Competitive Landscape
Coca-Cola and Suntory Maintain Their Stronghold
Vending in Japan remains relatively concentrated, with the leading manufacturer, Coca-Cola (Japan) Co Ltd, holding a 20% share in 2025 and Suntory Beverage Service Ltd following close behind with a share of 18%. Over the period from 2020 to 2025, the overall level of concentration among the top players remained stable, though there was some mild fluctuation in individual company shares.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Vending industry in Japan with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Vending industry in Japan, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Vending in Japan report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Vending in Japan?
- Which are the leading retailers in Vending in Japan?
- How is the rise of e-commerce and the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
- How has the impact of COVID-19 and national lockdown impacted consumer demand?
- Which formats have benefited the most from stockpiling and enforced home seclusion?
- How will the wider economic impact of COVID-19 shape the retail landscape in the future?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Vending in Japan - Category analysis
Key Data Insights
Beverage Brands Raise Prices and Drive Revenue through Vending
Beverage Brands Raise Prices and Drive Revenue through Vending
Cold Drinks Providers Capture Growth as Hot Weather Drives Demand
New Technology Enables Operators to Boost Sales and Efficiency
Technology to Play a Central Role in the Future of Vending
Suntory and Mitsui Sumitomo Add Value through Partnerships
Coca-Cola and Suntory Maintain Their Stronghold
Retail in Japan - Industry Overview
Retailers Invest in Digital Innovation, Automation and In-Store Experiences
Key Data Insights
Retailers Invest in Digital Innovation, Automation and In-Store Experiences
Health and Beauty Specialists the Top Performer in 2025
Rakuten Leverages Private Label to Deepen Customer Engagement and Loyalty
Tourist Demand Key to Future Growth Prospects
Private Label and Slow Delivery Attracting Value-Driven Shoppers
Social Commerce Set to Shake up the Market
Aeon, Amazon and Rakuten Drive Consolidation through Scale and Innovation
Strategic Mergers Signal a New Era of Competition
Informal Retail
Opening Hours for Physical Retail
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
Country Reports Disclaimer
Vending
Vending (automatic merchandising) is the sale of products at an unattended point of sale through a machine operated by introducing coins, bank notes, payment cards, tokens or other means of cashless payment. Sales figures cover vended products only (i.e. food, drink and other consumable goods such as vended tobacco, sanitary products and condoms). Services such as the public telephone, launderette facilities, travel tickets, stamps, passport photographs, domestic energy supplies and business card creation are excluded. Coverage includes vending systems installed in public and semi-captive environments only. Hotels, transport networks, recreational centres, shopping centres/malls are included. Factories, offices, hospitals, prisons, schools and other captive environments are excluded.
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This report originates from Passport, our Vending research and analysis database.
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