One Japanese Company Makes Half Of The World's Zippers
By A Mystery Man Writer
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How YKK came to dominate pants around the world.
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How Kurobe, Japan, Became the Zipper Capital of the World - Atlas Obscura
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Hot competition for the humble zipper
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The $13 Billion Zipper Wars
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The global zipper war is heating up
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IT'S NOT JUST A ZIP / YKK FASTENING PRODUCTS GROUP
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How A Japanese Company Became The Largest Manufacturer Of Zippers Globally - Marketing Mind
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Vanessa Fletcher (@v_fletch) / X
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Aditya Kondawar on X: Roughly half of all zippers in the world are stamped with the letters YKK! YKK is a Japanese company with an enviable reputation They produce roughly half of
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YKK: This is what makes the Japanese zipper manufacturer tick
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