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Video: Japanese store employs robot Robovie to enforce mask-wearing
A robot has signed on as the newest staff member at a store in Japan, taking on the job of ensuring customers wear masks and practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Robovie, dev...
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Japan’s Zozo reveals next-gen body-measuring suit for digital shoppers
Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo Inc says the successor to its "Zozosuit" body-measuring suit has solved the flaws...
Tokyu department-store chain quits Thailand
Japanese department-store chain Tokyu is to exit Thailand, the latest Japanese retailer to withdraw from the country.
Fast Retailing bullish about recovery as Asian expansion pays off
Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing may have reported a decline in sales in its full-year results, but that drop was far less t...
Japan’s Tsutaya Books opens first China outlet, in Hangzhou
Japan’s Tsutaya Books has launched its first China outlet in Hangzhou, set to be followed by a second store later this y...
Uniqlo opens giant store in Hamburg
Japan’s Fast Retailing has opened a giant Uniqlo store in the heart of Hamburg.
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