Japan

Japanese consumer-facing companies are embarking on an acquisition spree as the yen climbs to a post-World War II high of JPY77.9/US$ at the time of writing. Japanese retailer AEON... 2011-11-11

While the lives of the Japanese consumers are slowly returning to normalcy after the March tragedy, they are now facing growing external headwinds of a sovereign debt crisis in Europe,... 2011-11-03

Indian mass grocery retailer Reliance Retail plans to tie up with Daiso, the biggest discount retailer in Japan, to set up shop-in-shop discount retail formats in Reliance's outlets... 2011-10-20

US-based fast food chain Yum! Brands has agreed to offload its Long John Silver's restaurants to LJS Partners and its A&W All-American Food chain to the National A&W Franchisees... 2011-09-29

US-based fast food chain Yum! Brands has agreed to offload its Long John Silver's restaurants to LJS Partners and its A&W All-American Food chain to the National A&W Franchisees... 2011-09-29

Japanese ingredients producer Ajinomoto recently announced that it has set up a sales company in Bangladesh in August to sell seasonings and processed foods to local consumers. This... 2011-09-28

Indian diversified retail company Future Group, which operates the Pantaloon Retail chain, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese convenience store retailer Lawson to... 2011-09-27

The Japanese consumer-facing sectors are showing signs of rehabilitation six months on from the Tohoku earthquake. In the last couple of months, retail sales and consumer confidence... 2011-09-19

The Japanese consumer-facing sectors are showing signs of rehabilitation six months on from the Tohoku earthquake. In the last couple of months, retail sales and consumer confidence... 2011-09-19

After an eight-year struggle of building considerable scale in Japan, UK mass grocery retail (MGR) player Tesco has decided to exit the Japanese market. Clearly, growth prospects in... 2011-09-06