Abstract
RNCOS' “Asian Convenience Store - Industry Analysis (2005-2009)” report provides extensive research and objective analysis on the growing convenience stores market, its product sales, and technological trends in Asia. This report helps clients to analyze the leading-edge opportunities critical to the success of the convenience stores market in Asia. It reviews the stores and industry practices across the globe and provides an insight of how convenience-retailing business is shaping up seeking to address the gamut of issues raised by this new standard-bearer of world retail.
In recent years, convenience stores operators have initiated strategic moves to improve operation; enhance performance and differentiate from the competitors to position themselves in the market.
Key Issues and Facts Analyzed
The research report also addresses the issues and facts that are critical to the success of your business:
- What is the market size of the Asian convenience store industry, with regional segregation?
- What are the economic factors influencing the Asian retail industry?
- How is the retail store format in each country of Asia?
- How does the consumer behavior affect the sales at the convenience stores?
- What and where are the growth prospects and issues related to the industry?
- What are the factors driving growth in the convenience store market?
- What are the technologies that can help convenience store market to improve its operations?
- How these technologies are increasing the operational efficiency of this industry?
- Who are the major players of Convenience Stores Industry in Asia and their number of stores?
Key Findings
- Asia remains the fastest growing Convenience store market in world. Major retail markets continue to register explosive growth in opening up of new Convenience store except Japan.
- In future Indonesia, Vietnam and India are expected to be the potential markets for Convenience store players.
- Most Asian countries experienced a 10% increase in new stores in the year 2005, with the exception being Japan.
- All the countries in Asian region, except Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Korea, are showing low saturation (1 store per people).
Key Players
This section covers the key facts about major players currently operating in the C-store industry such as, 7-Eleven, Tesco Plc, FamilyMart Co. Ltd., Lawson Inc., Ministop and SPAR (UK) Limited.
Research Methodology used
Information Sources
Information has been sourced from namely, books, newspapers, trade journals, and white papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, monitoring industry news and developments, and through access to access to more than 3000 paid databases.
Analysis Methods
The analysis methods include the following: Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Linear Regression Analysis using software tools, Judgmental Forecasting and Cause and Effect Analysis.
Table of Contents
1. Analyst View
2. Research Overview
3. Industry Overview
- 3.1 Worldwide Development of Convenience Stores
- 3.2 Asian Convenience Stores
- 3.2.1 Asian Retail Kiosks Market
4. Industry Performance
- 4.1 South East Asia
- 4.1.1 Indonesia
- 4.1.2 Philippines
- 4.1.3 Singapore
- 4.1.4 Thailand
- 4.1.5 Malaysia
- 4.1.6 Vietnam
- 4.2 North Asia
- 4.2.1 China
- 4.2.2 South Korea
- 4.2.3 Taiwan
- 4.2.4 Japan
- 4.3 South Asia
- 4.3.1 India
5. Technology Trends in Convenience Stores
- 5.1 Key Technologies in Convenience Stores
- 5.1.1 Scanning
- 5.1.2 Book Price
- 5.1.3 Company Websites
- 5.1.4 Wireless Technology
- 5.1.5 Motor Fuel Management
- 5.1.6 Loyalty Programs
- 5.1.7 Payment Methods
- 5.1.8 Decision Support System/Data Warehouse
- 5.1.9 Point of Sales of P-o-S System
- 5.1.10 Pay-at-the-pump Technology
- 5.1.11 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
6. Industry Analysis
- 6.1 Future Outlook
7. Major Players
- 7.1 Tesco Plc
- 7.2 7-Eleven Inc.
- 7.3 FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
- 7.4 Lawson, Inc.
