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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari poses in front of the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari poses in front of the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari poses in front of the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari poses in front of the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari walks by the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari walks by the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari walks by the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari walks by the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari walks by the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari poses in front of the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze and the management staff during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari poses in front of the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze and the management staff during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari poses in front of the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari walks by the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari visits shops in Paris FA

French Deputy Minister for Economy of Tourism Marina Ferrari poses in front of the Galeries Lafayette merchandise with Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Management Board Philippe Houze and General Manager of the Galeries Lafayette Nicolas Houze during a visit to the grand shops in Paris on November 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Target to close 9 stores in major U.S. cities amid growing retail crime

STORY: Target to close 9 stores in major U.S. cities amid growing retail crime DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of target stores STORYLINE: U.S. retail giant Target said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in major cities across the country, after grappling with violence, theft and organized retail crime. The company will close one store in New York City, two stores in Seattle, three stores in the San Francisco-Oakland area and three more in Portland, Oregon. These locations will be permanently closed on Oct. 21, according to CNBC. "We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance," Target said in a press release. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the general merchandise retailer has stores in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, boasting nearly 2,000 stores in the nation

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China has immense stake in global trade: WTO chief

STORY: China has immense stake in global trade: WTO chief DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, WTO Director-General STORYLINE: "China has an immense stake in global trade. In its role as an importer, showcased by the CIIE, China can help ensure trade remains a force for development and inclusion," said WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the China import expo opened in Shanghai. SOUNDBITE (English): NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, WTO Director-General "China is widely recognized to have become the world's largest merchandise exporter. It accounted for 15.1% of world exports in 2021. Less well known is the fact that it is the second-largest importer of goods, accounting for 11.9% of world imports last year. China is also the second-largest importer of services, as well as the third-largest services exporter. China has an immense stake in global trade, and in the strength of the multilateral trading system th

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WTO: world trade growth to slow sharply in 2023

STORY: WTO: world trade growth to slow sharply in 2023 DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of WTO 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, WTO Director-General STORYLINE: World trade is expected to lose momentum in the second half of 2022 and remain subdued in 2023, as multiple shocks weigh on the global economy, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in a statement on Wednesday. WTO economists said in the statement that global merchandise trade volumes will grow by 3.5 percent in 2022 -- slightly better than the 3.0 percent forecast in April. However, for 2023 they foresee a 1.0 percent increase, down sharply from the previous estimate of 3.4 percent. The new WTO forecast estimates world gross domestic product (GDP) at market exchange rates will grow by 2.8 percent in 2022 and 2.3 percent in 2023 - the latter is 1.0 percentage points lower than previous projections. In their April forecast, WTO economists had to rely on simul

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

On August 22, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced that three convenience store companies, Seven-Eleven Japan, FamilyMart, and Lawson, will begin a demonstration experiment for joint delivery. For one week from August 1, the delivery trucks will be sent from each company's distribution bases to XFRONTIER, a joint delivery center of Sagawa Express (Koto Ward, Tokyo). They will then deliver beverages, confectionery, daily goods and other items to a total of 40 stores in the bay area of Tokyo. Seiichi Aoyama, General Manager of the QC and Logistics Management Division of Seven-Eleven Japan; Toru Oka, General Manager of the SCM and Quality Management Division of FamilyMart; and Hitoshi Fujii, General Manager of the Product Division of Lawson. (From left: Toru Oka, General Manager, SCM and Quality Control Division, FamilyMart; Hitoshi Fujii, General Manager, Merchandise Division, Lawson.

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Don Quijote Ginza Main Store Sale Before Tax Increase

The first ever group-wide sale was held in preparation for the consumption tax hike in October 2019 (image). Don Quijote Ginza Main Store in Chuo-ku, Tokyo on September 27, 2019. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Seihin Seikatsu's logo

Seipin Seikatsu, a large select store complex from Taiwan, opens its first store in Japan at the Nihonbashi Coredo Muromachi Terrace. (September 24, 2019, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Don Quijote Ginza Main Store Sale Before Tax Increase

The first ever group-wide sale was held in preparation for the consumption tax hike in October 2019 (image). Don Quijote Ginza Main Store in Chuo-ku, Tokyo on September 27, 2019. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Seihin Seikatsu's logo

Seipin Seikatsu, a large select store complex from Taiwan, opens its first store in Japan at the Nihonbashi Coredo Muromachi Terrace. (September 24, 2019, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Don Quijote Ginza Main Store Sale Before Tax Increase

The first ever group-wide sale was held in preparation for the consumption tax hike in October 2019 (image). Don Quijote Ginza Main Store in Chuo-ku, Tokyo on September 27, 2019. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Don Quijote Ginza Main Store Sale Before Tax Increase

The first ever group-wide sale was held in preparation for the consumption tax hike in October 2019 (image). Don Quijote Ginza Main Store in Chuo-ku, Tokyo on September 27, 2019. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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The People of Okunoto

The people of Okunoto. Farmers build thousand paddy fields. Fishermen, who do not have a fishing port, make salt in pumping salt fields. There are also migrant workers and peddlers. 　 The people of Okunoto, despite the rough seas of the Sea of Japan and the poverty of their half-farming, half-fishing existence, build Senmaida rice paddies (paddies built on sloping land), people make salt the old-fashioned way, the last of the Agehama salt paddies where salt is pumped with labor, the cutting down of Asunaro forests, a tribe of fishermen turned plasterers, women peddling fish, and women peddling fish and vegetables at the morning market in Iida. Women peddling fish, women peddling fish and vegetables at the morning market in Iida, a general merchandise market held in each village 　before winter preparations, and women leaving for Kansai in search of work before winter. The film was shot on an unknown date, and was released on November 4, 1960.

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General merchandise stores face tough business amid prolonged slump

Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2015, shows a soy sauce corner in Aeon Co.'s general merchandise supermarket in Meiwa, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. In a bid to turn around flagging business, the store has begun selling products from manufacturers in the neighborhood that are popular with local shoppers, such as various types of soy sauce from Mie-based Mieman Shoyu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Model condominium room

OSAKA, Japan - A model room of a condominium in Kobe that incorporates the design of a popular general merchandise brand. The photo was taken May 28, 2004. (Kyodo)