Aeon 2020: A Year of Ups and Downs but a More Profitable Future
Aeon has for long had issues with low margins thanks to its dependence on real estate rents over actual retailing. This is changing and for the...
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Convenience Stores: Diversification and a Fight for Share as Familymart Delists
If you are looking for a full in-depth review and analysis of Japan's convenience stores sector and how things will shape up now that Familymart is...
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Lawson Relaunches Private Brand
Lawson Inc (2651 JP)Â has begun the rollout of a completely updated private brand, along with new ranges of regional gourmet foods. The move brings...
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Cocokara and Matsukiyo: Potential Competition for Supermarkets and Convenience Stores
After several months of cross-company negotiations around tie-ups, late in August Cocokara Fine (3098 JP and Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co (3088 JP)...
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Drug-Fuelled Marriages and Macho Shachos* in Japan
The Japanese drugstore sector has been consolidating fast for a decade led by Aeon's (8267 JP) Welcia subsidiary, Tsuruha Holdings (3391 JP) and...
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