Food, Scripts and Lipsticks: Japan’s Drugstores
​Drugstores in Japan have evolved into dynamic one-stop shops, way beyond pharmaceuticals and is the sector that is consolidating fastest, with...
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Leaders of Japan's Drugstore Sector
​Japan's drugstore sector is consolidating through organic growth and M&A, with key players poised to dominate retailing in the next decade. But...
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Japan Drugstores: More M&A as Sector Attacks Supermarkets and Conbini
​The merger of Welcia and Tsuruha reflects market consolidation in Japan's drugstore sector, with major attacks on supermarkets and even conbinis....
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The Polarising Pandemic in Japanese Retail
A complete review of the Japanese retail sector in the last 18 months, format by format, category by category, providing key trends and winners &...
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Japan Retail Review 2019-20 Part II: A Sector by Sector Review of Winners and Losers
At least until the Covid-19 crisis hit Japan in January, the majority of retailers were gearing up to announce yet another really good year of...
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