In 2022, the convenience store sector in Japan generated an annual sales revenue exceeded 12 trillion Japanese yen, an increase from around nine trillion yen compared to 2012. That year, convenience stores, so-called konbini, accounted for an almost eight percent share of retail sales.
Convenience businesses in retail
Convenience stores are an integral part of the Japanese retail sector. Selling a variety of food and non-food products, konbini are a point of sale for daily necessities and quick shopping trips. Additionally, while not a major business segment, the brick-and-mortar retailers offer a range of services, such as parcel drop-offs, financial services, and ticket sales.
Konbini operators
The Japanese convenience store sector is dominated by the presence of three operators, Seven-Eleven, Lawson, and FamilyMart. Through franchising and direct operations, the three brands are involved in the businesses of a majority of the domestic convenience store network. While smaller companies like Poplar and Ministop have successfully prevailed within the competitive market, they operate only a minority of the tens of thousands convenience stores in the country.
Sales revenue of the convenience store sector in Japan 2013 to 2022
(in trillion Japanese yen)
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Lawson. (August 29, 2023). Sales revenue of the convenience store sector in Japan 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810889/japan-convenience-store-sector-sales/
Lawson. "Sales revenue of the convenience store sector in Japan 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810889/japan-convenience-store-sector-sales/
Lawson. (2023). Sales revenue of the convenience store sector in Japan 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810889/japan-convenience-store-sector-sales/
Lawson. "Sales Revenue of The Convenience Store Sector in Japan 2013 to 2022 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810889/japan-convenience-store-sector-sales/
Lawson, Sales revenue of the convenience store sector in Japan 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810889/japan-convenience-store-sector-sales/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Sales revenue of the convenience store sector in Japan 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Lawson, August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/810889/japan-convenience-store-sector-sales/