Starbucks Japan has launched a new concept store in collaboration with railway operator JR East. The “Starbucks Coffee Takanawa Gateway Station” opened yesterday, introducing its Smart Lounge concept – a store space focused on business use. The store features…
East Japan Railway Co. is expanding its operations into Singapore with new JR East metro station stores launching in island’s metro stations. The firm is planning to set up store clusters at 27 out of the 32 stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line, which will…
The East Japan Railway is launching its first overseas shopping mall in Taiwan next month. The mall is opening under JR East’s station complex management subsidiary Atre, following an extended consideration of alternative international locations that included…
A Japanese railway network operator is testing an unmanned store in a Tokyo railway station. The store will use artificial intelligence in place of cashiers to transact with customers in a trial expected to last about two months. The venture was opened by…