Japanese Convenience Stores Looking to Solve the 24-7 Operation Problem
The problem of 24-7 operating contracts in all of the largest convenience stores is still to be solved, as is the labour shortage problem.Last...
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Offsetting the Consumption Tax Hike: 430,000 Firms to Offer Government’s Cashless Rewards
With the consumption tax hike from 8% to 10% coming in at the beginning of next month, retailers are rushing to sign up for the government’s...
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Seven & I Digital Setback as 7Pay Suffers Stillbirth Due to Management Bungling
Seven & I Holdings' (3382 JP) image as Japan’s most trusted retailer was severely tarnished this summer. In July, the launch of its mobile...
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Seven & I's Sogo Seibu Loses Kansai Branches, Converting More Stores to SCs
Seven & I sent in a team of senior executives to sort out Sogo Seibu three years ago resulting in recommendations that included handing off the...
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Donki's Big Push into the US Market Led by Current CEO
Pan Pacific International (7532 JP) (PPI)’s CEO Koji Ohara will step down from running domestic operations this month to take up the reins at the...
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