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Convenience Retailers in Japan

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  • 39 Pages
  • March 2025
  • Region: Japan
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5768234
In May 2023, the Japanese government reclassified COVID-19 from a Category 2 infectious disease, which was deemed extremely high-risk, to Category 5, aligning it with seasonal influenza. This significant change led to the relaxation of various pandemic measures, creating a widespread impression that the pandemic was over.

The Convenience Retailers in Japan report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. Channels include hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, mixed retailers, health and beauty retailers, clothing and footwear retailers, furniture and furnishing stores, DIY and hardware stores, durable goods retailers, leisure and personal goods retailers. There are profiles of leading retailers, with analysis of their performance and the challenges they face. There is also analysis of non-store retailing: vending; homeshopping; internet retailing; direct selling, as available.

Product coverage: Convenience Stores, Forecourt Retailers.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Convenience Retailers market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Growing demand for convenience as people return to work
  • Top three players in convenience stores each show a different strategy
  • Price-sensitive consumers seek value for money, and will not accept simplification or shrinkflation
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Convenience stores as essential social infrastructure
  • Diversifying revenue streams important to increase profitability
  • Adapting to growing inbound demand
CHANNEL DATA
  • Table 1 Convenience Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2019-2024
  • Table 2 Convenience Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 3 Sales in Convenience Retailers by Channel: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 4 Sales in Convenience Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 5 Convenience Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 6 Convenience Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 7 Convenience Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2021-2024
  • Table 8 Convenience Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2024-2029
  • Table 9 Convenience Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales in Convenience Retailers by Channel: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales in Convenience Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2024-2029
RETAIL IN JAPAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Retail in 2024: The big picture
  • Changes in the competitive environment in retail
  • Japan’s retail industry embraces digital solutions to combat labour shortages
  • What next for retail?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
  • Informal retail
  • Opening hours for physical retail
  • Summary 1 Standard Opening Hours by Channel Type 2024
  • Seasonality
  • Hatsu Uri (“First Sales”) at New Year
  • Valentine’s Day
  • White Day
  • Mother’s Day
  • Father’s Day
  • Summer Bargains
  • Halloween
  • Black Friday and Cyber Monday
  • Christmas and Year-end Bargains
MARKET DATA
  • Table 12 Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 13 Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 14 Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 15 Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 16 Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: Units 2019-2024
  • Table 17 Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 18 Sales in Retail E-Commerce by Product: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 19 Sales in Retail E-Commerce by Product: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 20 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2019-2024
  • Table 21 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 22 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 23 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 24 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2019-2024
  • Table 25 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 26 Non-Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2019-2024
  • Table 27 Non-Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 28 Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 29 Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 30 Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2019-2024
  • Table 31 Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 32 Retail GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 33 Retail GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 34 Retail Offline GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 35 Retail Offline GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 36 Retail Offline LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2021-2024
  • Table 37 Retail E-Commerce GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 38 Retail E-Commerce GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 39 Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 40 Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 41 Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2021-2024
  • Table 42 Non-Grocery Retailers GBO Company Shares: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 43 Non-Grocery Retailers GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 44 Non-Grocery Retailers LBN Brand Shares: Outlets 2021-2024
  • Table 45 Forecast Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 46 Forecast Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 49 Forecast Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: Units 2024-2029
  • Table 50 Forecast Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 51 Forecast Sales in Retail E-Commerce by Product: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 52 Forecast Sales in Retail E-Commerce by Product: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 53 Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2024-2029
  • Table 54 Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 55 Forecast Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 56 Forecast Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 57 Forecast Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2024-2029
  • Table 58 Forecast Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 59 Non-Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2024-2029
  • Table 60 Non-Grocery Retailers Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 61 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 62 Forecast Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 63 Forecast Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2024-2029
  • Table 64 Forecast Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources