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Apparel Specialist Retailers in Japan

Apparel specialist retailers saw a decline in current value sales in 2011. This was partly due to the declining population, and due to the uncertain economic outlook consumers began to steadily cut their spending on clothing over the review period. ...

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Direct Selling in Japan

In 2011, current value sales in direct selling declined by 3% from 2010. In contrast to the expanding value sales in internet retailing, direct selling saw a constant decline over the review period. Due to the expansion of internet retailing, ...

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DIY, Home Improvement and Garden Centres in Japan

In 2011, DIY, home improvement and garden centres saw a current value increase of 1%. Although strong declines were seen in the review period, in particular in 2008 and 2009, due to the global economic crisis, small signs of recovery started to be ...

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Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in Japan

The government-sponsored Eco-Point scheme, introduced in May 2009, led to a sales boom, as this scheme encouraged consumers to spend on energy-efficient products such as refrigerators, air conditioners and plasma TVs. This aimed to tackle global ...

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Furniture and Furnishings Stores in Japan

Furniture and furnishings stores saw small signs of recovery at the beginning of 2011. However, after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country in March, the situation dropped back again due to consumers limiting their spending, the ...

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Grocery Retailers in Japan

2011 continued to see gloomy conditions in grocery retailers overall, with a current value decline of 1%. Whilst most channels in grocery retailers saw a current value decline in 2011, only convenience stores saw strong growth, with a current value ...

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Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in Japan

Health and beauty specialist retailers is one of the most promising channels in Japan, which is not only due to the ageing population, but also due to government policy, which has liberalised the consumer healthcare retail environment since 2009. ...

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Homeshopping in Japan

The devastating tsunami and earthquake had an unavoidable impact on homeshopping in 2011. In the first half of 2011, homeshopping players saw a significant sales decline due to a mood of voluntarily restraint amongst Japanese consumers, and weak ...

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Leisure and Personal Goods Specialist Retailers in Japan

Leisure and personal goods specialist retailers saw a current value decline of 2% in 2011. This was mainly due to weak consumer confidence after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami hit in March, as consumers started to curtail unnecessary spending. ...

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Mixed Retailers in Japan

2011 continued to see gloomy conditions in mixed retailers on the whole. However, there were small signs of recovery from 2010, as the sales decline became more moderate compared with 2008 and 2009. Department stores continued to see the poorest ...

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