Japan Fortnightly Update: Spiked
SHORT-LIVED - The much-lauded 'breakout' in the Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) at the end of last month proved to be short-lived. As measured by Total...
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Itochu Ups Stake in Descente – Refuses to Give up Dreams of Takeover
As reported in our post here, Itochu Corp (8001 JP) has been increasing its stake in sports firm Descente Ltd (8114 JP) for the last six months –...
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Wacoal and Descente Agree Partial Merger to Head Off Itochu
Wacoal and Descente will begin a close collaboration and cross-shareholding relationship in a deal that could lead to the creation of the biggest...
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Sector Capsule: Womenswear in Japan
Headlines Marginal current value decline from 2015 to reach JPY3,416.8 billion in 2016 Women's office clothing benefits from growing number of...
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Adidas: Is It Worth Keeping Reebok?
Reebok has a history of capturing on gaps in the market before anyone else, for example, its partnership with Crossfit in 2010 proved to be...
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