JTB Corp. has taken a step toward realignment of its retail stores across the nation. Its public relation office denied the number to scrap is as many as 200 as was reported by some newspaper, criticizing that it was a mere guess. However, it admitted that scrutiny is going on to reassess store function and network more broadly than usual. It remains to be seen how many stores are going to be closed, when the store network restructuring is completed, or whether the jobs are cut, but the spokesman suggested that the revamp could take place on a large scale. Incidentally, the number of existing stores, including registered offices for corporate sales and merchandizing operation, totals 940.
JTB Corp. has taken a step toward realignment of its retail stores across the nation. Its public relation office denied the number to scrap is as many as 200 as was reported by some newspaper, criticizing that it was a mere guess. However, it admitted that scrutiny is going on to reassess store function and network more broadly than usual. It remains to be seen how many stores are going to be closed, when the store network restructuring is completed, or whether the jobs are cut, but the spokesman suggested that the revamp could take place on a large scale. Incidentally, the number of existing stores, including registered offices for corporate sales and merchandizing operation, totals 940.
