TSE:2726
TSE:2726Specialty Retail

Should PAL Group’s 9-Month Same-Store Sales Streak Shape How Investors View Its Brand Strategy (TSE:2726)?

PAL Group Holdings recently reported a 6.5% year-on-year increase in same-store sales for November, marking the ninth consecutive month of growth driven by a recovery in store traffic and strength in casual brands. The continued outperformance of Discot and 3COINS against this backdrop highlights how key concepts within the portfolio are underpinning the company’s broader sales momentum. We’ll now examine how this sustained same-store sales growth, particularly the rebound in casual brands,...
TSE:6857
TSE:6857Semiconductor

Is Advantest (TSE:6857) Quietly Repositioning Its Test Platform for the AI Packaging Era?

In December 2025, Advantest and Tokyo Seimitsu announced a collaboration to co-develop a die-level prober for testing advanced AI and high-performance computing devices using complex 2.5D/3D packaging, while Advantest also introduced its T2000 AiR2X next-generation air-cooled test system and later held a board meeting to approve treasury stock disposal for post-issued restricted stock units. This combination of a focused AI/HPC testing partnership and an expanded, more flexible SoC test...