Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings is set to open the first Mitsukoshi department store in the Philippines by the end of this year under a partnership with local property developer Federal Land. The four-storey lifestyle store, located in Manila’s business district…
Japanese department-store chain Isetan Mitsukoshi is likely to report its first loss over a single financial quarter in eight years, according to Asia Nikkei. Losses of ¥5–10 billion (US$46.6–93.2 million) are expected to reflect the impact of the coronavirus…
Major Japanese department stores Takashimaya and Isetan are opening new developments in Tokyo. Both newly-refurbished stores will launch in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district to attract a wider customer base. The move occurs against a backdrop of declining…
Ginza Six, one of the largest commercial complexes in Tokyo’s Ginza district, will open tomorrow. At Ginza’s 6-chome block, the retail venture was jointly developed at a cost of about ¥86 billion (US$12.4 billion) by companies including J. Front Retailing,…
The Isetan Mitsukoshi Group will open a new specialty store, Isetan The Japan Store Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia at the end of October. “As global interest in Japan continues to grow, we are pleased to introduce Japanese history, culture, technology, diversity…
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