FC Barcelona to meet Chelsea, Vissel Kobe in summer friendlies in Japan
FC Barcelona will face English Premier League veteran Chelsea and the J. League's Vissel Kobe this July, adding to the list of star-studded club friendlies set to take place in Japan this summer. The Spanish first-division leader, which last October announced plans to visit Japan ...
Rakuten, Barcelona hail official start of partnership, lucrative sponsorship
Rakuten Inc. will be splashing its name across "the most important shirt in the world," according to Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, after the e-commerce giant celebrated the start of its four-year, $235 million sponsorship with the iconic Spanish soccer club on Thursday. "I think they ...
Messi expresses optimism for upcoming season under new manager
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi said Thursday he is pinning his hopes on a good start to the season under new manager Ernesto Valverde. The Spanish powerhouse in May confirmed Valverde, who stepped down from his role in charge of Athletic Bilbao, as their new manager ...
Rakuten bans ivory sales via online mall as activist outcry grows
Online retailer Rakuten bans ivory products from its shopping site in response to international criticism that it is abetting illegal trade in ivory.
Rakuten eyes tie-up with Marubeni to sell discounted electricity to firms
Rakuten Inc. is considering teaming up with Marubeni Corp. to sell electricity at discounted rates to small and medium-size companies that have stores on Rakuten's online shopping mall, it was learned Friday. As well as supporting its clients in the mall, the online shopping giant ...
Japan Post Co. and e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. are teaming up to offer lockers where customers can pick up items purchased online at their own convenience, sources said Thursday. The new service, being arranged to start in April at about 30 locations including post offices ...
Rakuten falls most in four months on talks to acquire Ebates
Rakuten share prices fell further Monday than they had in four months after the owner of Japan's largest online mall said it is in talks to buy U.S. website operator Ebates Shopping.com Inc. Rakuten, controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, is negotiating the acquisition, according to ...
