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Japanese discount retailer Don Don Donki is set to make its debut in Taipei. As yet, the company has not revealed any details regarding the location or opening date, however, various sources have confirmed the store will trade 24-seven in the popular shopping…
Starbucks has just unveiled a new concept store in China created inside six repurposed shipping containers. An identical concept, created by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, first appeared in Taiwan. As the 800th store in Shanghai, the Starbucks container store…
Japanese convenience-store operator 7-Eleven is launching a home-delivery service from its outlets to meet continued demand sparked by the Covid-19 outbreak. The service will commence this year initially with 100 Tokyo stores, to be expanded to 1000 from next…
Luxury Maison Hermes has unveiled its refurbished store in the Fujisaki Department Store in Sendai, Japan. “This reopening marks a new chapter for Hermes in this Northern city of Japan, where it has been present since 2004,” the company said in a statement.…
Maison Kitsune has opened Thailand’s first Kitsune boutique and cafe at EmQuartier shopping center in Bangkok. The boutique and cafe occupy a 145sqm area with two entrances. The store design is a fusion of Japanese and Parisian style. The boutique’s facade…
American fashion label Stussy has opened a new store in Nagoya, its 46th outlet in Japan. Located in Sakae, the store was designed by WP & A and offers Stussy’s full selection of apparel, accessories and footwear, including a limited-edition collection. The…
Japanese government data shows a significant drop in retail sales for July this year. Retail sales in Japan declined by 2.8 percent for the calendar month compared with the same period last year, reaching US$117.4 million. The decrease was higher than the…
Back in 2014-2015, Japan Display (JDI) was considered to be Apple’s major smartphone display supplier. At that time, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus were bringing larger-sized LCD screens to iPhone users. The original 3.5-inch display found on the first…
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota announced the name of its manned pressurized rover which is currently under joint research. It will be nicknamed the Lunar Cruiser, which we think is a very ‘Toyota’ name. JAXA and Toyota previously…
Japanese pre-owned fashion retailer 2nd Street is launching in Taiwan with its first outlet set to open in Taipei. Located in the Ximen neighborhood, the store offers some 7000 items, including clothing, handbags, shoes, and accessories from Japanese designer…
Tsutaya Books commissioned Hikohito Konishi / HIKOKONISHI ARCHITECTURE Inc. to design the company’s twentieth store since its restructuring, located in the city of Ebetsu, Hokkaido. The site is adjacent to Ebetsu’s Four Seasons Promenade, a landscaped walking…
Japanese clothing label Nanamica is to open its first international store in New York City. Located on Worcester St in the Soho arena, the Nanamica New York store occupies 1200sqft, offering a selection of designer Akumate Nanamica’s lines together with a…
Japanese gourmet coffee chain % Arabica is to open its first drive-thru concept store, in Murouj, Kuwait. The Murouj cafe is the brand’s eighth in the country and it’s first in the world to have a drive-thru facility. The launch comes just a month after the…
French pastry chef and chocolatier Pierre Herme has partnered with Lagardere Travel Retail to open the first of several food & beverage concept stores in Japan. Located in Tokyo Station, the store occupies a 105sqm area, and is branded ‘Made in Pierre Herme’.…
Japanese apparel firm World Co is shuttering 358 outlets nationwide by March next year. The move is in response to the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak and will involve jettisoning five clothing brands owned by the parents firm – including unprofitable brands…
The firm’s real estate investment arm has acquired the ¥39 billion ($369 million) Tokyo logistics facility in a joint venture with fund manager ESR. The ESR-Axa vehicle purchased the 142,000-square-meter ESR Kuki, located in the north-eastern area of Saitama…
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