Big Apparel in Trouble: Sanyo Shokai Slashes Stores and Fights off Shareholder Pressure
As reported in an earlier insight (Big Apparel in Trouble: Onward to Close 1,400 stores), Japan's big apparel firms were already fighting for...
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After Covid: The Future for Japanese Retail: Winners & Losers
No one really knows what will happen after the initial shock of the coronavirus fades away. Many observers in Japan, expert and otherwise, are...
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Senshukai (8165 JP) To Shrink After Failing to Remain Relevant
Senshukai (8165 JP) and the other former catalogue-based direct marketers put on a brave face when dealing with the rising threat from...
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World's IPO: 8 for Effort but Effort Isn't Enough in Japan's Tough Fashion Market
World Co Ltd (3612 JP) has been a private company for 13 years, using this time to make significant changes to its business, including slashing...
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Rizap: 10-Fold Growth in Five Years and More to Come
Rizap (2928 JP) is an opportunistic business, starting out in health foods and gyms, and then acquiring its way to a significant share of the...
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