... activities steadily over the years. Tamura describes them as conglomeratic, multinational and, from the perspective of distribution, multi‐level companies (Tamura, 2001). Retailing Japan Trading companies Convenience stores Consumer goods Last, but not the least important...

.... In addition to this, an analysis of the future implication of the Korean‐Japanese fashion connection in the context of the global fashion industry is projected. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Response flexibility Fashion South Korea Japan The Japanese young women’s fashion market is characterized...

..., and aesthetic/uninvolved. These three segments of the everyday fruit consumption market are characterized in terms of fruit shopping, fruit consumption, and socioeconomic factors. The creative/highly involved segment, older and more traditional, represents today’s heavy‐consumer of fruit in Japan, followed...

.... Due to the similarities of the two systems, foreign firms are recommended to use the experience of those firms which have successfully penetrated the Japanese market. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Distribution systems Distribution channels Market entry Taiwan Japan It does not matter...

... Seiyu as a joint venture partner because of its established position in Japan and its know‐how in product development. Wing On lagged behind Japanese department stores in terms of marketing, promotion and merchandising techniques. Wing On realised that it would be costly to catch up with the Japanese...

... city, many local retailers have expanded abroad, and many retailers operating in the territory come from Europe, North America, Japan, and other East Asian countries. Japanese retailers, in particular, have been very successful in Hong Kong, and Japanese supermarkets are a very important element...

...Steve Worthington Japan has a large number of credit cards on issue and many of these are issued by Japanese retailers. Two such retailers, Saison and Daiei,illustrate why and by what means Japanese retailers have entered the credit card market. This provides the backdrop to an explanation of how...

... of service was taken as a framework. The interpersonal nature of service and specifically the human interaction element of service quality, was chosen for evaluation. Australia Customer service Customer satisfaction Japan Perceptions Retail trade Shops Tourism A number of studies have...

...– commonly known as “fashion buildings”. In conclusion, notes that there is great scope for further research into Japanese retailing, and three general sectors are suggested. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Department stores Japan Multiple retailers National cultures Retail trade Shopping centres...

...Nitin Sanghavi Non‐store retailing in Japan mostly takes one of three forms: mail order, door‐to‐door selling and on‐line shopping. There is still much scope for development in all these areas in Japan. However, there are many factors to take into consideration before achieving success...