Japan Fashion E-Commerce: Direct Investment by Retailers on the Rise
Fashion is the fastest growing and largest category in the e-commerce channel in 2018. Fashion items are easy to stock and ship and low...
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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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Japan's Department Stores: The Most to Lose but Also the Hardest Hit
With shoppers staying away in March and April, department stores are suddenly the most vulnerable sector of all.Some department stores have...
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90% of Japanese Listed Apparel Firms Down but E-Commerce Powers Ahead
Most apparel firms and retailers suffered plummeting sales in March and expect a further wrenching in April.The only retailers to post higher sales...
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