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Fast-fashion chain Uniqlo is suffering from the South Korean consumer boycott of Japanese goods. “We can confirm that there has been an impact on the sales in Korea,” a spokeswoman for Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing told Reuters. She declined to release any…
Casual-clothing chain Uniqlo says its sales have been affected as the consumer boycott of Japanese goods intensifies in South Korea. Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing, will close a downtown Seoul store soon, but says this is due to a decision not to renew a…
A boycott campaign against Japanese products and services is becoming a nationwide movement and extending into travel. The boycott started after Japan imposed trade restrictions against South Korea. Amid the boycott, a series of statistics show that the…
President Donald Trump has criticised India’s “big tariffs” on American paper products and the iconic Harley-Davidson bikes, saying the US has been losing billions of dollars to countries like India, China and Japan. Addressing a Republican political rally in…
Following up on their recent statement, the Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agents (ASITA) officially boycotted through a circulating letter national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia over the decision to reduce commissions for travel agents. The…
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