90% of Japanese Listed Apparel Firms Down but E-Commerce Powers Ahead
Most apparel firms and retailers suffered plummeting sales in March and expect a further wrenching in April.The only retailers to post higher sales...
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Sanyo Shokai Signs Joint Venture with Spanish Brand Ecolaf but It Won't Stop the Rot
The major Japanese apparel firms like World Co Ltd (3612 JP), Onward Holdings (8016 JP) and Sanyo Shokai (8011 JP) continue to struggle.The key...
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Yamato Launches Fitting Stations for Apparel E-Commerce
Yamato Holdings (9064 JP) has come up with multiple solutions to improve e-commerce fulfilment, from lockers to tie-ups with convenience stores.Its...
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🇰🇷 🇯🇵 That Was The Week That Was North Asia - 15th-21st April 2019 @Smartkarma
In the last week, Smartkarma's North Asian team Equity Bottom-Up Insights were more Bullish than Bearish by a ratio of 8/6. However, the Macro and...
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Labour Shortage to Force Major Upheaval in Japanese Retail & Distribution
Japanese companies are becoming increasingly voluble about how hard it is to find staff, while others are laying off older workers to cut...
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