Big Apparel in Trouble: Renown Finally Goes Under
Japan’s major apparel firms are in trouble as Onward Holding (8016 JP)’s decision to slash 50% of its stores and Sanyo Shokai (8011 JP)’s fight...
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Japan Fashion E-Commerce: Direct Investment by Retailers on the Rise
Fashion is the fastest growing and largest category in the e-commerce channel in 2018. Fashion items are easy to stock and ship and low...
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Big Apparel in Trouble: Sanyo Shokai Slashes Stores and Fights off Shareholder Pressure
As reported in an earlier insight (Big Apparel in Trouble: Onward to Close 1,400 stores), Japan's big apparel firms were already fighting for...
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After Covid: The Future for Japanese Retail: Winners & Losers
No one really knows what will happen after the initial shock of the coronavirus fades away. Many observers in Japan, expert and otherwise, are...
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Japan's Department Stores: The Most to Lose but Also the Hardest Hit
With shoppers staying away in March and April, department stores are suddenly the most vulnerable sector of all.Some department stores have...
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