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Japanese online retail company Rakuten is partnering with Walmart-owned supermarket Seiyu to launch an online grocery service. Spokespeople from the companies say about 20,000 products will be available on the site, drawn from the Seiyu range, including fresh…
Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote says it wants to buy Walmart’s Seiyu department store business in Japan. But Walmart still claims it is not for sale. Despite widely published reports, that Walmart was approaching potential buyers for the unit, the US…
In Tokyo today, Walmart president/CEO Doug McMillon and Rakuten chairman/president/CEO Hiroshi “Mickey” Mikitani announced a strategic alliance aimed at expanding consumer reach and enhancing customer service. Included in the collaboration is the launch of an…
Swiss retailer Migros is to sell private label products into two Japanese retail chains. Switzerland’s largest grocer, and one of the world’s 40 largest supermarket chains, is to sell lines to Lawson’s Seijo Ishii stores and Seiyu, which is Walmart’s Japan…
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