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Finance

Japanese brewer Asahi's announcement that it is looking to offload its loss-making South Korean soft drink unit Haitai Beverage could be seen as in conflict with its stated strategy... 2010-08-06


Companies

BMI View: Excellent H110 profits and sales figures from South Korean retail major, Shinsegae, are unlikely to be repeated in H210 and 2011, given our belief that the cyclical economic... 2010-07-21


Companies

In a bid to reduce what remains a massive reliance on its increasingly mature domestic market, South Korean confectioner Lotte Confectionery, a subsidiary of Korean conglomerate Lotte... 2010-07-08


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Companies

BMI's expectations for food and drink (F&D) industry growth in the short term are in keeping with our global macro views: weak US and eurozone growth and a post-stimulus cooling... 2010-07-05


Companies

We maintain that markets offering solid existing spending levels and reasonable medium-term growth prospects remain vital components of any expansionary consumer multinational's arsenal.... 2010-06-17


Companies

BMI's five-year sales growth forecast of just 2.2% for the Japanese convenience retail industry explains domestic convenience major FamilyMart's decision to make 80% of its 9,000... 2010-04-15


Industry

South Korean discount retail sales dropped by 13.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in January. However, the decline, based on the popular measure of monitoring sales at the country's leading... 2010-02-25


Companies

Leading South Korean retailer Lotte Shopping has announced strong fourth quarter and full-year 2009 financial results. Achieved against a backdrop of a sharp domestic economic slowdown,... 2010-02-03