Drugstores Leads Large Store Openings in Japan Led by Cosmos Pharma
Some analysts think the drugstore sector in Japan is saturated. As the latest govt. data shows, the sector has led in large store expansion in the...
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A New Era of Home Centre Consolidation Starts as DCM Buys Shimachu
Leading home centre group DCM announced it will acquire Shimachu, the seventh largest chain, in November. The move will catapult DCM back to the...
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DCM Partial Offer for Shimachu Coming?
Late Friday, NHK carried a story saying that Dcm Holdings (3050 JP) would launch a Tender Offer and
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Lixil Viva (3564 JP) Takeout Tender Offer
The housewares company Lixil Group (5938 JP) was formed as we know it through the merger of Tostem (which made doors, windows, curtain wall (for...
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Shimachu's Buyback Is Done But The Trade Is Not Done
In January this year, Shimachu Co Ltd (8184 JP) made an announcement of a buyback of up to ¥10bn, buying back up to 4.2mm shares which was 9.9% of...
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