Japanese Savings Rates Soar in 2018: A Blow to Abe's Plans but a Boon for Discount Retailing
Average monthly savings rates and total savings stocks have long been high in Japan, but savings rates broke all records in June 2018. In one...
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Japan Retail Review 1H2018: Top Retailers Outperform
Leading Japanese retail chains across all the major formats had a strong 1H2018 with surprisingly few exceptions. Although some saw operating...
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The Winners in Japanese Fashion Retailing
Fashion retailers had a much better year in 2017-18 as the apparel and accessories market expanded 2.2% after two years of market...
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Retail Ranking FY2017-18: Winners and Losers in Japanese Retailing
JapanConsuming’s retail ranking for FY2017 has now been compiled, and the results show that the retail industry enjoyed another extremely good year...
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Consumption Trends in Japan: Rising Incomes Boosting Retailers but a Lot Going Into Savings Too
Much has been made of gradually rising wages in Japan, and this is indeed good news after 20 years of stagnation and negative growth. But while...
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