[Featured in Hokuryu Town's COCOWA] (Redesign) Protecting Shopping Infrastructure (Part 2) Providing Products to Areas with Difficulty in Opening Stores [Nikkei Inc.]

Monday, April 1, 2024

The Nikkei Inc. website, operated by Nikkei Inc. (Tokyo), has published an article (dated March 28th) entitled "(Redesign) Protecting Shopping Infrastructure (Part 2) Supplying Products to Areas Difficult to Open Stores," which we would like to introduce to you.

The article states, "In 2018, a complex called COCOWA, operated by the third-sector Hokuryu Promotion Corporation (same town), opened in Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido."

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Depopulated village in Hokkaido receives full support to keep supermarket open, including increased hourly wages - Nikkei

In the retail industry in Hokkaido, where the population is rapidly declining, the "public-private" model, in which local governments own buildings and facilities and private companies manage stores, is becoming more widespread.

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