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The Japan Times<p>Retailers in Japan are expanding their lineups of private-label products in the hopes of attracting more customers struggling with soaring prices. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/03/companies/private-label-retailers-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/03/companies/private-label-retailers-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conveniencestores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conveniencestores</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aeon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/itoyokado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>itoyokado</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Under the watch of Ken Theriault, Costco's country manager for Japan, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in the country, where a trip to one of its warehouses is a weekend pastime. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/31/companies/costco-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/31/companies/costco-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/costco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kentheriault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kentheriault</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Alimentation Couche-Tard’s lengthy battle to acquire Seven &amp; I has no end in sight, even as the Canadian company ramps up its campaign in a bid to position itself as the likely acquirer. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/17/companies/explainer-seveni/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/17/companies/explainer-seveni/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/couchetard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>couchetard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveniholdings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveniholdings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conveniencestores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conveniencestores</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveneleven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveneleven</span></a></p>
Regina Kammer<p>The Amazon Boycott<br>Where you can get ebooks, audiobooks, and paperbacks and not support billionaires.<br><a href="https://reginakammer.com/the-amazon-boycott/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reginakammer.com/the-amazon-bo</span><span class="invisible">ycott/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ContemporaryRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContemporaryRomance</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ebooks</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HistoricalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalRomance</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Paperbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paperbacks</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retailers</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Subscriptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscriptions</span></a></p>
Tülsa<p>Why do large <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> to talk to you when you call them? The fucking things are stupid. "Talked" to one for 15 minutes before being connected to a well trained <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> who fixed everything in 2 minutes.</p><p>Nothing says I hate you more than making a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/customer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customer</span></a> talk to a gd robot.</p>
The Japan Times<p>The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to advise electronics retailer Bic Camera to prevent a recurrence of unreasonable reductions in payments to subcontractors that manufacture its private-brand products. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/japan-ftc-probe-bic-camera/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">25/japan/japan-ftc-probe-bic-camera/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biccamera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biccamera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Seven &amp; I Holdings plans to select Bain Capital as the preferred bidder for a stake in an intermediate company that runs the retail group's supermarket and other operations. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/24/companies/bain-seven-i-supermarket-biz/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/02/24/companies/bain-seven-i-supermarket-biz/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveniholdings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveniholdings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/itoyokado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>itoyokado</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/baincapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>baincapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a></p>
eicker.news tech news<p>»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Tariffs Target Loophole Used by <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/OnlineRetailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineRetailers</span></a>: could block tariff exemption for packages under $800. Change could affect <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> such as <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Alibaba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alibaba</span></a>, <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shein</span></a>, <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Temu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Temu</span></a>.« <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-02/trump-tariffs-target-loophole-used-by-chinese-online-retailers?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-02-02/trump-tariffs-target-loophole-used-by-chinese-online-retailers?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ES<p>Dear Retailers,</p><p>If you ask me to pay for shipping insurance, and, on top of this, you bring up a scare dialog when I say no, that says that I'm going to be responsible for anything that happens to the shipment, guess what's going to happen?</p><p>At worst, I'm going to think that you engage in scammy practices, and I'm going to order somewhere else. At best, I'm going to think that you employ an erratic shipping company, and are trying to cover your own ass, and the end result is going to be the same.</p><p>Someone just lost a sale over this shit. I ordered from a competitor who does not pull this crap.</p><p><a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/ShippingInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShippingInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shipping</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/LostSale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostSale</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plant</span></a>-based products often cost more than animal-based ones due to value-added <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> (VAT): While <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dairy</span></a> have low or zero <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> rates, plant-based options often carry a 20% charge, making them more expensive—not because <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> charge a premium... (1/3) <a href="https://proveg.org/news/whats-making-your-plant-based-shopping-more-expensive-hint-its-not-the-food/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proveg.org/news/whats-making-y</span><span class="invisible">our-plant-based-shopping-more-expensive-hint-its-not-the-food/</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Apollo Global Management is considering a commitment of as much as ¥1.5 trillion in a bid by Seven &amp; I’s founding Ito family to take the convenience store operator private. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/10/companies/apollo-stake-seven-i/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/01/10/companies/apollo-stake-seven-i/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveniholdings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveniholdings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acquisitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisitions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apollo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conveniencestores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conveniencestores</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alimentationcouchetard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alimentationcouchetard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familymart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familymart</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Seven &amp; I Holdings’ profit has declined 24% on broader retail weakness despite some signs of recovery at its convenience stores in Japan and North America. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/09/companies/seveni-profit-drop/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/01/09/companies/seveni-profit-drop/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveniholdings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveniholdings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conveniencestores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conveniencestores</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alimentationcouchetard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alimentationcouchetard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acquisitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisitions</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reported strong growth in revenue and operating profit for the three months through November, as robust demand across Japan, North America and Europe helped offset sustained slowdown in China. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/09/companies/uniqlo-fast-retailing-profit-up/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/01/09/companies/uniqlo-fast-retailing-profit-up/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniqlo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uniqlo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fastretailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fastretailing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fashion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fastfashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fastfashion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clothing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The agriculture and environment ministries have released a draft target for reducing annual food loss at food-related businesses by 60% from the fiscal 2000 level by fiscal 2030. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/food-loss-aim/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/food-loss-aim/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environmentministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>UA Zensen announced Thursday a plan to demand a 6% wage increase for regular employees in next year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/05/ua-zensen-wage-increase-demand/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/12/05/ua-zensen-wage-increase-demand/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uazensen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uazensen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/textiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>textiles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shunto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shunto</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Uniqlo is facing calls for a consumer boycott in China after the CEO of the clothing company's owner said it does not source cotton from the country's Xinjiang region, which has faced allegations of forced labor in recent years. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/29/companies/uniqlo-boycott-risk-china/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/29/companies/uniqlo-boycott-risk-china/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniqlo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uniqlo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clothing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xinjiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xinjiang</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Funding for the proposed buyout of Seven &amp; I Holdings by its founding family will be finalized by the end of December and will involve Japan's three largest lenders, two people with knowledge of the matter have said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/21/companies/seven-i-buyout-funding-by-dec/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/21/companies/seven-i-buyout-funding-by-dec/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveniholdings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveniholdings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveneleven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveneleven</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conveniencestores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conveniencestores</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alimentationcouchetard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alimentationcouchetard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acquisitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisitions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The newfound influence of opposition lawmakers in Japan has investors looking for gains in the shares of retailers and electricity generators. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/12/economy/minority-government-stocks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/12/economy/minority-government-stocks/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>utilities</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Major electronics retailer Nojima said on Monday that it will acquire PC maker Vaio for about ¥11.2 billion. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/12/companies/nojima-acquisition-vaio/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/12/companies/nojima-acquisition-vaio/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nojima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nojima</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vaio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acquisitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisitions</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Seven &amp; I Holdings, the convenience-store operator facing a takeover approach from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, reportedly plans to reduce its stake in its banking unit to 38% as part of a broader revamp. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/06/companies/seven-bank-stake-reduce/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/06/companies/seven-bank-stake-reduce/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveniholdings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveniholdings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seveneleven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seveneleven</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conveniencestores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conveniencestores</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alimentationcouchetard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alimentationcouchetard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sevenbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sevenbank</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporategovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporategovernance</span></a></p>