Izumi and Maruyoshi Center Become Affiliates, Furthers Proxy War with Aeon
Izumi Co Ltd (8273 JP) has taken a 20% share in Maruyoshi Center (7515 JP), the last major independent supermarket chain in Shikoku. Coupled with...
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J Front Retailing to Buy Out PARCO (8251)
In a long-awaited move, today J Front Retailing (3086 JP) announced that it would buy out minorities in subsidiary PARCO Co Ltd (8251 JP). PARCO...
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World Signs 30-Shop Laura Ashley License
World Co Ltd (3612 JP) delisted several years ago in order to clean house away from the public eye and then listed again last year hoping that it...
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Aeon's Tie with UK’s Ocado: A Chance for Online Food Leadership – but Not for a While
Aeon has become the Japanese partner to Ocado, one of the best online supermarket and systems providers for food and FMCG retailing in the...
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Convenience Stores: Saturation but Still Growth for Some
The convenience store sector is today the single largest channel in Japanese retailing. Combining both merchandise and digital services, e-commerce...
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