Growth in the Declining Japanese Department Store Sector: Some Stores and Chains Show the Way
Top department stores generally performed well in the 12 months to December 2019, but compared to five years ago, most stores and most regions are...
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JAPAN Retail & Covid-19: FMCG Gain Amid Nationwide Retail Pain
Japan is suffering as much as anywhere from the current coronavirus crisis. At least until March, the biggest issue was the country’s huge reliance...
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Japanese Department Stores Catch the Flu
Some retailers and brands would like February accounts to evaporate along with the virus that caused this unprecedented downturn. Department stores...
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Convenience Stores: Saturation but Still Growth for Some
The convenience store sector is today the single largest channel in Japanese retailing. Combining both merchandise and digital services, e-commerce...
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Japan: Higher Consumption Tax Slides Smoothly into Place
The consumption tax was raised from 8% to 10% at the beginning of October, five years after the government reluctantly raised it from 5% to 8%.This...
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