The Great Divide: Fashion Retail’s Oligopoly
​Japanese clothing market dominated by top 100 retailers in FY2024-25, with top 10 owning 34% in specialty market, solidifying oligopoly. Leaders...
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Japan Fashion Retailing: Stores Still Popular and Profit Soars for Some
A major review of Japanese clothing retail markets: ​the ongoing shakeout benefits large and small chains, but profit growth across the sector is...
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Fashion Retailing 2020-21: Leading Brands Suffer Worst Year in Modern History
This insight is an in-depth review of Japan's apparel sector providing key background and comparisons for investors, including rankings of the top...
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N+ Nitori: Fashion the New Frontier for the Japanese Giant
Some worry that Nitori is reaching saturation in the Japanese home market but, as well as more growth in that area including through category...
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After Covid: The Future for Japanese Retail: Winners & Losers
No one really knows what will happen after the initial shock of the coronavirus fades away. Many observers in Japan, expert and otherwise, are...
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