...
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