Direct selling continues to face headwinds due to the ageing of the customer base, and the loss of recruitment opportunities due to changes in social behaviour since the pandemic. On the other hand, some players saw rising sales in 2023, as society recovered from the effects of COVID-19, and events were organised to bring people together. On 8 May 2023, the Japanese government announced that it would reclassify COVID-19 as a class 5 infectious disease, which is the same classification as seasona...
Euromonitor International's Direct Selling in Japan report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. Channels include hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, mixed retailers, health and beauty retailers, clothing and footwear retailers, furniture and furnishing stores, DIY and hardware stores, durable goods retailers, leisure and personal goods retailers. There are profiles of leading retailers, with analysis of their performance and the challenges they face. There is also analysis of non-store retailing: vending; homeshopping; internet retailing; direct selling, as available.
Product coverage: Appliances and Electronics Direct Selling, Drinks and Tobacco Direct Selling, Fashion Direct Selling, Foods Direct Selling, Health and Beauty Direct Selling, Home Products Direct Selling, Other Products Direct Selling.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report?? * Get a detailed picture of the Direct Selling market; * Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change; * Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands; * Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Direct Selling in Japan
Euromonitor International
February 2024
List Of Contents And Tables
DIRECT SELLING IN JAPAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
Face-to-face events return post-pandemic
Investigations by Consumer Affairs Agency damage reputation of direct selling
Online presence is becoming more important to compete
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
New regulation will impact future advertising for direct sellers
Direct selling a key retail channel for emerging concepts such as CBD
Yakult Honsha will continue to lead and launch new products
CHANNEL DATA
Table 1 Direct Selling by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 2 Direct Selling by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 3 Direct Selling GBO Company Shares: % Value 2019-2023
Table 4 Direct Selling GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2020-2023
Table 5 Direct Selling Forecasts by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 6 Direct Selling Forecasts by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
RETAIL IN JAPAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Retail in 2023: The big picture
Private label development key for retailers to stay competitive
New regulation on stealth marketing (Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising) impacts e-commerce and direct selling
What next for retail?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Informal retail
Opening hours for physical retail
Summary 1 Standard Opening Hours by Channel Type 2023
Seasonality
Hatsu Uri (“First Sales”) at New Year
Valentine’s Day
White Day
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
Summer bargains
Halloween
Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Christmas and year-end bargains
MARKET DATA
Table 7 Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: Value 2018-2023
Table 8 Sales in Retail by Retail Offline vs Retail E-Commerce: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 9 Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 10 Sales in Retail Offline by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 11 Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 12 Retail Offline Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023
Table 13 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 14 Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 15 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 16 Sales in Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 17 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 18 Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023
Table 19 Non-Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2018-2023
Table 20 Non-Grocery Retailers: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 21 Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 22 Sales in Non-Grocery Retailers by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 23 Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: Units 2018-2023
Table 24 Non-Grocery Retailers Outlets by Channel: % Unit Growth 2018-2023
Table 25 Retail GBO Company Shares: % Value 2019-2023
Table 26 Retail GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2020-2023
Table 27 Retail Offline GBO Company Shares: % Value 2019-2023
Table 28 Retail Offline GBN Brand Shares: % Value 2020-2023