Japan — A Modern Retail Superpower

Larke, Roy; Causton, Michael

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“…Russian tourists aside, each year Asian tourists spent the most on shopping, while Europeans spent the least. With shopping such a significant draw for visitors to Japan, one of the key beneficiaries of the recent increase in numbers is the retail industry, a sector that underwent significant changes in the 2000s in terms of consolidation and emulation of the business models used in most industrial economies (Larke & Causton, 2005;Meyer-Ohle, 2004). …”

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Tourist Growth and the Implications for Retail Marketing Strategy: Insights from Japan

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Kilgour

John

2016

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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Japan is experiencing significant growth in inbound tourist numbers, with this expected to continue. This research examines the effects of this increase on the Japanese retail sector. Tourist survey data are examined, and the level of interest and tactical marketing activity from the retail sector in targeting tourists is analyzed using a content analysis of national press sources. These findings are viewed through the lens of the literature on tourist shoppers and implications for marketing managers are discussed. Findings suggest retailers need to become more sophisticated in their marketing strategies in order to effectively meet the needs of inbound tourists.

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Tourist Growth and the Implications for Retail Marketing Strategy: Insights from Japan

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Kilgour

John

2016

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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“…Two reasons apply to Asia Pacific research as to retail research elsewhere in the world: the lack of understanding of retailing, with the view that it is merely the tap on the end of the supply chain, and the lack of good measures and statistical information about retailing and retail change, compared with, say, motor or chemical manufacturing. The largest body of English language work deals with Japan, which of course has the largest and most developed retail economy in the region: Larke's Japanese retailing appeared in 1994, for example, and a recent review in Larke and Causton (2005). More general works on retailing however contained little reference to Asia.…”

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The transformation of retailing in Asia Pacific

Howard

2009

Asia Pacific Business Review

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“…Despite a prolonged and ongoing process of reorganization and despite having produced some world-class companies (Larke and Causton, 2005), Japan's retail and distribution scene still has to be described as quite fragmented. In the retail sector, relatively few national players still face a large number of locally and regionally operating competitors.…”

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“…This article abstains from providing an introductory overview of Wal-Mart, as this has been done in quite some detail already in the articles cited above (especially Burt and Sparks, 2001; also Colla and Dupuis, 2002). For the same reason, this article does not provide a detailed introductory overview of Japanese retailing or activities of international retailers in Japan (in this regard, see Larke, 1994;Meyer-Ohle, 2003;Dawson and Larke, 2004;Larke and Causton, 2005).…”

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Wal-Mart's entry into Japan as discussed in three domestic trade journals

Meyer‐Ohle

2007

The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer R

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Wal-Mart entered Japan in March 2002 by taking control of Japanese retailer Seiyu and has since then made significant efforts to reorganize the company. In the course of its entry into Japan, Wal-Mart has become a catalyst for innovation and change in the Japanese retail sector. In this process, Japan's trade journals, with their detailed and diverse coverage, are playing an important role. While at first sight they just seem to be spreading information, at second sight they offer a platform for retailers and suppliers to communicate amongst themselves and with each other. This article looks at the coverage of Wal-Mart's activities as seen in three leading Japanese trade journals. The applicability of Every Day Low Price policies, store development, retailer-supplier relationships and general aspects of the reorganization of Seiyu were identified as the main areas of discussion, and it is shown how the entry of Wal-Mart has led to a broad reassessment of the Japanese retail industry as a whole.

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Japan — A Modern Retail Superpower

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Tourist Growth and the Implications for Retail Marketing Strategy: Insights from Japan

Tourist Growth and the Implications for Retail Marketing Strategy: Insights from Japan

The transformation of retailing in Asia Pacific

Wal-Mart's entry into Japan as discussed in three domestic trade journals

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