The Final ACT Comedy of Errors Opens the Way for Real Value to Emerge at Seven & I
ACT's bid for Seven & I withdrawn, company to focus on crucial CVS operation in Japan for long-term growth, potential vast but more bullish if...
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Japanese Prices Rise Again; 60% of Consumers Feeling the Pinch and Looking for Better Value
Japanese consumer markets have three big trends: higher prices/squeezed incomes, doubling of single households and more people feeling the pinch....
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Retail Media in Japan: More Revenue for Retailers, More Sales for Brands
Retail media, a big trend in 2024, offers major revenue potential for retailers as well as intermediaries like Hakuhodo in advertising and data...
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Major Japan Wholesalers up 2.8% in 2021, but Problems Looming
Wholesalers in Japan had a good year last year. The biggest firms like Medipal may prosper but there are challenges for the sector which could...
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Japan Wholesaling: Higher Sales but Digital Shift Will Decimate Smaller Firms
Japan's large wholesalers continue to provide a high value service that massages relationships in the supply chain.The top companies had yet...
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