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Japanese convenience-store business Lawson will cooperate with local home-goods network Muji in a sales and brand development partnership, according to a Nikkei Asia report. The deal will see Muji products stocked in Lawson Japan outlets as well as the…
Following the launch of Muji Hotel and Muji Infill (a home-renovation service) in China, the Japanese home and lifestyle retailer has branched into convenience retailing. Located inside JD’s Beijing headquarters, the Muji convenience-store concept, called…
Despite struggling with suspended operations and inventory problems during the Covid-19 pandemic, Japanese home-and lifestyle-goods retailer Muji is set to open its 21st store in Hong Kong later this month. Taking over the former Uny-owned Piago department…
Muji Japan has launched an online store on Amazon, strengthening its e-commerce presence as the Covid-19 crisis closes stores. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, the new Muji Japan online store will feature 250 items, mostly beauty products, storage…
Muji store parent Ryohin Keikaku has been found to have dodged paying ¥7.5 billion (US$68.3 million) in tax by transferring taxable income to its operations in China, where it runs 256 outlets. The Japanese retailer has been ordered by the courts to pay the…
Widespread temporary store closures continue across China as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country. Officially, China’s New Year holiday – extended by the government for a week to help reduce the spread of the virus – ended yesterday, but…
The first Muji Vietnam store is set to open within three months, a year after the Japanese household goods and apparel chain established an office in the country. As we reported last February, Muji Vietnam Ltd was registered and headquartered in Ho Chi Minh…
A Chinese court has ruled Japanese retailer Muji must pay RMB626,000 (US$89,000) and apologize to a local firm after losing a trademark-infringement case, according to the South China Morning Post Muji had appealed a 2017 ruling finding against its use of a…
Muji Thailand is launching its largest outlet at Bangkok’s new 222,000sqm mixed-use lifestyle complex, Samyan Mitrtown. The store will feature a “Muji Coffee Corner” designed in a minimalist style serving coffee made from Thai beans sourced from mountainous…
Japanese retailer Muji has issued an apology to the Chinese people for referring to a historic neighborhood in Shanghai as the “French Concession” in a social media post. The term refers to a time in history when parts of the city were conceded to foreign…
Ryohin Keikaku Japan’s board of directors has resolved the establishment of a subsidiary in Denmark by Muji Europe Holdings – its regional headquarters in Europe – for further business development. Regarding the territory as a growing market in one of the…
Muji household goods store owner Ryohin Keikaku will drop prices on around 1100 products from late August. The price reductions will affect 116 product ranges, including clothes, underwear, tableware, confectionery and furniture. The mark downs are the result…
Singaporean retailer Iuiga says it has done “nothing wrong” using the Muji brand name on its website. “The information on our website is factually accurate and our manufacturing processes are legal,” said Jaslyn Chan, Iuiga chief growth officer. Iuiga says it…
Muji Singapore is set to expand its offer to include the new Muji Renovation concept. By 2025, Muji Singapore customers might be able to go to the Japanese retailer for a complete home transformation, said Satoru Matsuzaki, president and representative…
Muji parent Ryohin Keikaku has filed a lawsuit against Singaporean retailer Iuiga alleging trademark infringement. During an interview Muji president Satoru Matsuzaki said the lawsuit was filed against Iuiga in Singapore courts in late January for “trademark…
Japanese household goods and apparel chain Muji plans to open in Vietnam next year. The company will establish its subsidiary Muji Vietnam this August with headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City. The first store is scheduled to open in the second quarter. Muji’s…
