Japan's Convenience Stores: Tougher Trading
The convenience store sector is arguably Japan’s strongest and most creative. It has grown while other sectors have suffered but, while food...
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Japan Consumption Tax Hike: The Impact on Convenience Stores and Cosmetics
After a lengthy delay, Japan has increased its consumption tax from 8% to 10%. The tax hike came into effect from 1st of October 2019. The...
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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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Japanese Convenience Stores Looking to Solve the 24-7 Operation Problem
The problem of 24-7 operating contracts in all of the largest convenience stores is still to be solved, as is the labour shortage problem.Last...
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