Funeral Business Market

Funeral Business-related Companies

I   Full Picture of Funeral Business

1. Population Environment

1. Transition of elderly population (1980-2014)
2. Forecast of elderly population (2010-2060)
3. Transition of number of death (1980-2013
4. Transition of number of death by prefecture (1980-2013)

2. Funeral Business Overview

1. Range of target for funeral business market
2. Overview of target products　
3. Trends in
4. Trends in funeral service unit price at leading businesses

3. Transition of Funeral Business Market Size (2003-2013)
4. Overview of Market Players in Funeral Business

1. Status of market players
2. Company overview by business type

5. Funeral Business Market Share

1. Funeral Business Market share by Company (2013)
2. Top 40 Sales Ranking of Companies in Funeral Business Market (2011-2013)

6. Funeral Business Market Trends

1. Increase of newly entered market players have reduced the price for funeral services and diversified the payment methods
2. Diversification of funeral styles
3. Increasing funeral business using internet
4. Expansion of business triggered by the recent boom of life-ending planning

7. Forecast of Funeral Business Market

1. Future forecast of number of deaths (2015-2045)
2. Forecast of funeral business market size (2014-2020)

8. Consideration in Forecasting Future Funeral Business

1. Expansion of business range
2. Diversification in consumer needs
3. Changing of relationship between the businesses and consumers

9. Direction of Funeral-Business-Related Companies to Survive

1. Proactive participating in the business that provide information on life-ending planning
2. Making clear difference of funeral services by customer and service levels
3. Stepping into crematory business
4. Paradigm shifting from funeral business to life-ending business

II   Trends in Funeral Business by Type

1. Funeral services that take place in a funeral-service hall
2. Funeral services that take place at home
3. Grave Stones/Family Buddhist Altars
4. Floral Tribute/Floral Wreathes/Flowered Alters
5. Funeral Gifts

III   Analysis on Strategies of Leading Businesses

1. Business Model Types of Leading Businesses

1. Funeral-specialty companies
2. Mutual aid society
3. JA/Coop
4. Newly-entered market players

2. Overall Trends

1. Order accepting
2. Providing information, promotions
3. Product development
4. Development of funeral halls
5. Development of human resources/staff

3. Activities for accepting orders
4. Challenges in accepting orders
5. Attempts in providing information/promotion
6. Direction of sales/promotion
7. Trends in product development
8. Trends in developing funeral halls
9. Strategies in developing human resources

IV   Consciousness Survey of Consumers towards Funerals

V   Case Studies of Leading Funeral Service Providers