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Branded approach keeps Osaka Kansai on trackBranded approach keeps Osaka Kansai on track
John Rimmer
15-Oct-2005
External threats, alongside increased competition in the Japanese aviation market, have led to a challenging retail environment at Osaka Kansai airport in recent years. But new brand boutiques have helped ease the pressure, as John Rimmer discovers
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The importance of fashion boutiques to Japanese duty-free is best illustrated at Osaka Kansai, the country's second-biggest airport. Following the introduction of new branded stores in March and the renovation
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(3-May-2003) - JAPAN. The plan to create new retail space at Japan?s second biggest airport Osaka Kansai is to go ahead despite a severe drop in traffic at the location.
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