Japan Online Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2026
Summary
Online Retail in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2016-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The online retail market includes all sales within Clothing & Footwear, Electricals, Food & Grocery, Health & Beauty, Home and Other (Books, News & Stationery, Jewelry & Watches, Luggage & Leather Goods, Music, Video & Entertainment Software, Sports & Leisure Equipment and others) segments, provided they take place over the internet, where the payment does not occur in-store on a later occasion. Data is included irrespective of whether the vendor is a pure-play internet company or the online offering of a bricks and mortar retailer. Online specialists retailers include sell only via the internet. Other online retail is a sell done online by retailers that also operate via offline channels (in-store, mail order, direct selling, etc.)
- The Japanese online retail market had total revenues of $128,865.2m in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% between 2017 and 2021.
- Online Specialists account for the largest proportion of sales in the Japanese online retail market in 2021, sales through this channel generated $95,918.4m, equivalent to 74.4% of the market's overall value.
- The Japanese online retail market is dominated by domestic online retailers such as Rakuten and Mercari. However, international retailers such as Amazon and Yahoo are gaining popularity among Japanese consumers. Online shopping events such as White Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday have supported the ecommerce growth in the country.
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the online retail market in Japan
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the online retail market in Japan
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key online retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Japan online retail market with five year forecasts
- What was the size of the Japan online retail market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the Japan online retail market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan online retail market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- Who are the top competitors in Japan's online retail market?
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Category segmentation
- 1.4. Geography segmentation
- 1.5. Market rivalry
- 1.6. Competitive Landscape
- 2 Market Overview
- 2.1. Market definition
- 2.2. Market analysis
- 3 Market Data
- 3.1. Market value
- 4 Market Segmentation
- 4.1. Category segmentation
- 4.2. Geography segmentation
- 4.3. Market distribution
- 5 Market Outlook
- 5.1. Market value forecast
- 6 Five Forces Analysis
- 6.1. Summary
- 6.2. Buyer power
- 6.3. Supplier power
- 6.4. New entrants
- 6.5. Threat of substitutes
- 6.6. Degree of rivalry
- 7 Competitive Landscape
- 7.1. Who are the leading players?
- 7.2. What are the main business models in the market?
- 7.3. What strategies do the leading players follow?
- 7.4. Who are the main challengers to the incumbents?
- 8 Company Profiles
- 8.1. Amazon.com, Inc.
- 8.2. ZOZO Inc
- 8.3. Fast Retailing Co Ltd
- 8.4. Jupiter Shop Channel Co., Ltd.
- 8.5. Yodobashi Camera Co Ltd
- 8.6. DeNA Co Ltd
- 8.7. Nitori Holdings Co Ltd
- 8.8. Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Appendix
- 10.1. Methodology
- 10.2. Industry associations
- 10.3. Related MarketLine research
- 10.4. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Japan online retail sector value: $ million, 2016–21
- Table 2: Japan online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016–2021
- Table 3: Japan online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
- Table 4: Japan online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
- Table 5: Japan online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2021
- Table 6: Japan online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
- Table 7: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
- Table 8: Amazon.com, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 9: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees
- Table 10: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees Continued
- Table 11: ZOZO Inc: key facts
- Table 12: ZOZO Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 13: ZOZO Inc: Key Employees
- Table 14: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: key facts
- Table 15: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 16: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees
- Table 17: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
- Table 18: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
- Table 19: Jupiter Shop Channel Co., Ltd.: key facts
- Table 20: Jupiter Shop Channel Co., Ltd.: Key Employees
- Table 21: Yodobashi Camera Co Ltd: key facts
- Table 22: Yodobashi Camera Co Ltd: Key Employees
- Table 23: DeNA Co Ltd: key facts
- Table 24: DeNA Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 25: DeNA Co Ltd: Key Employees
- Table 26: DeNA Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
- Table 27: DeNA Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
- Table 28: Nitori Holdings Co Ltd: key facts
- Table 29: Nitori Holdings Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 30: Nitori Holdings Co Ltd: Key Employees
- Table 31: Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd: key facts
- Table 32: Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 33: Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd: Key Employees
- Table 34: Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
- Table 35: Japan size of population (million), 2017–21
- Table 36: Japan gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017–21
- Table 37: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017–21
- Table 38: Japan inflation, 2017–21
- Table 39: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2017–21
- Table 40: Japan exchange rate, 2017–21
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Japan online retail sector value: $ million, 2016–21
- Figure 2: Japan online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
- Figure 3: Japan online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
- Figure 4: Japan online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2021
- Figure 5: Japan online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
- Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Japan, 2021
- Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Japan, 2021
- Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Japan, 2021
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Japan, 2021
- Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Japan, 2021
- Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Japan, 2021
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