Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Japan, updated continuously by our newsroom.
From sourcing and roasting to crafting and innovating, Starbucks partners (employees) are passionate about brewing and handcrafting the world’s best coffee beverages. Starbucks baristas in China and Japan recently celebrated coffee artistry through…
As the demand for tablet and mobile-based point of sale solutions accelerates across the Asia Pacific region, Powa Technologies today announced that S-Cubism Technologies has become the first Japanese-based POS software provider to complete integration with…
The first 7-Eleven convenience store will open in Dubai in September as part of a franchise deal with Seven Emirates Investment, it has been announced. Khamis Al Sabousi, president of Seven Emirates Investment, said the opening is part of plans by the…
Japan’s third largest on-line retailer Yahoo Japan Co jumped probably the most in two months in Tokyo buying and selling after the corporate stated it is going to group up with Chinese language e-commerce big Alibaba Group Holding to increase footprint into…
JD.com has launched a Japanese Mall – a brand new channel on the corporate’s JD Worldwide cross-border platform devoted solely to gross sales of genuine imported Japanese merchandise. JD.com launched Japanese Mall at an occasion in Tokyo the place JD Mall CEO…
Japan retail gross sales bounced again in April based on commerce ministry knowledge. Rising 5 per cent within the month, yr on yr, the determine reversed a 3 month lengthy downward development and gave the Financial institution of Japan room for cautious…
Uniqlo has opened its latest Australian retailer – within the Sydney suburb of Parramatta, regionally generally known as the town’s “second CBD”. The brand new 1090sqm retailer anchors the Westfield Parramatta purchasing centre. The store is Uniqlo’s third…
Japanese buying and selling firm Mitsui & Co has purchased a stake in Singapore-based Triple, which runs Underneath Armour Asia. Triple thus far has 5 Beneath Armour shops and concessions in Singapore, three within the Philippines and three in Malaysia. One…
Whether or not they’re searching on-line or shopping for in-store buyers have extra selection than ever, forcing retailers and malls to get artistic to draw their consideration. With the area’s center class predicted to double to 1.32 billion by 2020, Asian…
Japan, famous for green tea, is welcoming artisanal American coffee roaster Blue Bottle with long lines that have at times meant a four-hour wait for a cup. The company, which began in Oakland, California in 2002, hopes its early popularity is more than a…
About 1,000 people lined up Saturday for the opening of the first Starbucks outlet in Tottori Prefecture. Japan’s least populated prefecture was the last in which the coffee chain lacked a presence. The outlet, near a train station in the city of Tottori, the…
McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) on Monday revived its “smile for zero yen” marketing campaign and stated it can designate the 25th day of every month as a “mac smile day.” On every “smile day” this yr, McDonalds will maintain occasions in its retailers aimed…
Tokyo is the world’s hottest market for retail expansion, attracting 63 new global brands last year as leasing momentum in core areas remained strong. In a list dominated by Asia and Middle East cities, Singapore ranked second with 58 new entrants, outshining…
New Zealand restaurant idea Mad Group, says it has signed Memorandums of Understanding to enter Japan and the US. Mad Group runs the Mad Mex Mexican fast service restaurant idea and Ordinary Repair, which specialises in wholesome wraps, salads, smoothies and…
Reported sales from Japanese department stores suggest a significant improvement in spending in April. Japan retail sales, based on department stores data, lept 13.7 per cent on a same store basis compared with the same month in 2014. The Japan Department…
Global smartphone sales rose by eight per cent in value terms in the first quarter of this year. Sales of larger screen devices (5″ and higher) continued to drive year-on-year growth according to data from GfK. But while handset demand increased seven per…
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