Bic Camera

Retail Asia25/05/2018

Japanese retail tycoon Ryuji Arai can thank a growing flock of Chinese spenders for his swelling fortune. Bic Camera Inc., the Tokyo-based consumer electronics retailer that sells everything from cosmetics to liquor at discounted prices, has become a sought-after destination for tourists shopping in Japan. Profit has jumped to a record, sending its shares up […]

Retail Asia01/12/2017

Japanese electronics retailer Bic Camera is targeting teenage girls in a new concept store set to open in the quirky Harajuku shopping precinct. Harajuku has been renowned globally as a destination for cosplay fans since way before the pastime became mainstream – and it is something of a mecca for teenagers chasing hip fashion labels […]

Retail Asia19/04/2017

Two Japanese retail groups are about to start accepting bitcoin payments, a move that is likely to promote wider use of the virtual currency by domestic consumers. Electronics chain Bic Camera has teamed up with Tokyo-based BitFlyer, which runs the largest Japanese bitcoin exchange, for a trial run of the payment system at Bic Camera’s […]

Retail Asia21/01/2017

The drastic slowdown of the Chinese duty-free shopping phenomenon known as bakugai (“buying explosion”) continues to hit Japanese tax- and duty-free retailers, with several companies having sharp revenue falls in recent months. As a result of the slowing market, South Korean travel retailer Lotte Duty Free and its partners Bic Camera and New Kansai International […]

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Bic Camera Inc.’s profits come from Chinese tourists

Harajuku girls expected to shop at Bic Camera

Japanese retailers to accept bitcoin payments

Japan’s bakugai phenomenon fading fast