Japan's Big Apparel Trouble: World to Close 350 More Stores
Apparel groups are in trouble, as Renown’s bankruptcy (see Page 8) and Sanyo Shokai’s boardroom battles exemplify, but World always claimed it was...
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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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Donki to Ignite Off-Price Retail Market in Japan
Unlike the US and Europe, Japan had no off-price fashion market to speak of until last year when Geo Holdings, World and Joyful Honda launched...
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World Signs 30-Shop Laura Ashley License
World Co Ltd (3612 JP)Â delisted several years ago in order to clean house away from the public eye and then listed again last year hoping that it...
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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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