Drugstore Matsumotokiyoshi heads to Hong Kong and Vietnam

Japanese chain aims to tap Asia health boom

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Japanese drugstore operator Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings is pursuing growth outside its shrinking home market.

YUMA IKESHITA, Nikkei staff writer, and YOSHIE JINGU, NQN staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese drugstore operator Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings will expand into Hong Kong and Vietnam as increasingly health-conscious consumers in these markets are expected to fuel demand for Japanese nutrition supplements and cosmetics.

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