ZOZO's Competitors: A Review of Japanese Online Malls Selling Fashion
As reported in a separate Insight today, fashion is already the largest single category online, but it also a sector that is developing...
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ZOZO: No More Thank Yous and Less Profit Too
ZOZO's (3092 JP) announced its FY18 results today, with operating profit down 21% despite sales increasing by 20.3%.What was more surprising was a...
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Aeon: Where’s the Digital Strategy?
In 2017, Aeon (8267 JP) said it would spend ¥500 billion on logistics and digital infrastructure to grow online sales to ¥1 trillion by 2020.Two...
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GMO Payment Gateway: As Expensive as It Is, This Is Not a Short
We visited Gmo Payment Gateway (3769 JP) a couple of times over the last few weeks to discuss their business model and future prospects. The...
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Smartkarma's Week that Was in 🇯🇵/🇰🇷 : Korea's NPS, Samsung, Toshiba, Hitachi Hi-Tech, Payments
Something of a slower week on Smartkarma this week (I contributed to that slowness by being away and under the weather when back) with about 120...
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