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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>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1232710/a-canadian-made-a-weekend-trip-to-costco-a-japanese-pastime/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1232710/a-canadia</span><span class="invisible">n-made-a-weekend-trip-to-costco-a-japanese-pastime/</span></a> A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime <a href="https://channels.im/tags/costco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costco</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapaneseNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/KenTheriault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KenTheriault</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> In the heart of rural Chiba, the Kisarazu Costco branch is doing brisk business. No music plays, but inside the immense warehouse, demonstrations are underway and samples are being handed out. The atmosphere is buzzing. Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan cou…</p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>"Cold Storage Singapore, the country’s oldest supermarket chain, will be bought over by Malaysian retail group Macrovalue in a deal that is worth S$125 million (US$93 million).</p><p>The acquisition includes 48 Cold Storage stores under its CS Fresh, CS Gold, Cold Storage and Jasons Deli brands, as well as 41 Giant stores and two distribution centres in Singapore."</p><p><a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cold-storage-giant-acquisition-malaysia-macrovalue-5019751" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">channelnewsasia.com/singapore/</span><span class="invisible">cold-storage-giant-acquisition-malaysia-macrovalue-5019751</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaysia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Supermarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Supermarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/ColdStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdStorage</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>
Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦<p>During this trade war with the USA, I still shop at.... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Costco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Costco</span></a>. Because they pay their employees better than any other Canadian retailer. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForTheWin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForTheWin</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/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/cdnpoli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cdnpoli</span></a></span></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>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1826813/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1826813/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> K&amp;G Petroleum Launches App for Car Wash Business <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CarWash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarWash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CrudeOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrudeOil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CrudeOilPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrudeOilPrice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/loyalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loyalty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OilPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilPrice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/petroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petroleum</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>The forest, land &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> sectors are not only highly vulnerable to the impacts of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> but also major contributors to global <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a>. With pressure to meet climate targets, the need to transform the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsystem</span></a> becomes particularly urgent and food <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> have a unique opportunity to drive meaningful <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> action by reducing the sale &amp; distribution of higher-emission animal <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/protein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protein</span></a>... (1/x) <a href="https://madrebrava.org/media/pages/insight/f553f37e09-1737465758/biggest-bang-for-the-buck-cost-effective-pathways-to-climate-targets-in-german-food-retail.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">madrebrava.org/media/pages/ins</span><span class="invisible">ight/f553f37e09-1737465758/biggest-bang-for-the-buck-cost-effective-pathways-to-climate-targets-in-german-food-retail.pdf</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>
Deborah Sampson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cville.online/@Lyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lyle</span></a></span> <br>This is what gets me….!</p><p>“As a result, the local <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bakers</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manufacturers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manufacturers</span></a> that once sold their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goods</span></a> to those now-vanished <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> are gradually replaced by Walmart’s array of national &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/international" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>international</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suppliers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suppliers</span></a>.</p><p>(By some estimates, the company has historically sourced 60-80% of its goods from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> 🇨🇳 alone.) <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/walmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walmart</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>
Alexander J. Stein<p>(2/2) The Reagan administration stopped enforcing the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RobinsonPatman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobinsonPatman</span></a> Act, which banned price discrimination &amp; made it illegal for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> to demand preferential deals. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RetailChains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetailChains</span></a> could scale up &amp; leverage their size, while independent retailers died off: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/food-deserts-robinson-patman/680765/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2024/12/food-deserts-robinson-patman/680765/</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>