Isetan-Mitsukoshi Closing 3 More Stores and It Won't End There
Isetan-Mitsukoshi sacked its previous CEO for suggesting it should close several of its loss-making stores. Within six months the new leadership...
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The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Political Pessimism, Indo Retail, and Philippines Gaming
This past week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable...
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Daily Convenience Shopping: The 3 Best Stock Ideas from Asia Ex-Japan
Are you male? Do you eat home-cooked food? If your answer to my first question was Yes, and to the second was No, you would have fit into the prime...
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Japan Department Stores 2018: Some Growth Again and Even Real Profits – Part II
Following Part I of our review of Japanese department stores, which provided an overview of the sector by region, product category, the top 30...
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Japan Department Stores 2018: Some Growth Again and Even Real Profits – Part I
Department stores bounced back last year, and in some regions had a party, with sales at stores in Osaka alone up 6.6%. Overall, of course, sales...
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