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Retail Asia09/10/2017
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E-Tailing

Amazon Japan launching pop-up bar

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To promote the alcoholic drinks being sold on its platform, Amazon Japan will launch a promotional pop-up bar in Tokyo. In Ginza, the 78-seat Amazon Bar will run for 10 days from October 20, serving cocktails, sake and wine. The online retail giant says some products will be exclusive, and the bar will not have […]
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Retail Asia06/10/2017
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Fashion

Uniqlo plans denim concept shop for LA

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Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo says it plans to open a “denim concept shop” in Los Angeles soon. “We take so much inspiration from Los Angeles,” says Uniqlo head of US marketing Marisol Tamaro. The brand has been increasing its commitment to LA and its latest autumn denim campaign gained its inspiration from LA style. Its Denim […]
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Retail Asia06/10/2017
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Living

Lawson Japan expecting profit turnaround

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Japanese convenience store chain Lawson is expecting a 4 per cent growth in net profit for its half-year to August, defying a projected 7 per cent decline. Lawson Japan attributes the swing to strong sales of salads and other private-label items. Lower costs for store closings also appear to have helped. The Tokyo-based retailer says […]
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Retail Asia05/10/2017
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Fashion

Sales heat up for Uniqlo Japan

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Cool weather and strong advertising campaigns helped boost sales for Uniqlo Japan last month. It says same-store sales, including online sales, increased by 6.3 per cent year on year, while sales at its own stores grew by 5.5 per cent. Total sales increased by 6.9 per cent, says the Fast Retailing Group subsidiary. During the […]
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Retail Asia03/10/2017
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Food

Genki Sushi owner buying into rival

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hinmei, which owns Japanese restaurant chain Genki Sushi, will buy a one-third stake in bigger rival Sushiro Global Holdings from European private equity firm Permira. Permira has agreed to sell its stake in Sushiro Global, which it bought from Japanese private equity firm Unison Capital in 2012, to Shinmei. Permira, which paid about ¥80 billion […]
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Retail Asia02/10/2017
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Telecom

SoftBank, ZTE trial TDD Massive MIMO

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Japan’s SoftBank and ZTE have achieved a peak data rate of 956Mbps during a trial of TDD Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology on a commercial network. The trial in Nagasaki involved 24 terminals simultaneously downloading FTP data at the 956Mbps rate over 20MHz of bandwidth. ZTE’s core space division multiplexing technology means that each user […]
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Retail Asia20/09/2017
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Food

Sake Central to celebrate Japanese culture

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Described as a multifunctional retail and education space, Sake Central has taken over a chunk of Soho’s PMQ to celebrate Japanese culture through food and drink. The Central project is being led by a trio of F&B entities versed in Japanese culture, Elliot Faber, Ken Nagai and Takashi Endo. Sake Central comprises a labyrinth of […]
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Retail Asia18/09/2017
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Electronics

Toshiba is being sold ?

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Toshiba has been stuck in tortuous negotiations over selling the segment, which could raise as much as $20 billion. At a train station used by hundreds of workers at struggling Japanese electronics giant Toshiba, an advert is apparently trying to poach staff worried by their employer’s precarious financial position. “Do you work for ‘that’ electronics […]
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Retail Asia14/09/2017
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General

Concept store 10 Corso Como returns to Tokyo

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Milanese concept store 10 Corso Como is returning to Japan tomorrow, with two outlets. The two new retail outlets, 30 sqm each, will be located inside Seibu Ikebukuro and Seibu Shibuya department stores, and will each display 10 Corso Como-branded products. 10 Corso Como also opens two pop-up stores this month at Seibu Shibuya from […]
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Retail Asia12/09/2017
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Living

Second Jalan Jalan Japan for Kuala Lumpur

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Japanese used-book retailer Bookoff Corporation, through its subsidiary Bok Marketing, will open a second Jalan Jalan Japan outlet in Kuala Lumpur. Opening at 1 Shamelin Mall on September 30, it is the brand’s second Southeast Asia store. Also known as “JJJ”, the first Jalan Jalan Japan store opened at Skypark One City in Subang Jaya in November. […]
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Retail Asia11/09/2017
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Fashion

Hublot opens Kyoto store

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Swiss watch brand Hublot has opened a boutique in Kyoto on 26 August 2017, taking up residence in the former space occupied by Hermès. Located in an old machiya-style townhouse in Kyoto’s famous Gion district, the shop features custom Japanese ‘washi’ paper and wickerwork reiterating the watchmaker’s logo. Shopping the latest timepieces and watch accessories from the […]
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Retail Asia11/09/2017
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Fashion

Jimmy Choo Japan steps to the fore

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Jimmy Choo Japan delivered the strongest performance internationally for the luxury shoe brand’s first half. While there was strong growth across Asia, Japan shone with an 11 per cent rise in revenue on a constant currency basis. Growth was underpinned by the men’s category, says the company. It continues to be the fastest-growing category, and […]
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Retail Asia08/09/2017
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Fashion

Hublot Japan launches Kyoto townhouse outlet

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Hublot Japan has opened a shop in Kyoto’s Gion district, its third directly run outlet. The Swiss luxury watchmaker has a store in Tokyo’s Ginza district and another in Osaka. The latest location is in Kyoto’s second Daimaru department store, which has just opened in a traditional Kyoto-style townhouse. Hublot Boutique Kyoto is on the […]
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Retail Asia04/09/2017
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Fashion

A Bathing Ape launches online store

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Established in Tokyo in 1993, street-fashion brand A Bathing Ape has launched a global online store. Also known as Bape, the brand is known for its graphics, patterns and characters such as “Ape Head”, “Bape Camo”, “Bape Sta”, “Shark Hoodie” and “Baby Milo”. The  brand has expanded from being a men’s line to include women’s and children’s […]
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Retail Asia31/08/2017
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Fashion

Canada Goose wings way to Japan

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Canadian winter-clothing brand Canada Goose, which listed last year, has already opened a store in Japan with plans also for a flagship. Its maiden store is for men only, opened in Tokyo’s Hankyu Department Store in Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, last week. The company says on its Facebook page that it launched Canada Goose Hankyu Men’s Tokyo […]
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Retail Asia29/08/2017
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Food

Kith Treats arrives in Tokyo

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This week, founder/designer Ronnie Fieg opened the doors to Tokyo’s very first Kith Treats located in the world-famous shopping district of Shibuya. Fieg teased the newest location on Instagram earlier this month by sharing a sketch of the shop’s exterior with caption, “Kith Treats Tokyo. See you soon.” The new space upholds the clean, monochromatic […]
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