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 in 2015-2016

1. Distribution and retailing market 2014-2016
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 2014-2015 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
2. PB in companies overseas

III   Services through Internet/Common 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, Strategies by Japanese Retailers toward Overseas Market

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

Part 2 Market Trends by Business Category 

I    GMS (General Merchandise Stores)

1. Latest Trends in GMS Market 2015-2016
2. Transition of GMS Market Size and Latest Trends in 2015
3. Trends in Leading/Local GMS Companies (8 enterprises)

II   Supermarkets

1. Latest Trends of Supermarket 2015-2016
2. Market Overview and Size of Supermarkets
3. Trends in Industrial Restructuring of Leading/Local Supermarkets
4. Trends in Leading/Local Supermarkets (8 enterprises)

III    Department Stores (DP)

1. Latest Trends in Department Store Market 2015-2016
2. Transition of Department Store Market Size and Market Overview
3. New Companies Entered at Department Store Market and Market Structure
4. Case Studies of Leading Department Store Groups
5. Trends of Department Stores by Region

IV   Convenience Stores (CVS)

1. Latest Trends in CVS Market 2015-2016
2. Transition of CVS Market Size and Latest Trends in 2015
3. Structure and Trends in CVS Market
4. Trends in leading CVS

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

1. Latest Trends in Mail-Order Market 2015-2016
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 in Online Mail Order Business by Business Category
7. Trends in Online Mail Order Business by Industry

VI   Drugstores

1. Latest Trends in Drugstore Market 2015-2016

2. Transition of Drugstore Market Size and Market Structure

VII   Home Centers

1. Transition of Home Center Market Size and Market Structure
2. Current Status of Home Center Market
3. Trends in Leading Home Centers

VIII   Specialty Stores, Franchise Chains

1. Specialty Stores

1. Latest Trends in Specialty Store Market 2015-2016
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 in FC Market 2015-2016
2. Transition of FC Market Size and Market Structure
3. Trends in FC Industries by Category/Business Form

IX   Shopping Centers, Outlet Malls

1. Latest Trends in Shopping Center Market 2015-2016
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 2015 and until March 2016

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