Osaka department store plans new version of taboo-busting 'period badges' after facing criticism
A department store in Osaka that suspended a campaign that encouraged female staff to wear badges indicating they were having their periods is planning to restart it using a different badge design. The "period badges" introduced at Daimaru department store's Umeda branch were aimed at ...
Three of Japan's top department store operators report March sales growth
Three of the country's four major department store operators posted year-on-year growth in same-store sales in March, backed by brisk sales of luxury goods to visitors from abroad. Sales at Takashimaya Co. grew 1.2 percent, while figures rose 0.9 percent at both Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings ...
Daimaru to test wireless device providing discount info to foreigners
The Umeda branch of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. said Wednesday it will test a service providing information about discounts and other special offers to foreigners via their smartphone and tablet devices. The service will be tested from Sept. 24 through Oct. 28, coinciding with ...
