Japanese Retail Industry After the Bubble Economy: Development of the 100-Yen Shops

ISBN-13: 9789811928963 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Md. Arifur Rahman

Opis

This book highlights the major institutional changes in the development of the Japanese retail industry after the bubble economy. The Japanese retail structure has been transformed from an abundance of small retail stores to chain stores by notable institutional changes with continuous variations in the post-1990s. It provides an insight into the impact of retail density on the household economy in the stagnant economy of Japan. The issues highlighted in this book include the background of the advent of 100-yen retail stores and strategic approach of the stores during the stagnant economy, a comparative analysis of Japanese 100-yen shops and dollar stores in United States, employment compliance of 100-yen shops and dollar stores in developing countries, factors that contributed to change the Japanese distribution channels after the 1990s, and determinants of retail density in Japan. The stagnant economy in the post-bubble period, along with changes in the large-scale retail store law, led consumers to shift from the most popular department stores to supermarkets and the cheapest retail alternatives. With its recent data and theories, this research work will be of interest to business and economics students and researchers in Japanese retailing and relevant areas.

Spis treści

Acknowledgement

Abstract

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Research Background

1.2 Research Objectives

1.3 Research Significance

1.4 Structure of the book

Chapter 2 Key Features of Institutional Changes in Japanese Retailing Since the Bubble Period

2.1 Background of Institutional Changes in Japanese Retailing

2.2 Revision of Retail Store Law: A Turning Point of Modern Retailing in Japan

2.3 Japanese Stagnated Economy and Structural Changes in Retail Industry

2.4 Socio-Economic Structure of Japan and Its Impact on Retail Structure

2.5 Qualitative Changes in Retail Industry

(Economics of Retailing and Supply Chain Networking)

Chapter 3 Data and Methodology

3.1 100-Yen Retail Chain Shops in Stagnated Economy

3.2 Determinants of Retail Chain Stores’ Density

3.3 Factors Changes the Structure of Distribution System

Chapter 4 Japanese 100-Yen Retail Chain in the Development of the Retail Industry after the 1990s

4.1 Advent of 100-Yen Retail Chain

4.2 Distinctive Business Strategy of 100-Yen Chain Shops

4.3 Stagnated Economy of Japan and Emergence of 100-yen Shops

4.4 Diversified Japanese Retailing

4.5 Changes in Retail Law and Emergence of 100-Yen Shops

4.6 Fierce Competition within 100-Yen Retail Chains

Chapter 5 Dollar Stores: A Sense of Small Neighborhood in USA

5.1 Background of Dollar Stores

5.2 Size of Stores

5.3 Location of Stores

5.4 How Dollar Stores are competing

5.5 Dollar stores create a sense for a community

5.6 Adverse effects of Dollar Stores in Community

     5.6.1 Dollar Stores’ Employee Management and Exploitation of 

              Workers

Chapter 6 Determinants of Retail Chain Diversity in Japan

6.1 Development of Diverse Retail Chain in Japan

6.2 Impact of Socio-Economic Factors on Retail Density

6.2.1 Descriptive Statistics

6.2.2 Empirical Estimation

6.2.3 Effect of Large-Scale Store Law on Retail Chain Density after the 1990s

6.2.4 Discussion

Chapter 7 Factors Affecting Changes in Distribution System in Japan

7.1 Background of the Japanese Distribution Structure

7.2 Basic Features of Changes in Distribution Structure

7.3 Factors Affecting Changes in the Wholesale Structure

7.4 Strategic Changes in Distribution Channel

7.5 A New Horizon in the Japanese Distribution System

Chapter 8 Summary and Conclusions

8.1 Summary

8.1.1 Emergence of the 100-yen Retail Chain in the Development of Retail Industry

8.1.2 Determinants of Retail Chain Diversity in Japan

8.1.3 Factors Contributed to Change the Japanese Distribution System

8.2 Implications for Japanese Retailing

8.3 Implications for Retailing in Bangladesh

8.4 Future Research

References

Appendices

O autorze

Md Arifur Rahman is from Bangladesh. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Management Studies in the Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was awarded a Ph.D. in economics by Ritsumeikan University, Japan, in 2020, and his research work has focused on the retail density of Japan and its impact on the country’s household economy. He has made significant research contributions to the development of Japanese retailing during his Ph.D. work. In addition, he has studied retail employment and employee productivity in the South Asian retail industry. His research interests include the distribution system, internationalization of retailers, retailing in terms of technological innovation, changes in the retail formats in the context of regional economic development, and development of the retail workforce.