Japan Retail Review 1H2018: Top Retailers Outperform
Leading Japanese retail chains across all the major formats had a strong 1H2018 with surprisingly few exceptions. Although some saw operating...
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Workman Breaks Out of Trade Sales with New Sports/Active Chain Promising Major Growth
Key Points: Workman (7564 JP) is a quiet success story, clothing Japan’s army of workers who need specialist work clothing and uniforms, but it...
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The Winners in Japanese Fashion Retailing
Fashion retailers had a much better year in 2017-18 as the apparel and accessories market expanded 2.2% after two years of market...
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Shimamura Under Pressure as Sales Fall for First Time in 9 Years and Profits Slump
Shimamura (8227 JP) is the sure and steady player in Japan’s apparel sector and for a long time has been something of a favourite among Japanese...
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Retail Ranking FY2017-18: Winners and Losers in Japanese Retailing
JapanConsuming’s retail ranking for FY2017 has now been compiled, and the results show that the retail industry enjoyed another extremely good year...
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