Fashion: Still the Biggest Japanese E-Commerce Category – and Still Growing Fast
Our recent post on e-commerce (E-Commerce in Japan 2017-2022: Relentless Expansion Means Upheaval in Consumer Goods Distribution) showed just how...
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Walmart-Flipkart Deal Likely to Force Amazon To Loosen Purse Strings in India
One of the biggest business headlines of 2007 in India was Wal Mart Stores Inc (WMT US) ’s announcement to enter the Indian market. Unbeknownst to...
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Mercari Inc: The Hunt for Discounts Gives Birth to a Unicorn - I
Company OverviewIn just three years, Mercari Inc was billed a “Unicorn” – the first and only one in Japan. The company, which was started in...
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NTT DoCoMo Results Mixed in 4Q17/18
Our friends at Morningstar have already commented on the NTT Docomo (9437 JP) 4Q17/18 (March) results in NTT DoCoMo results in line but Rakuten...
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Wal-Mart CEO Feedback – a Change of Strategy in Asia
We participated in a conf. call with the CEO of Wal-Mart International this week who gave some insight into Wal-Mart’s evolving M&A strategy in...
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