TOUCH TO GO: How Japan’s First AI-Powered Unmanned Store is Redefining Urban Retail As Japan’s retail industry faces structural labor shortages and demands for operational efficiency, TOUCH TO GO emerges as a pioneering response. Developed by TOUCH TO GO Inc. (a joint...
Behind the Scenes of Product Development - Kameda no Tsumamidane Market Growth Since COVID-19 Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Kameda Seika’s “Kameda no Tsumamidane” brand has grown in line with the expanding mixed rice snack market. According to Taichiro Ozeki, Head of...
7-Eleven Japan Launches Second Round of “Massisso! Korean Favorite Gourmet” Starting June 3 7-Eleven Japan is rolling out the second wave of its popular Korean food fair, “Massisso! Korean Favorite Gourmet”, beginning June 3 across approximately 6,200 stores...
Lawson, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Sadahiro Takemasa, hereinafter referred to as “Lawson”) will revamp its private brand for the first time in approximately five years since 2020, marking its 50th anniversary this year. The...
On March 1st, Daiso Industries (Hiroshima Prefecture) exhibited at the 40th Mynavi Tokyo Girls Collection 2025 SPRING/SUMMER (sponsored by the Tokyo Girls Collection Executive Committee). In conjunction with this exhibition, DAISO and Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC)...
Sakaeya Bakery, founded in 1923, launched the Better Life with Upcycle brand in 2021 to address food waste. In 2022, it introduced a sustainable craft beer made from bread crusts via an external brewery before establishing its own brewery in 2023. The bakery’s new...
