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

I   Overview

1. Trends of Distribution and Retailing Industry 2017-18

1. Distribution and retailing market in 2017
2. Trends in 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)

2. Industrial Restructuring and Groups, Trends of PB

1. Industrial Restructuring Moves
2. Expansion and Progress of Private Brand (PB) Market

3. Services through Internet/Common Awarding Points

1. Utilization of Online Services - Attempts of Aligning Real Stores with EC
2. Trends in Multi-Store Common Point Service System

4. Trends of Global Retailers, Overseas Strategies by Japanese Retailers

1. Latest Trends of Overseas Retail Market 2017 - 2018
2. Overseas Retail Market and Global Positioning of Japanese Retailers
3. Trends of 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

II     Market Trends by Business Category 

1. GMS (General Merchandise Stores)
2. Supermarkets
3. Department Stores (DP)
4. Convenience Stores (CVS)
5. Mail-Order Market (Online/TV/Catalog Shopping)
6. Drugstores
7. Home Centers
8. Specialty Stores, Franchise Chains
9. Shopping Centers, Outlet Malls
10. Consumer Cooperative (Co-op)
11. Wholesalers, Trading Companies
12. Reference Materials

1. Sales Ranking of Retailers (1,000 enterprises)
2. Sales Ranking of Wholesalers (500 enterprises)
3. Number of Stores by Prefecture, by Business Form