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dharmab
on Nov 10, 2023
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The hijacking of rare Japanese KitKats
Japanese retail space (as in, the physical space available in the stores) favors small batches. US retail space favors economies of scale.
ajmurmann
on Nov 11, 2023
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Do you know why this is? This seems to be true across a variety of products, including way more interesting fast food offerings.
numpad0
on Nov 11, 2023
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It does seem like Japanese brands are more optimized for smaller size and number of batches. Could be due to accommodating logistics, media hype culture, denser population, omnipresent convenience stores, etc.
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