Convenience stores

Convenience stores and other related industries

I   History and Development of CVS to Achieve 9.8 Trillion-Yen Market

1. The Convenience Stores Industry from 1960s to Today

1. Past 30 years of CVS market and distribution retail market
2. Comparison of market size by business type in 2012
3. Road for CVS towards nationwide development and changes in market players
4. Development of CVS and changes in domestic consumption market

2. Transition of CVS within the changing retail market

1. Positioning of CVS among 130-trillion-yen retail market
2. Relationship of CVS and leading retail groups
3. Diversification of CVS from retailing to service providers
4. Pioneering new business styles and future directions of CVS

3. Sudden rise of market players and an oligopolistic market

1. Diverse companies entering the expanding CVS market
2. Oligopoly and M&A in the mature market
3. Trends in future olibopolistic market

4. History of store style, diversified products to sell

1. Evolving store style from retailing to the base of providing services
2. Increased and diversified products and develoment of PB products
3. Evolving to a store that compete with fastfood stores and cafes

II   Current Status of CVS Market

1. Transition and Size of CVS Market

1. Process to develop to 9.8-trillion-yen market and current status
2. Changes of growth power and in positioning within the market
3. Room to develop and potential of CVS market

2. Current Status of Market Players and Market Share

1. Transition of market share
2. Restructuring and M&A
3. Management of leading 4 and mid-size 7 companies

3. Current Development Status of Stores and Business Styles

1. Development of CVS and transition of number of stores
2. Development towards new business style and store launching
3. Complex stores with different industries and business types

4. Trends in Domestic Local Market

1. Localization strategies of convenience store chains
2. Capability of local CVS
3. Current status of CVS by region

5. Actual Conditions of Franchise Management
6. Product development and sales trends in CVS
7. Competition and Cooperative Bodies of CVS

• Drugstores
• 100-Yen shops
• Bento shops
• Book stores
• Stationery stores

8. Trends in Development Overseas

1. Overseas development by leading large CVSs
2. Outline of CVSs overseas

III   Development of Convenience Stores in terms of Services

1. Current Status of providing services at CVS

1. Transition of services available at CVS
2. Diversification and status of services to provide
3. Alignment enhancement with internet/smart phones

2. Trends in servide providers

1. Companies providing those services useful in everyday life
2. Financial service providers
3. Providers of services on the rise

3. Convenience-Store Operation Supporting Systems and Market Players

1. Information system services
2. Distribution services
3. Payment services

1. Alignment with Mail-Order Business and Smart Phones

IV   Convenience Stores Playing Role as Social Infrastructure

1. Potential of 49000 CVS as Being an Infrastructure

• Comparison of number of bases for financial organizations and administrative bodies
• Case studies of services utilizing number of bases
• Convenience Store as a Base of Providing Welfare and Administrative Services
• Current status of providing administrative services
• Expanding welfare services that have been started from food delivery
• CVS as a base of disaster/crime prevention
• Future social role of CVS

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