Amazon Fresh Forces Catch-Up Scramble in Online Food Retailing in Japan
Amazon Fresh is now a year old in Japan, and to mark its anniversary Amazon (AMZN US) added new links to recipe apps and continues to expand its...
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Rizap Offering: Some Colour on This Fad-Nomenon and Mio's Diet and Health Advice You Never Wanted
Rizap Group Inc (2928 JP) is the latest cultural phenomenon in Japan. The company was founded in 2003 as Kenkou Corporation (健康 means health in...
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The Week That Was In North Asia@Smartkarma: A Week of Cancellations & Baby Come Back
This past week was one of cancellations, highlighted by Trump cancelling his meeting with Kim Jong-Un and the Hyundai Motor Group cancelling the...
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Itochu Building Japan's First End-To-End Food Chain Through Familymart Uny
Itochu Corp (8001 JP)'s recent decision to spend ¥120 billion acquiring a majority stake in FamilyMart UNY Holdings (8028 JP) has been a long time...
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Sector Capsule: Fast Food in Japan
3% current value growth, 2% transaction volume growth and 1% outlet volume growth from 2016 to reach JPY4,986.4 billion, 6.8 billion transactions...
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