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Building a brand on trust – the business of relationships

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Export, Exporting is GREAT, Language and culture, New Exporters

My second blog on trust (if you missed the first one you can find it here) concentrates on business relationships. Trust is at the heart of building successful business relationships and relationship building requires slightly different approaches for different cultures. …

Why Wasoukan chose to set up in the UK

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: clothing and fashion, Fashion & Accessories, Investing in the UK, Japan, Retail
Mr Ikeda, President of Wasoukan and Ms Tanaka, Head of UK Operations

Wasoukan is a 10 year old Japanese retailer specialising in traditional kimono clothing, with four stores across Japan. This December, Wasoukan will open their first European flagship store and headquarters in Notting Hill, with aims to open a further 10-15 …