Japan: Higher Consumption Tax Slides Smoothly into Place
The consumption tax was raised from 8% to 10% at the beginning of October, five years after the government reluctantly raised it from 5% to 8%.This...
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Japan Retail Review and Ranking 2018-19: Profit Growth Slowing as Competition Increases
The following is an in-depth review of the retail sector results for 2018-19 giving investors a quick overview of the strengths and weaknesses in...
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Japan Retail Highlights 2018-19: Sector by Sector and Winners in Each Sector
The following provides a snapshot guide to the performance of all the main retail sectors in Japan in 2018-19 sector by sector including winners...
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š°š·šÆšµ That Was The Week That Was ā¢ North Asia 22nd-27th July 2019 @Smartkarma
TW3 NORTH ASIA 22-27 JUNESmartkarma's North Asian Insight providers produced 28 new Insights this week, mostly focused on a deluge of 'events' and...
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Japanese GMS Chains Need to Differentiate to Survive and Donki (7532 JP) Leads the Way
GMS (General Merchandise Store) chains have a bleak future in Japan ā at least if they stick to their current form ā and the latest annual results...
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