Japan

Japan Gets Its First Digital Walmart Store

Walmart has announced the opening of its first e-commerce store in Japan, in partnership with Tokyo-based online shopping platform Rakuten. The Walmart...

Japan Retail Sales Growth Slows, Likely Drag On GDP

Japan's retail sales rose for an 11th consecutive month in September from a year earlier, but the pace of gains slowed from the prior month, in a sign priv...

Philip Morris Aims To Revive Japan Sales With Cheaper Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco

Philip Morris International Inc released cheaper versions of its IQOS "heat not burn" products in Japan on Tuesday as it tries to revive sales an...

Turkish Owner Of Godiva Chocolate Exploring Sale Of Japanese Business: Sources

Yildiz Holding, the Turkish owner of Godiva chocolate, is exploring a sale of the high-end chain's Japanese business in a deal that could fetch around $1.5...

Japan's Don Quijote Interested In Buying Walmart's Seiyu

Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote Holdings Co Ltd said it would be interested in buying Seiyu if Walmart Inc puts the Japanese supermarket chain up fo...

Japan Retail Sales Pick Up In Positive Sign For Spending

Japan's retail sales climbed more than expected in June due to increased spending on fuel, appliances and cosmetics, in a positive sign that households are...

British American Tobacco Sees First Half Revenue Up 57%

British American Tobacco reported higher first-half sales on Thursday, despite a slowing market in Japan for heated tobacco devices. The world's second-...

Walmart Looks To Exit Japan With Seiyu Supermarket Sale: Nikkei

US retailer Walmart Inc. has decided to sell Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu and has already approached major retailers and private equity funds, the Nikk...