Japanese retail sales rose 4.4 percent in January from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, marking a sixth straight month of gains as consumers rushed to buy cars and other goods before …
Japanese retail sales rose 4.4 percent in January from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, marking a sixth straight month of gains as consumers rushed to buy cars and other goods before …
South Korea’s key consumer sentiment index slipped in February, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, but remained high enough to suggest private consumption in Asia’s fourth largest …
Sales at South Korea’s top department and discount store chains surged in January over a year earlier, preliminary data showed on Tuesday, cementing hopes for a sustained recovery in Asia’…
Business leaders, including top executives at Lawson Inc. and Suntory Holdings Ltd, are joining forces to back the legalisation of casinos in Japan, a proposal that could open up what is estimated to …
South Korea’s key consumer sentiment index rose to its highest in nearly three years in January, a central bank survey showed on Monday, suggesting private consumption in Asia’s fourth lar…
Sales at South Korea’s top department store chains fell slightly in December from a year earlier, revised government data showed on Thursday, reversing a small gain shown in the preliminary data…
Japanese retail stocks surged over the past year, but investors will need to get more selective ahead as the country’s looming consumption tax hike won’t hit all retailers equally.…
Japan’s department store sales in November rose 2.4 percent from a year earlier on a same-store basis, marking the first increase in two months as consumers stepped up buying ahead of the consum…
Chinese tourists are spending more money and staying longer in South Korea than ever before, emerging as the highest-spending overseas visitors to Seoul and some of the most important customers for ou…
Cashmere sweaters at Uniqlo. Gourmet coffee and ice cream at 7-Eleven. These incongruously premium offerings by two of Japan’s biggest retailers are part of a strategy to lift profit margins by …