Japan store visits

Our store visit reports feature floor plans, store photos and full commentary written by our team of international retail experts. Dozens of reports are made every year of stores that feature new concepts in food and grocery retail.

Presentations

Retail execution at Seijo Ishii, Kanagawa and Osaka, Japan

04/09/2020

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, convenience chains in Japan have struggled. However, Lawson’s minimart format, Seijo Ishii, continues to trade strongly. We review its latest performance, in-store category best practice and supplier opportunities.

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Retail execution in Osaka, Japan

12/08/2020

We review different retail channels in Osaka, providing inspiration from stores that we have visited.

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Retail execution at Seiyu Akabane, Tokyo, Japan

16/10/2019

We visited Seiyu Akabane, located next to the retailer’s headquarters for inspiration on what large formats can do to drive footfall and what suppliers can do to benefit.

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Retail execution at 7-Eleven, Tokyo, Japan

01/08/2019

We visited three 7-Eleven stores in Tokyo to see how the retailer is investing and rebuilding a model for the future…

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Retail execution at Costco Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

15/07/2019

Costco is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Japan this year. We visit Costco’s flagship warehouse in Kawasaki to pick out some of the key highlights that underpin its continued success.

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