Department stores, once hailed as “the kings of retailing” in Japan, have gradually ceased operations in rural areas, leading to some prefectures being left without such establis... Read more
Hundreds of customers who preordered a Christmas cake online from major department store chain Takashimaya were heavily disappointed on Christmas Day when they discovered that their cakes ha... Read more
Sogo & Seibu was cornered into closing its flagship Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo on Thursday, as its labor union launched a rare strike to express discontent over the planned sale... Read more
A labor union representing Sogo & Seibu department store employees has decided to go on strike at the Seibu flagship store in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro on Thursday, as it was unable to reach an... Read more
A Sogo & Seibu labor union notified management on Monday that its members working at one of the company’s department stores will go on strike on Thursday, as differences related to... Read more
