Cocokara and Matsukiyo: Potential Competition for Supermarkets and Convenience Stores
After several months of cross-company negotiations around tie-ups, late in August Cocokara Fine (3098 JP and Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co (3088 JP)...
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Seven & I Opens Truly New Concept Mixing Convenience and Supermarket Range
Seven & I has opened a new concept store. Unusually for a company that prefers to make incremental adjustments rather than major changes, the...
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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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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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