JAPAN Retail & Covid-19: FMCG Gain Amid Nationwide Retail Pain
Japan is suffering as much as anywhere from the current coronavirus crisis. At least until March, the biggest issue was the country’s huge reliance...
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Japanese Department Stores Catch the Flu
Some retailers and brands would like February accounts to evaporate along with the virus that caused this unprecedented downturn. Department stores...
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Seven & I: Sogo Seibu to Close 30% of Remaining Stores
Seven & I's (3382 JP) Sogo Seibu will undergo significant restructuring as part of the cull of Seven & I’s poorest performing...
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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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Hell Will Freeze over And (Some) Japanese Department Stores Will Increase OPM
As our review posted today of the department store sector makes clear (Japanese Department Stores 2018-19: Taking New Risks Creates Opportunity),...
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