Hankyu Invests ¥1.75 Billion in Hankyu Men’s Tokyo
Hankyu Hanshin has outperformed the department store sector in the last few years and continues to invest to lock in its dominance of the Osaka...
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Isetan-Mitsukoshi Closing 3 More Stores and It Won't End There
Isetan-Mitsukoshi sacked its previous CEO for suggesting it should close several of its loss-making stores. Within six months the new leadership...
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Japan Department Stores 2018: Some Growth Again and Even Real Profits – Part II
Following Part I of our review of Japanese department stores, which provided an overview of the sector by region, product category, the top 30...
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Japan Department Stores 2018: Some Growth Again and Even Real Profits – Part I
Department stores bounced back last year, and in some regions had a party, with sales at stores in Osaka alone up 6.6%. Overall, of course, sales...
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Retail Ranking FY2017-18: Winners and Losers in Japanese Retailing
JapanConsuming’s retail ranking for FY2017 has now been compiled, and the results show that the retail industry enjoyed another extremely good year...
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