Japanese department store operator
"We have betrayed the expectations of many customers. The responsibility rests with our company," Senior Managing Director
Takashimaya confirmed that as of Tuesday evening, 807 of the around 2,900 strawberry frill shortcakes it sold online were delivered to customers with damage. The cakes sold by the upscale department store were priced at
The cakes were made and frozen by confectionery Win's
Takashimaya will not look into the issue any further, citing difficulties in completely replicating the situation, he said.
"In future, we will strengthen our relationship with our business partners to improve our management system and prevent it happening again," Yokoyama said.
Numerous customers took to social media to share photos of their cakes that arrived completely collapsed or with strawberries sliding off half-melted whipped cream.
==Kyodo
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