Distribution and Retailing Industry

GMS, supermarkets, department stores, convenience stores, internet/catalog/mail order companies, drugstores, hardware stores,specialty stores and chains, SC/outlets/station buildings/SA/airports, co-ops, wholesalers, trading companies, overseas retail companies

Part 1   Overview

I   Latest Trends in Distribution and Retailing Industry

1. Distribution and retailing market
2. Trends of Each Business Categories

1. General Merchandise Stores (GMS)
2. Supermarkets (SM)
3. Department Stores (DP)
4. Convenience Stores (CVS)
5. Drugstores (DgS)
6. Home Centers or Hardware Stores (HC)
7. Specialty Stores (SP)
8. Consumer cooperative (CO)
9. Mail Order Sales, E-Commerce
10. Shopping Centers (SC)

II   Industrial Restructuring and Groups, Trends of PB

1. Industrial Restructuring Moves

1. Trends in Industrial Reorganizations in 2015-2016 Distribution and Retailing
2. Current Status and Trends in Distribution and Retailing Groups

2. Expansion and Progress of Private Brand (PB) Market

1. Expanding domestic PB market

III   Services through Internet/Common Awarding Points

1. Utilization of Online Services - Approaches of Aligning Real Stores with EC

2. Trends in Multi-Store Common Point Service System

IV   Trends of Global Retailers, Overseas Strategies by Japanese Retailers

1. Latest Trends of Overseas Retail Market 2015 - 2016
2. Overseas Retail Market and Global Positioning of Japanese Retailers
3. Trends in Foreign-Affiliated Retailing Businesses at Japanese Market
4. Status of Japanese Retailers of Various Business Forms Entering Overseas Market
5. Online Sales Market from Global Point of View

1. Across-the-border EC Markets in Japan, U.S., and China
2. Global BtoC EC Markets

Part 2 Market Trends by Business Category 

I    GMS (General Merchandise Stores)

1. Latest Trends of GMS Market
2. GMS Market Overview
3. Trends of Large and Mid-Size GMS Companies (6 enterprises)

II   Supermarkets

1. Latest Trends of Supermarket
2. Market Overview Supermarkets
3. Trends of Large and Mid-Size Supermarkets (12 enterprises)

III    Department Stores (DP)

1. Latest Trends of Department Store Market
2. Department Store Market Overview
3. Trends of Leading Department Store Groups
4. Trends of Department Stores by Region

IV   Convenience Stores (CVS)

1. Latest Trends of CVS Market
2. CVS Market Overview
3. Trends at Each of Leading CVS (4 enterprises)

V    Mail-Order Market (Online/TV/Catalog Shopping)

1. Latest Trends or Mail-Order Market
2. Current Status of Mail-Order Market
3. Expanding Distribution Market due to Growing Online Shopping
4. Trends in Mail-Order Market (Catalog, TV)
5. Sales Ranking of Online Mail Order Businesses (Top100)
6. Trends of Online Mail Order Business by Business Category
7. Trends in Online Mail Order Business by Industry
8. Trends of Mall-Type Online Mail Order Business

VI   Drugstores

1. Transition and Structure of Drugstore Market
2. Trends at Each of Leading Drugstores (7 enterprises)

VII   Home Centers

1. Transition of Home Center Market
2. Current Status of Home Center Market
3. Trends at Each of Leading Home Centers (5 enterprises)

VIII   Specialty Stores, Franchise Chains

1. Specialty Stores

1. Latest Trends of Specialty Store Market
2. Positioning and Current Status of Specialty Stores in Retail Market
3. Sales Ranking of Specialty-Store Companies and Top 100 Companies in Number of Stores
4. Trends in Each of Specialty Store Markets

2. Franchise Chains (FC)

1. Latest Trends of FC Market
2. Transition and Structure of FC Market
3. Trends of FC Industries by Category/Business Form

IX   Shopping Centers, Outlet Malls

1. Latest Trends of Shopping Center Market
2. Current Status and Transition of Shopping Center Market
3. Shopping Center Types
4. Traffic Channels (Within Railway Stations, Railway-Station-Nearby, Airports, Highway Service Areas/Parking Areas
5. Current Status of Outlet Malls and Development Plans
6. List of Shopping Centers Opened in 2016
7. List of Shopping Centers Scheduled to be Opened (Some Already Opened) in 2017

X   Consumer Cooperative (Co-op)

1. Current Status and Size of Co-op Market
2. Trends in Leading Co-ops

XI   Wholesalers, Trading Companies

1. Market Size of Wholesalers
2. Wholesaler Market Share by Sales Amount by Industry
3. Sales Performance and Status of Trading Companies
4. Trends of Leading Wholesalers

XII   Reference Materials

• Sales ranking of 1,000 retailers
• Sales ranking of 500 wholesalers
• Number of stores by prefecture, by business form