Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets, JapanConsuming

Michael Causton

Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets

Real Insight on Japanese Consumer Markets

JapanConsuming

JapanConsuming is a specialist research firm producing intelligence on Japanese retail and consumer markets. Founded in 2000, JapanConsuming has become the leading provider of insights on Japanese retailers and consumer trends to retailers, brands, government agencies and investors. As well as a highly regarded monthly report on the market, JapanConsuming produces in-depth reports on retail sectors, seminars on key trends and telephone consulting to investors on trends and retailers.

JapanConsuming was founded by Michael Causton and Roy Larke. 

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14750" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14750:1">Rizap (2928 JP)</a> is an opportunistic business, starting out in health foods and gyms, and then acquiring its way to a significant share of the fashion and lifestyle business.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>
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<li>If its forecasts are right, by the end of this year it will have increased sales 10-fold in five years, while also extracting value from chains like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/13185" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13185:1">JeansMate Corp (7448 JP)</a> that had lain dormant for decades.</li>
<li>At the same time, it is showing signs of exploiting the growing convergence of the fashion and sports markets through a manufacturing-to-retail business.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>
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<li>Given sports fashion is both the most buoyant and most profitable mass market fashion category right now, this is a compelling strategy – if Rizap can implement it well.</li>
<li>This post focuses on the lifestyle businesses of Rizap. For more on the gym and body management side, please see these useful posts by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rizap-offering-some-colour-on-this-fad-nomenon-and-mio-s-diet-and-health-advice-you-never-wanted" target="_blank">Mio Kato at Lightstream</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rizap-group-placement-a-less-known-name-with-sales-to-double-in-three-years" target="_blank">Ke Yan</a>.</li>
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Rizap (2928 JP) is an opportunistic business, starting out in health foods and gyms, and then acquiring its way to a significant share of the fashion and lifestyle business. 

If its forecasts are right, by the end of this year it will have increased sales 10-fold in five years, while also extracting value from chains like JeansMate Corp (7448 JP) that had lain dormant for decades.
At the same time, it is showing signs of exploiting the growing convergence of the fashion and sports markets through a manufacturing-to-retail business. 

Given sports fashion is both the most buoyant and most profitable mass market fashion category right now, this is a compelling strategy – if Rizap can implement it well.
This post focuses on the lifestyle businesses of Rizap. For more on the gym and body management side, please see these useful posts by Mio Kato at Lightstream and Ke Yan.


Rizap: 10-Fold Growth in Five Years and More to Come

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RENOWN INCORPORATED is a holding company established through the merger of Renown and D'urban.  The Company manages its subsidiaries of apparel manufacturers.

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Rizap: 10-Fold Growth in Five Years and More to Come

Rizap (2928 JP) is an opportunistic business, starting out in health foods and gyms, and then acquiring its way to a significant share of the...

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