Online Retail in Japan

Introduction

Online Retail in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan online retail market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The online retail sector consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of retail goods via online channels, valued at retail selling price. The market values exclude travel and ticket bookings, online corporate purchasing, and online auction transactions. All currency conversions are calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.

• The Japanese online retail sector had total revenues of $24.7 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.2% between 2007 and 2011.

• Sales of books, music and videos proved the most lucrative for the Japanese online retail sector in 2011, with total revenues of $6.5 billion, equivalent to 26.3% of the sector's overall value.

• The performance of the sector is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 7.1% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $34.7 billion by the end of 2016.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, 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

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Japan economy

Key Questions Answered What was the size of the Japan online retail market by value in 2011? What will be the size of the Japan online retail market in 2016?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan online retail market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Table of contents

Executive Summary
Market value
Market value forecast
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market rivalry
Market Overview
Market definition
Market analysis
Market Data
Market value
Market Segmentation
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
Leading Companies
Amazon.com, Inc.
Apple Inc.
netprice.com, Ltd.
Rakuten, Inc.
Macroeconomic Indicators
Country Data
Appendix
Methodology
Industry associations
Related MarketLine research


LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan online retail sector value: $ billion, 2007–11
Table 1: Japan online retail sector category segmentation: $ billion, 2011
Table 1: Japan online retail sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011
Table 1: Japan online retail sector value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16
Table 1: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
Table 1: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 1: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 1: Apple Inc.: key facts
Table 1: Apple Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 1: Apple Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 1: netprice.com, Ltd.: key facts
Table 1: Rakuten, Inc.: key facts
Table 1: Rakuten, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 1: Rakuten, Inc.: key financials (¥)
Table 1: Rakuten, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 1: Japan size of population (million), 2007–11
Table 1: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11
Table 1: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11
Table 1: Japan inflation, 2007–11
Table 1: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11
Table 1: Japan exchange rate, 2007–11


LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan online retail sector value: $ billion, 2007–11
Figure 1: Japan online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011
Figure 1: Japan online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011
Figure 1: Japan online retail sector value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16
Figure 1: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in Japan, 2011
Figure 1: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in Japan, 2011
Figure 1: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in Japan, 2011
Figure 1: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in Japan, 2011
Figure 1: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in Japan, 2011
Figure 1: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in Japan, 2011
Figure 1: Amazon.com, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 1: Amazon.com, Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 1: Apple Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 1: Apple Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 1: Rakuten, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 1: Rakuten, Inc.: assets & liabilities

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By market: Japan (in Asia)