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Retail Japan 2003

The first ever comprehensive roadmap to retailing in Japan. Over 500 pages, 22 different merchandise sectors and more than 2,000 companies indexed. Retail Japan2003 provides truly in-depth analytical insight into retail markets in Japan today. Everything from food to apparel retailers are included. There have never been any comprehensive guides to Japan’s retail and consumers markets in English and nothing complete in Japanese. Retail Japan2003 fills the gap.

The Map

Retail Japan2003 has been designed to give readers a complete map of retail systems in Japan. The overview sections provide strategic reviews of distribution history, key issues, consumers, and current and future trends. Each sector also has its own section with detailed commentary and analysis followed by in-depth profiles on all the main retail companies.

The Analysis

With Retail Japan2003, readers can quickly grasp the main strategic issues facing any retail sector. They can also explore in detail any of the main retailers using the financial and retail data sections as well as profiles describing their history, current status and future potential. Retail conglomerates are further broken down into their main operating companies and each store fascia listed and profiled.

Never before has Japanese retailing been so extensively researched and reported.

The Content

Retail Japan2003 covers all consumer goods retail sectors. There are also sections on the Sogo Shosha (Trading Companies), wholesaling and key data on consumers. For more on the contents, you can download the contents file here.

The Reader

Retail Japan2003 has been designed to provide sector and company summaries for quick reference as well as detailed strategic reviews and company profiles. It can be used to check up on individual companies as well as provide overall insight into retail systems in Japan. Its mix of general reference summaries and detailed data profiles is useful if you are in any of the following sectors:

• Consumer Products Manufacturers
• Market Planners
• Retailers
• Consumer goods exporters
• Product Design & Planning
• International Development
• Fashion Design and Merchandising
• Retail Services and Systems Providers
• Logistics Suppliers
• Marketing & Advertising
• Media
• Research
• Banking/Securities
• Fund Management
• Distribution and Retail Academics
• Government Trade Agencies and Missions