Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Japan, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Japan’s SoftBank plans to deploy Ericsson’s Radio Dot system across Japan to improve indoor coverage for its large subscriber base. The operator will target medium to large buildings in high-density urban areas including Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya with the…
AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited is set to offer its Bangkok customers a variety of promotions at the 17th Money Expo Bangkok, on May 11-14 at Impact Muang Thong Thani, 2-3 Challenger Hall, Booth B1. Aeon will be on hand to provide products…
Japan’s Honda Motor will launch an all-electric battery car in China next year as demand for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) expands in the world’s largest automobile market, a senior company executive said. Yasuhide Mizuno, Honda’s China chief, told…
Uniqlo Canada has announced plans to open its third store. Its debut in British Columbia, the store will open late this year, 12 months after Uniqlo entered Canada with an outlet in Toronto. Opening at Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby, British Columbia, the…
Footwear and apparel firm Woodland India plans to enter the Japanese and South Korean markets in the next 12 months. Owned by the Aero Group, the company is also expanding at home with plans to add 120 exclusive outlets across India by the end of next year.…
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…
FPT Telecom of Vietnam and Internet Initiative Japan on Thursday launched a cloud computing service for individual, business and enterprise customers in Vietnam. FPT Telecom has called the new service, FPT HI GIO Cloud, the first full-scale, full-spectrum and…
American fashion retailer Fred Segal has opened its third store in Kobe, expanding its footprint in Japan. Spread over the first and second floors of a Daimaru affiliated shop in Shosen Mitsui Building, Kyu-kyoryuchi area, the 1175 sqm store features an…
A Tier 1 communication service provider in Japan has awarded Redknee Solutions has won a multi-million dollar. The operator is experiencing increasing demand for 4G services while its subscriber base expands rapidly. The solution will upgrade Redknee’s…
HL eCommerce, a division of Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group), is set to give an extra boost to Japan’s booming cross-border e-commerce industry which is growing at a CAGR of 16 percent and estimated to exceed EUR1.1 billion in 2018. The company…
A $1.33 billion investment will make Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. the first plant in North America to begin producing vehicles using Toyota New Global Architecture. Toyota’s Kentucky assembly plant located in Georgetown, 13 miles north of…
The Indonesian government participated in the “Singen-ko Festival 2017” held in the Yamanshi Prefecture, Japan, to promote the tourism sector and investments in Indonesia. Indonesia was represented by state-owned airline PT Garuda Indonesia, assigned to…
SBI Islamic Fund (Brunei) Limited, a joint venture between Brunei Darussalam’s Ministry of Finance and Japan’s Strategic Business Innovator (SBI) Holdings, is looking for opportunities to invest in Indonesia. SBI Islamic Fund (Brunei) Limited CEO Amran…
Japan’s top utility communications provider, Energia Communications (EneCom), has contracted Nokia to support a 100Gbps optical network rollout in Chugoku. The operator will deploy a cutting-edge OTN integrated with 100G/200G coherent technology covering the…
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. will exhibit a broad range of products and technologies that contribute to improved vehicle environmental performance and comfortable vehicles at Auto Shanghai 2017. The show will be held in Shanghai, China from April 19 to 28. Toyoda…
Miniso US opens its first store on April 21, in Pasadena, California. Established in 2013, Miniso is a variety store founded by Japanese designer Miyake Junya and Chinese entrepreneur Ye Guofu. The store offers designer-quality products including cosmetics,…
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