Hard sell: Japan’s retail sector may need to reinvent itself in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
A sea change in shopping habits amid the new coronavirus outbreak could impact marketing and distribution across the country for years to come.
A businessman who received millions of dollars for his work on Tokyo's successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, which were postponed in March due to COVID-19, has said he played a key role in securing the support of a former Olympics powerbroker suspected ...
Companies sponsoring the Tokyo Olympics appear ready to continue supporting the games, but are likely to be burdened with extra work following a decision on the postponement of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic such as negotiations to extend their sponsorship contracts. "Shouldering additional ...
In coronavirus-hit world, sponsors to stand by delayed Tokyo Olympics
Major corporate sponsors of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are standing by the International Olympic Committee after the games were postponed and experts familiar with the deals said the companies would not likely seek the return of billions of dollars committed to the agreements. Fourteen global ...
5,000 Dentsu employees to telework after staffer at Tokyo headquarters contracts COVID-19
Major advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. imposed an emergency workplace protocol Wednesday, ordering about 5,000 staffers at its headquarters in Tokyo to work from home after an employee was confirmed to have the COVID-19 coronavirus Monday. The employee, in his 50s, is hospitalized but not ...
Major Japanese ad agency Hakuhodo DY to take over Taiwan's Growww Media
Japanese advertising and marketing giant Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. plans to purchase major Taiwanese ad agency Growww Media Co. in a bid to bolster its business in the territory. Hakuhodo DY will inject a maximum of 1.85 billion New Taiwan dollars (¥6.7 billion; $60 million) ...
If Google shares less data, rivals shout antitrust; if it opens up, privacy advocates cry foul
Google LLC is limiting access to key tools that track ad spending, disrupting hundreds of marketers and underscoring the powerful role the search giant plays in the digital advertising industry. One recent change affects ad measurement companies — independent firms that monitor the performance of ...
Comcast's Peacock streaming service to offer free and $5- or $10-a-month options
Comcast Corp.-owned NBCUniversal's new Peacock service, its belated entry into the streaming video wars, will offer free and $5-per-month options with advertising, the company announced on Thursday. Customers who want to avoid all advertising can pay $10 per month, NBCUniversal said in a statement released ...
Uniqlo sees worst drop in overseas sales in decade amid Hong Kong unrest and South Korea row
Political flare-ups in Asia are putting the brakes on Fast Retailing Co.'s overseas momentum, as the Uniqlo operator reported the worst decline in its quarterly revenue in a decade for its international segment. Asia's largest retailer has long counted on overseas expansion to power growth ...
Facebook said on Monday it had removed some ads that contained misleading information about HIV prevention drugs following an outcry from activists, health experts and U.S. lawmakers. The ads linked the drugs, which are known as PrEP and designed to prevent HIV, to severe bone ...
Google and Facebook to start locally booking ad revenue in Japan
The move is apparently in response to recent international pressure over the tax-saving measures of technology giants.
