thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

A 24-karat gold tea bowl that was stolen last week while being showcased at an event in a Tokyo department store has been found at an antique shop, police said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/japan/japan-stolen-gold-tea-bowl-found/ #japan #theft #departmentstores #takashimaya #mpd #japanesepolice #metals

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

A pure golden tea bowl displayed for sale in the event hall of a Tokyo department store — valued at over ¥10 million — was stolen Thursday, the store reported to police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/12/japan/crime-legal/takashimaya-golden-tea-bowl-stolen/ #japan #crimelegal #takashimaya #tokyo #departmentstores #theft #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

As well as voluntary closures during the pandemic, department stores have grappled with graying population trends, the growing popularity of online shopping and competition from large-scale shopping malls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/21/economy/more-prefectures-without-department-stores/ #business #economy #departmentstores #shimane #saga

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business

Duty-free sales at department stores in Japan roughly tripled from the previous year to ¥348.4 billion in 2023, the highest level since comparable data began in 2015. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/26/duty-free-sales-department-stores-record-high/?utm_content=bufferf0a77&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #departmentstores #dutyfree #tourism #yen

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business

Tokyo department stores are kicking Valentine's Day celebrations up a notch by offering eat-in options for sweet lovers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/25/companies/japan-valentines-day-department-stores/?utm_content=buffer6c41b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #departmentstores #retailers #consumerspending #valentine039sday

DrALJONES, 4 months ago to abc

Journalist Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by the #ABC "after a coordinated campaign by Jewish lawyers over her work on Gaza.

"Lawyers for Israel coordinated an effort to get Lattouf fired, [saying, eg] 'It is important ABC hears not just from individuals..but specifically lawyers so they feel there is an actual legal threat'."

Lattouf cited Human Rights Watch on Israel “using starvation of civilians as a weapon of war in Gaza”

She is suing ABC.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/race-and-politics-were-not-factors-in-lattouf-s-sacking-says-abc-20240116-p5exle.html

#AusPol #Israel #Gaza

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Takashimaya has apologized after hundreds of customers who preordered a Christmas cake online from the major department store chain discovered that their pricey cakes were damaged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/27/japan/society/takashimaya-christmas-cake/?utm_content=bufferb89c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #takashimaya #departmentstores #christmas #cakes

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business

The future of Sogo & Seibu, a loss-making major department store operator seeking a business turnaround, remains uncertain following its troubled sale to U.S. investment fund Fortress Investment Group in September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/06/companies/sogoseibu-reconstruciton-uncertain/?utm_content=bufferc2055&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #sogoseibu #departmentstores #seveni #tokyo #jobs #acquisitions

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Tracing the history of capitalism in Japan through the country’s iconic department stores. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/09/19/japan/sogo-department-store/?utm_content=buffer89fbc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #sogo #japaneseeconomy #jobs #departmentstores #internet

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to business

Fortress Investment Group, which has acquired Sogo & Seibu, plans to maintain a total of 10 Sogo and Seibu department stores in Japan and the employment of current store workers for the time being, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/06/companies/sogo-seibu-department-stores-fortress/?utm_content=buffercb1e4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #sogoseibu #departmentstores #fortress #seveni

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to business

Sogo & Seibu was cornered into closing its flagship Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo, as its labor union launched a rare strike to express discontent over the planned sale of the department store unit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/31/companies/seibu-sogo-strike/?utm_content=buffer5cda4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #sogoseibu #seveniholdings #departmentstores #unions #jobs #retailers

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to business

Employees of the Seibu flagship store in Ikebukuro will go on strike Thursday after failure to reach an agreement with the parent firm Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/30/companies/sogo-seibu-plans-stike/?utm_content=buffer6d194&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #sogoseibu #seveniholdings #departmentstores #unions #jobs

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to business

A Sogo & Seibu labor union notified management on Monday that its members working for the major department store operator will go on strike on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/28/companies/sogo-seibu-union-stike/?utm_content=buffere3f1c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #sogoseibu #seveniholdings #departmentstores

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to business

Japanese retailer Seven & I Holdings has announced the replacement of Takuji Hayashi as president of Sogo & Seibu in an apparent move to pave the way for a sale of the department store unit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/02/sogo-seibu-president-replaced/?utm_content=bufferff66c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #seveni #sogoseibu #departmentstores

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to business

Seven & I Holdings’ plan to sell its slumping Sogo & Seibu department store unit — so it can focus on its 7-Eleven convenience store business — is not going smoothly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/07/31/companies/sogo-seibu-sale-difficulty/?utm_content=buffer5d45e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #departmentstores #seveniholdings #acquisitions #sogoseibu #ikebukuro #toshimaward #tokyo

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

The transport ministry is planning to revise an ordinance as soon as this summer to abolish a rule requiring bus and taxi drivers to display their names inside the vehicles in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/national/name-badges-rule/?utm_content=buffer7d124&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #privacy #chubu #departmentstores #names #buses #chunichishimbun #personalinformation