World Co IPO (Pt 2): Floundering Sales Channels Make Pricing at Lower End Expensive Too
World Co Ltd (3612 JP) has decided to set its IPO price at the lower end (JPY 2,900) giving it a market cap of JPY 104bn. World plans to use its...
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World's IPO: 8 for Effort but Effort Isn't Enough in Japan's Tough Fashion Market
World Co Ltd (3612 JP) has been a private company for 13 years, using this time to make significant changes to its business, including slashing...
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Fashion: Still the Biggest Japanese E-Commerce Category – and Still Growing Fast
Our recent post on e-commerce (E-Commerce in Japan 2017-2022: Relentless Expansion Means Upheaval in Consumer Goods Distribution) showed just how...
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1Q Results a Good Start in Japan - 133 Names Achieved More than 30% of Full-Year OP Guidance....
With approx. 90% of names with mkt-cap above ¥50bn already announcing 1Q results, we looked back to see how companies did. If we look at the...
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Sector Capsule: Designer Apparel and Footwear (Ready-To-Wear) In Japan
Headlines Designer apparel and footwear (ready-to-wear) posts 2% value growth in 2016 to reach sales of JPY1,089.8 billion Demand from the...
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