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- UniQLo Mania
- May 18th, 2009
- While most businesses are feeling the bite of the Credit Crunch, it certainly wouldn’t appear that way in Shinjuku. The 24th of April saw the opening of a brand spanking new five-storey UniQlo store and the grand re-opening of the newly refurbished flagship Marui department store. » Continue Reading
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- Super Service
- April 17th, 2009
- photo credit: Photocapy One of the first things that struck me about shopping in Japan was the level of service. Walk into almost any shop, no matter what price bracket and they lavish even the most blatant browsers with rapt attention. Japan to me epitomises ritualised, formal politeness. Here, customers are addressed honorifically as “O-kyaku-sama”. Honorifically! » Continue Reading
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