Focusing on something few others do can lead to business success, as Fumio Takashima has shown.
The president and chief executive officer of Tokyo-based BALS Corp. launched the first Francfranc store in 1992, selling both furniture and sundry goods, a strategy few other firms were attempting back then.
Drawn by the affordable prices, young people flocked to the store.
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