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    Die japanische Kaufhauskette Takashimaya verbucht den ersten Verlust seit fünf Jahren aufgrund des Rückgangs reicher, einkaufsorientierter chinesischer Touristen

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    3. karepan999 on

      It’s too bad the Japanese economy can’t produce the wealthy people needed to support the business.

    4. WonderfulMaybe6787 on

      But i thought all this while, news reporting no CN people, no problem.

    5. snowytheNPC on

      Japan is becoming a budget, volume-oriented tourist destination while Thailand simultaneously shifts up the value chain. They now occupy the same space. That’s fine if that’s what Japan wants. It’s money all the same. But what I’m sensing is an antagonistic sentiment from locals towards what is essentially a drop in status

      The product tourists entering Japan now are seeking isn’t necessarily high-end spending or hot springs resorts, moreso chain restaurants and hostels. The market is going to shift towards that demand regardless of what locals want

    8. Acerhand on

      I think people are exaggerating in the comments here. The company has likely just pivoted to wealthy Chinese and other foreign consumers for the past few years because it was very profitable.. when there’s a dip in foreign Chinese tourist, particularly I suppose their business has been accommodating them most mostly till now so they post a loss. They just have to restructure their business model a small amount and then they will be fine again. It’s not as complicated as people think it is. It’s just a process of realising that they have to change their business model to cater to what kind of consumer is available again.

      For example, the luxury brands may be the ones that are most popular among Chinese they’ve been giving space to those a lot more than anything else for the past couple of years perhaps. And even within brands they may have been seeking and displaying products which are uniquely popular in China themselves even among those brands. It’s just simple things like that they can change this very quickly and easily if they decide that the prior customer base is not going to return.

    10. Shot-Alternative-999 on

      It is expected. I visit Mitsukoshimae almost every week. Middle aged Japanese, and Asian tourists visit these department stores. Now that Chinese tourists are gone, the result is normal. 

      These department stores target a small segment of the society. If they want more customers, then they will need to make some changes. Maybe they can work on expanding customer profile. 

    11. Otherwise_Patience47 on

      But don’t they hate them all? Oh when it’s about money then it’s another thing right? Everyone has it’s price…

    12. naNobot312 on

      Step 1: adopt tourism economy
      Step 2: actively make tourists feel unwelcome
      Step 3: ?

    14. Kumachan77 on

      Good. Anyone relying on tourism to keep their business alive is bound to go under.

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