
Walmart Inc is selling a majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu to investment firm KKR and e-commerce company Rakuten for over $1 billion, after years of struggling to make money amid stiff competition.
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Walmart Inc is selling a majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu to investment firm KKR and e-commerce company Rakuten for over $1 billion, after years of struggling to make money amid stiff competition.
Times may still be tough for Laura Ashley but its fashion business powered ahead in H1 with double-digit growth and the spring collection looks like it could deliver more of the same, it said Wednesday.
Laura Ashley had bad news on profits but good news about its fashion ops on Wednesday as its like-for-like sales saw healthy growth while its online business continued to progress.
Aeon Co Ltd, Japan’s largest retailer by sales, posted a record annual operating profit after a 14 percent jump from the previous year on the back of restructuring efforts, and forecast a further gain this year.
Laura Ashley has faced tough times in recent months and doesn't expect the situation to ease any time soon. But its fashion ops are improving and it's upbeat on international growth.
SoftBank Group Corp, Yahoo Japan Corp and Aeon Co Ltd plan to launch an online retail business, national broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.
Laura Ashley is ending its longstanding deal with Japan's Aeon and will operate its business directly in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan from this autumn.
Japan’s economy is gathering steam, profits are at record levels and companies are poised to raise wages, yet retailers are struggling to lift prices for fear of losing customers used to nearly two decades of deflation.
Aeon Co Ltd, Japan's largest retailer by sales, on Wednesday reported a 11.4 percent rise in first-quarter profit, beating estimates, boosted by improved performance at its struggling general merchandising stores.
The Printemps Ginza department store in one of Tokyo’s premier shopping districts closed on Saturday after a 32-year history, following the expiration of its license with the Qatari-controlled French retailer.