Despite positive signs regarding the consumers’ mood, which is leading the BoJ to focus on boosting domestic demand, retailers are facing imported inflation unseen for decades. So, as the yen sinks, it is more accurate to wonder whether Japanese companies’ margins can resist for much longer to fully pass on rising costs to consumers. In addition, the sanctions imposed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will certainly take a toll on retail, alongside persistent supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic, even as the country moves away from those times. Since expenses on energy and food cannot be readily cut, the slack demand for footwear already observed is far from being a surprise   

Today we bring you the first part of an interview with Rikard Adolfsoon, Supply Chain Director from Axel Arigato, which was founded in 2014 as a direct-to-consumer fashion brand. Axel Arigato has physical stores in six countries across Europe and UAE and is present online in 134 territories worldwide   

The deal, to which negotiations started in June 2018, is the first one to integrate the EU's new approach of using trade to promote sustainable development   

Alameda Turquesa was created in 2012 by Carolina. What started as a social network joke quickly gained scale, and Alameda's offerings wined over many international public figures and can be found at Saks and Neiman Marcus, in the US, and at Selfridges, Harrods and Brown Thomas, in the UK