Orix buys haircut-shop-chain operator QB Net.

Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan);  August 1, 2006 ;     193 words ......percent stake in QB Net Co., which runs the haircut-shop chain QB House, and sent two directors to the QB Net board. Orix said...shares in the future. QB Net, founded in 1995...rapidly expanded the QB House chain, operating...has also launched QB ...

Barbers at the gate; QB House.(Japanese barber shop chain)

The Economist (US);  November 4, 2006 ;     476 words ......husband with a new lawn strimmer, but then QB House's boss, Kazutaka Iwai, says he always...endless hot flannels and the shoulder rub. QB House has none of that, not even a shampooing...functional one, says Mr Iwai. And how. QB House outlets are squeezed into corners of railway...

Following the launch of its first QB House outlet in Singapore. (News in...

Cosmetics International Cosmetic Products Report;  June 1, 2002 ;     42 words ...Following the launch of its first QB House outlet in Singapore, the Japanese operator of low-priced barber shop chain, QB Net Go, has invested, it is said, an estimated [yen]7mn in opening further outlets throughout the region, according to a report in The Nikkei Weekly.

With an investment estimated at [yen] 7mn, Japanese-based QB Net Co, which...

Cosmetics International;  May 25, 2002 ;     59 words ...* With an investment estimated at [yen] 7mn, Japanese-based QB Net Co, which operates the low priced barber shop chain QB House has opened its first overseas outlet in Singapore. According to a report in The Nikkei Weekly, the company plans to increase...

Creative, not combative

New Straits Times;  January 5, 2008 ;   P. Rajan;   787 words ......Another interesting example is Japan's QB House, which created a blue ocean by engineering...Japan is time consuming and costly, the QB House approach was to offer haircutting with no frills and focusing on basic cuts. QB House reduced haircutting time to 10 minutes...

Singaporeans Turn to Cheap, Quick Haircuts amid Slump.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 5, 2003 ;     688 words ......their first hair salon under the name QB House in April last year in the heart of Singapore...partners bought the license from Japan's QB House, a chain of hair salons that originated...gadgets, have sprouted up to compete with QB House. Matsuda, who also runs a chain of Japanese...

Japanese chain's barbers cut to the quick.

Australasian Business Intelligence;  September 23, 2003 ;     156 words ......for a haircut but customers at Konishi's QB Net can have a 10 minute haircut for Y1,000...opened his first shop in 1997. In 2002, QB Net had more than 3,5 million customers and...dissatisfaction. Publication Date: 22 September 2003 QB NET COMPANY LIMITED By Jim Hawe All copyright...

Group to Launch Speedy Hairdressing Service in Thailand.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 9, 2004 ;     501 words ......services. The group is expected to sign a contract next month with QB Net Co, a beauty salon franchiser for the Japan-based QB Shell brand...a 90 percent stake. The remaining 10 percent will belong to QB Net Co. The new service will suit the harried lifestyles of Thai...

Business Licenses

Daily Breeze;  February 25, 2002 ;     787 words ......Gardena, 90248-2130, 2/15/02 Terry Mac Health Care Services, Theresa Njoky, 13508 Arcturus Ave., Gardena, 90249-2311, 2/ 15/02 Qb House, Annie Soon Kuk, 1650 Sepulveda Blvd., Harbor City, 90710-1136, 2/11/02 Gonzalez & Sons, Daniel Robert Gonzalez, 1040 Lomita...

Astros offer House minor league contract

Charleston Daily Mail;  January 10, 2006 ;   TOM ALUISE;   539 words ......room after they put a thumping on Georgia," House said. "It was just awesome to see that come true." As WVU's third-string QB, House spent much of the season helping to signal in plays from the sidelines. During the Sugar Bowl, he essentially knew every play...