GomiGirl wrote:...self serve checkouts without the need for a checkout chick at all...
Thank God for Japan, then, because who else would wear the uggies?
Hot Topics | |
---|---|
GomiGirl wrote:...self serve checkouts without the need for a checkout chick at all...
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:You are taking the piss, right?
I'm Australian and Japan's lag in technological progress in the service sector(outside of mobile phones) makes Australia appear as technologically advanced as I had imagined Japan would be
GomiGirl wrote:CSTaylor - huge business opportunity for your POS smarts dude.
GomiGirl wrote:My biggest issue at the moment is the lack of EFT-POS... it just makes so much sense and it is so easy in Aus.
I was blown away by the technology at the local supermarket in Australia recently. Barcodes scanners that gave the checkout operators a photo of the item. Also, self serve checkouts without the need for a checkout chick at all. All DIY and done by weight so there was no pilfering by those dodgy Australians.
Mike Oxlong wrote:Use the self checkout lane in Jusco down south here all the time. Sounds like the same setup you saw in Aus.
Mike Oxlong wrote:Use the self checkout lane in Jusco down south here all the time. Sounds like the same setup you saw in Aus.
A group of Japanese publishers has lashed out at Amazon’s new book sale rules, after U.S. and European authors accused the online retailer of using strong-arm negotiating tactics.
Several Tokyo-based publishers said Amazon recently unveiled a four-point system that rates them based on the size of the commission they pay for selling books on the U.S. company’s vast website, among other criteria.
Amazon then pushes hardest to promote books from publishers who agreed to the most favorable contract terms, which directly impacts how a book sells, they said, confirming a report by the Asahi Shimbun last week.
“Many publishers are in talks with Amazon to renew their two-year contracts, but this time they’re facing heavy demands from the company, which has grown rapidly here,” one publishing source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
“Some smaller publishers are facing demands to accept a surge in commission fees… or see their contract terminated.
“If this kind of practice continues, small Japanese publishers who have created a diverse publishing culture here will be forced to go bankrupt,” he said.
Amazon was abusing its increasingly dominant position in Japan’s books market, the publishers alleged.
“We’re not sure if linking promotion and commission fees to book circulation… is a fair business practice,” another source said.
In response, Amazon’s Japanese unit described the matter as a private one between the company and publishers.
“We decline to comment on this issue as it is linked to contracts,” it said.
The criticism comes after a German minister last week threw her weight behind authors battling Amazon over claims it was employing heavy-handed tactics with publishers.
German-language authors have accused Amazon of delaying the release of books and boycotting authors signed to publishing houses in dispute with the U.S. company.
American writers have also protested over Amazon’s dispute with publishing conglomerate Hachette which represents authors including JK Rowling, Malcolm Gladwell and James Patterson, accusing the company of “taking writers hostage” in its e-books pricing battle.
In France, a new law aimed at supporting small bookshops bans online giants such as Amazon from delivering books without charge, but it allows them to set discounts of up to five percent, the maximum allowed under existing French legislation.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/tech ... sale-rules
“Many publishers are in talks with Amazon to renew their two-year contracts, but this time they’re facing heavy demands from the company, which has grown rapidly here,” one publishing source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
“Some smaller publishers are facing demands to accept a surge in commission fees… or see their contract terminated.
“If this kind of practice continues, small Japanese publishers who have created a diverse publishing culture here will be forced to go bankrupt,” he said.
Amazon was abusing its increasingly dominant position in Japan’s books market, the publishers alleged.
“We’re not sure if linking promotion and commission fees to book circulation… is a fair business practice,” another source said.
chokonen888 wrote:“Many publishers are in talks with Amazon to renew their two-year contracts, but this time they’re facing heavy demands from the company, which has grown rapidly here,” one publishing source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
“Some smaller publishers are facing demands to accept a surge in commission fees… or see their contract terminated.
“If this kind of practice continues, small Japanese publishers who have created a diverse publishing culture here will be forced to go bankrupt,” he said.
Amazon was abusing its increasingly dominant position in Japan’s books market, the publishers alleged.
“We’re not sure if linking promotion and commission fees to book circulation… is a fair business practice,” another source said.
Isn't this like a page out of the behind the scenes Japanese business practices cookbook?
inflames wrote:The entire thing about Amazon and publishers just shows how fucking dumb publishers are - it's like the music industry in the early 2000s. If it weren't for Steve Jobs the music industry would still be in a shitty situation.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 24 guests