Japanese Big Retailers: Winners and Losers
An in-depth review of Japan retailers with sales of ¥250+ in 2025: FMCG retailers dominate with market concentration increasing, discounters...
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Blackstone Extends Unizo Again - What Could Go Wrong?
As promised almost two weeks ago, Blackstone has updated the market with developments regarding its negotiations with Unizo Holdings (3258 JP). ...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma - Pearls, Galaxy S8, and Okinawa
Japan: New Street Research wrote some great research on Softbank Group Corp (9984 JP) called Softbank 2.0 Is Coming But, for Now, Upside Is Driven...
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Whale of a Deal! ZhongHong Buys 21% of SeaWorld, Extends Boom in Chinese FDI in US Entertainment
On Friday Seaworld Entertainment Inc (SEAS US) announced that Suzhou-based property and leisure conglomerate Zhonghong Holding Co Ltd A (000979...
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Softbank 2.0 Is Coming But, for Now, Upside Is Driven by Sprint/Alibaba.
Softbank's (9984 JP) acquisition of ARM and the establishment of the Softbank Vision Fund (SVF) are the initial moves to establish the group's next...
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