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Lindsay Whipp ...
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen

PSA Today Jan 19: Transiting between result periods / Fast Retailing: Uniqlo's own payment app / NTT Data buys My Supply Chain Group in US – Nikkei +1.39%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Thao Nguyen and Lindsay Whipp
Nikkei ¥28,633.46 (+¥391.25 / +1.39%); Topix ¥1,855.84 (+¥10.35 / +0.56%); ¥/$104.04
Tags: Mitsui Zosen (7003 JT), Fast Retailing (9983 JT), Taiyo Yuden (6976 JT), Toray (3402 JT), VW (VOW3 GY) Toyota Motor (7203 JT), Mazda (7261 JT), Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JT), Nissan Motor (7201 JT), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, SoftBank Group (9984 JT), SoftBank Corp (9434 JT), Z Holdings (4689 JT), NTT Data (9613 JT), SAP (SAP US), My Supply Chain Group, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY US), Pfizer (PFE US), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ US), 3M (MMM US), Chobani
Main Points
• A mixed day
• Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo to add own payment feature to app
• NTT Data acquires US SAP supply chain software consultancy
Provider
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

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Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

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