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Below are the highlights from the current and all past issues. Find out more about JapanConsuming here.
Below are the highlights from the current and all past issues. Find out more about JapanConsuming here.
September Top Stories
Sogo Seibu: deal done but Seibu Ikebukuro land sold to Yodobashi Seven & I has finally sold Sogo Seibu to[...]
July-August Top Stories
Yahoo Shopping falling further behind Amazon and Rakuten Last year was pivotal for Yahoo Japan: despite record group performance, GTVs[...]
June Top Stories
The great divide: Isetan and Hankyu break records as regional stores closeSome department stores enjoyed record sales in FY2022 but[...]
May Top Stories
Fast Retailing aims for ¥10 trillion Uniqlo is such a mainstay of Japanese retailing, and indeed life, that its dominance[...]
April Top Stories
Retail media: retailers taking control of marketing channelsRetail media in its traditional sense is nothing new, simply referring to the[...]
March Top Stories
Rakuten fighting hard as Amazon Japan becomes No. 2 retailerThe big online malls continue to grow at higher rates than[...]
February Top Stories
Footwear sales rebound in weakened sectorFootwear sales plummeted during Covid, except for sports and hiking shoes, with a deleterious impact[...]
January Top Stories
Giftee: digital gifting surges for consumer businessesThe gift market has contracted in recent years as corporate and formal gift giving[...]
December 2022 Top Stories
Domestic tourism surges back to life as inbound traffic rises The long awaited lifting of restrictions on inbound tourists in[...]
November Top Stories
Inflation at 30 year high The CPI hit 3% in September, excluding fresh food and adjusting for consumption tax. Prices[...]
October Top Stories
Itochu signs Forever 21, American Eagle returns alone Two major US apparel retailers are returning to the Japanese market for[...]
September Top Stories
E-commerce 2021-22: another high growth year E-commerce sales of physical goods jumped nearly 9% in FY2021. Although this was well[...]
JapanConsuming is the most informative publication available on retailing and consumer issues in Japan, written in a language and style that makes it immediately relevant and useful.
Mark
Phillips Japan Marketer
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