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Analysis: A Japanese retailer with Lofty overseas prospects

Inside Retail

Loft, a dubiously classified ‘home furnishings’ concept is an idea that should have travelled but hasn’t. Loft checks all the boxes for a successful concept if placed in the right location. As Inside Retail reported on February 4 , Seven and I is looking at options for divesting itself of the Sogo & Seibu unit.).

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Vietnam’s Vincom shifts focus from expansion to upgrades

Inside Retail

Vincom tries to cover itself with four tailored formats: Vincom Center, which is designed for high-density locations; Vincom Mega Mall, a retail/entertainment concept averaging about 110,000sqm of gross floor area (GFA); and Vincom+ and Vincom Plaza, two formats that are oriented toward smaller provincial cities. per cent.

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