Yaoko: How to Achieve 29 Straight Years of Profit Growth
Yaoko (8279 JP) is one of the best supermarket operators in Japan, with a loyal customer base thanks to the chain's relentless efforts to improve...
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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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Drugstores in Japan: Still Plenty of Growth Ahead
The drugstore sector is the one Japanese retail sector to show consistent growth over the past decade. It is now the leading channel for mass...
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December 2016 Review of Current Developments in Japan's Economy
"Nikkei CPINow" is a statistical database produced by Nowcast Inc. that provides real-time economic statistics using so-called “big data”...
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Death Rattle for Defensives?
While it is not a given that a switch from a high growth, high interest rate environment to a low growth, low interest rate environment is a good...
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