Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets, JapanConsuming

Michael Causton

Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets

Real Insight on Japanese Consumer Markets

JapanConsuming

JapanConsuming is a specialist research firm producing intelligence on Japanese retail and consumer markets. Founded in 2000, JapanConsuming has become the leading provider of insights on Japanese retailers and consumer trends to retailers, brands, government agencies and investors. As well as a highly regarded monthly report on the market, JapanConsuming produces in-depth reports on retail sectors, seminars on key trends and telephone consulting to investors on trends and retailers.

JapanConsuming was founded by Michael Causton and Roy Larke. 

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JapanConsuming’s retail ranking for FY2017 has now been compiled, and the results show that the retail industry enjoyed another extremely good year in FY2017. 
There are now 79 companies with sales of ¥250 billion or more, including franchise operators and holding companies, and overall sales grew by 4.5%, way ahead of the 1.9% growth in retail sales overall, showing how much the bigger businesses are outperforming the rest of the sector, and how quickly they are eating up market share.
What follows is a comprehensive review of the major developments, focusing on the two key trends of e-commerce and greater group concentration, with an analysis of each of the major format sectors in the ranking.
It’s a long read but provides a complete and concise summary of both winners and losers, and the key trends in the retail sector at the moment.

JapanConsuming’s retail ranking for FY2017 has now been compiled, and the results show that the retail industry enjoyed another extremely good year in FY2017. 
There are now 79 companies with sales of ¥250 billion or more, including franchise operators and holding companies, and overall sales grew by 4.5%, way ahead of the 1.9% growth in retail sales overall, showing how much the bigger businesses are outperforming the rest of the sector, and how quickly they are eating up market share.
What follows is a comprehensive review of the major developments, focusing on the two key trends of e-commerce and greater group concentration, with an analysis of each of the major format sectors in the ranking.
It’s a long read but provides a complete and concise summary of both winners and losers, and the key trends in the retail sector at the moment.

Retail Ranking FY2017-18: Winners and Losers in Japanese Retailing

<ul class=""><li>E-commerce sales grew just under 10% in 2016 at the most conservative estimate, and we expect double digit growth for at least the next five years.</li><li>E-commerce will be Japan’s largest single retail channel by 2025. It overtook convenience stores to become the second biggest after supermarkets and GMS in 2015.</li><li>While Japan lags behind other major markets like China, the US and UK in terms of e-commerce share of overall retailing, definitions differ, and for mobile shopping, Japan is by far the most advanced market – and luckily for merchants in Japan, smartphone shoppers spend as much as seven times more than average shoppers online. </li><li>Fashion has been the biggest driver of e-commerce in the last five years, other than digital services, but it is food that is likely to see the biggest online growth surge going forward, presaging a major upheaval in food distribution.</li><li>All this growth places a significant burden on courier firms, but solutions are being worked out, and because of the country’s dense population clusters, Japan could become, while not the biggest e-commerce market, quite possible the most efficient. </li></ul>

E-commerce sales grew just under 10% in 2016 at the most conservative estimate, and we expect double digit growth for at least the next five years.E-commerce will be Japan’s largest single retail channel by 2025. It overtook convenience stores to become the second biggest after supermarkets and GMS in 2015.While Japan lags behind other major markets like China, the US and UK in terms of e-commerce share of overall retailing, definitions differ, and for mobile shopping, Japan is by far the most advanced market – and luckily for merchants in Japan, smartphone shoppers spend as much as seven times more than average shoppers online. Fashion has been the biggest driver of e-commerce in the last five years, other than digital services, but it is food that is likely to see the biggest online growth surge going forward, presaging a major upheaval in food distribution.All this growth places a significant burden on courier firms, but solutions are being worked out, and because of the country’s dense population clusters, Japan could become, while not the biggest e-commerce market, quite possible the most efficient. 

E-Commerce in Japan 2017-2022: Relentless Expansion Means Upheaval in Consumer Goods Distribution

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SENSHUKAI CO., LTD. operates catalog sale business nationwide.  The Company sells mainly clothes and household utensils, and also publications and hobby goods to women.

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Retail Ranking FY2017-18: Winners and Losers in Japanese Retailing

JapanConsuming’s retail ranking for FY2017 has now been compiled, and the results show that the retail industry enjoyed another extremely good year...

Michael Causton

E-Commerce in Japan 2017-2022: Relentless Expansion Means Upheaval in Consumer Goods Distribution

E-commerce sales grew just under 10% in 2016 at the most conservative estimate, and we expect double digit growth for at least the next five...

Michael Causton

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