Workman Breaks Out of Trade Sales with New Sports/Active Chain Promising Major Growth
Key Points: Workman (7564 JP) is a quiet success story, clothing Japan’s army of workers who need specialist work clothing and uniforms, but it...
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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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Shimamura Under Pressure as Sales Fall for First Time in 9 Years and Profits Slump
Shimamura (8227 JP) is the sure and steady player in Japan’s apparel sector and for a long time has been something of a favourite among Japanese...
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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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Adastria Falters in Normally Strong 1Q; Turnaround Efforts Continue with Closure of Overseas Stores
In our earlier report, Adastria: Packed the Wrong Clothes for the Journey, we highlighted a number of underlying risks the company is facing and...
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