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Japan’s Trial Holdings has announced that it will acquire supermarket chain Seiyu for $2.55b (JPY 382.6b) from its current majority owner, U.S. private equity firm KKR (KKR.N), Reuters reported.

Fine art, wine and whisky were the weakest performers.

It features livestreams by local creators.

It will digitalise dyeing processes.

Total retail sales were estimated at $4.5b.

'Other retailing' led growth at 7%.

It will be available on a trial basis until 31 March.

It had a total of 2,100 stores as of end 2024.

Lark will deploy its tools to over 40,000 MR D.I.Y. employees.

Online sales accounted for 6.9% of the month’s total retail sales value.

Leading players include Amazon, Google, and Xiaomi.

Millennials are driving AI adoption.

The country's sun protection market is projected to grow 3%.

It will boost production capacity.

The reinvention will start this year.

 Faith-based considerations play a crucial role in purchasing decisions.