A growing number of retail corporations that once sold mostly over the counter are concentrating more on the mail-order market, made popular by the Internet and television shopping programs.
Companies appear to be encouraged by the steady growth of mail-order sales, which have been unaffected by economic highs and lows.
Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea, is one company that has been affected by the trend.
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