Oct 2 (Reuters) - Nikkei:
* JAPAN'S ONWARD HOLDINGS WILL CLOSE AROUND A FIFTH OF ITS
STORES
WORLDWIDE - NIKKEI
* ONWARD HOLDINGS WILL CLOSE ALL OF ITS 14 STORES IN JAPAN
AT END
OF OCTOBER - NIKKEI
* ONWARD HOLDINGS WILL SOON SLASH EARNINGS FORECAST FOR FY
ENDING
FEB 2020 TO REFLECT COST OF CLOSURES - NIKKEI
* ONWARD HOLDINGS WILL MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT DIVIDEND PLANS -
NIKKEI
* ONWARD HOLDINGS EXPECTED TO SEE NET LOSS OF ROUGHLY 30
BILLION
YEN ($278 MILLION) FOR FY ENDING FEB. 2020 - NIKKEI
Source text: https://s.nikkei.com/2pp9iMB
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