TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR -- Japan's Sogo & Seibu opened a high-end department store in Malaysia on Wednesday as compatriots try again to crack Southeast Asian markets with new approaches.
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The new Seibu store at The Exchange TRX mall in Kuala Lumpur is bigger than the Japanese chain's two Indonesia locations. (Photo by Mayuko Tani)
TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR -- Japan's Sogo & Seibu opened a high-end department store in Malaysia on Wednesday as compatriots try again to crack Southeast Asian markets with new approaches.