- 7.5 Ministop
- 7.6 SPAR (UK) Limited
List of Figures:
- Figure 3-1: Worldwide - Retail Sales by Geographical Regions (in Trillion US$), 2005
- Figure 3-2: Worldwide - Regional Share in Retail Sales (%), 2005
- Figure 3-3: Worldwide - Sales of Top 250 Retailers by Region (%), 2005
- Figure 3-4: Asia - Growth in Retail Stores Format (%), 2005
- Figure 3-5: Worldwide - Retail Kiosk Growth (in Thousand Units), 2003-2007F
- Figure 3-6: Worldwide - Share of GDP by Region (%), 1980, 1990, 2000, 2004 & 2005
- Figure 3-7: Asia - Projection of Retail Sales Growth by Country (%), 2006 to 2008
- Figure 3-8: Asia - Projection of Consumer Spending Growth by Country (%), 2006 to 2008
- Figure 4-1: Indonesia - Composition of Household Expenditure (%), 2004
- Figure 4-2: Indonesia - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-3: Philippines - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-4: Singapore - Average Household Spending (%), 2003
- Figure 4-5: Singapore - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-6: Thailand - Composition of Household Expenditure (%), 2004
- Figure 4-7: Thailand - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-8: Malaysia - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-9: Vietnam - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-10: China - GDP & Retail Market Growth (in Billion US$), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-11: China - Composition of Average Household Consumption (%), 2004
- Figure 4-12: China - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-13: South Korea - Real GDP Growth Rate (%), 1998-2006E
- Figure 4-14: South Korea - Consumer Expectation Index (2000-2005)
- Figure 4-15: South Korea - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-16: Taiwan - Monthly Average Income, Expenditure & Saving per Household (in TWD), 2001-2004
- Figure 4-17: Taiwan - Composition of Household Expenditure (%), 2004
- Figure 4-18: Taiwan - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-19: Japan - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-20: India - Share of Trade for Modern Self-service Outlets (%), 2003-2005
- Figure 4-21: India - Composition of Average Household Consumption (%), 2002-03
- Figure 4-22: India - Main Shoppers and Key Influencers (%), 2005
- Figure 4-23: India - Percentage of Working Women, 2005
- Figure 5-1: Technology Deployed in Convenience Stores (%), 2005
- Figure 7-1: FamilyMart Co., Ltd. - Stock Performance
- Figure 7-2: Lawson, Inc. - Stock Performance
List of Tables:
- Table 3-1: Structure of Convenience Storefront by Size & Operation
- Table 3-2: Worldwide - Top 10 Retailers by Net Sales (in Billion US$), 2005
- Table 4-1: Indonesia - GDP & CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-2: Indonesia - Retail Sales (in Billion US$), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-3: Indonesia - Overview of the Modern Retail Sector
- Table 4-4: Indonesia - Market Share of Modern Retailers (%), 2001-2007E
- Table 4-5: Indonesia - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-6: Indonesia - Top Retailers by Number of Convenience Stores (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-7: Philippines - GDP and CPI (%), 2001-2007E
- Table 4-8: Philippines - Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2004-2006E
- Table 4-9: Philippines - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-10: Philippines - Top Retailers by Number of Convenience Stores (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-11: Singapore - GDP & CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-12: Singapore - Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-13: Singapore - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-14: Singapore - Top Retailers by Number of Convenience Stores (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-15: Thailand - GDP & CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-16: Thailand - Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-17: Thailand - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-18: Thailand - Top Retailers by Number of Convenience Stores (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-19: Thailand - Personal Disposable Income (in US$ per Head), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-20: Malaysia - GDP & CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-21: Malaysia - Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-22: Malaysia - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-23: Malaysia - Top Retailers by Number of Convenience Stores (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-24: Vietnam - GDP and CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-25: Vietnam - Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-26: Vietnam - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-27: China - GDP & CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-28: China - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-29: South Korea - Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-30: South Korea - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-31: South Korea - Top Retailers by Number of Convenience Stores (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-32: Taiwan - GDP & CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-33: Taiwan - Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-34: Taiwan - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-35: Taiwan - Top Retailers by Number of Convenience Stores (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-36: Japan - GDP & CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-37: Japan - Retail Sales (in Billion US$), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-38: Japan - Major C-Store Players by YOY Change in Sales at Existing Stores (%), 2001-2005
- Table 4-39: Japan - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-40: India - GDP & CPI (%), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-41: India - Retail Sales (in Million US$), 2001-2006E
- Table 4-42: India - Retail Stores Structure (in Numbers), 2003 & 2004
- Table 4-43: India - Top Retailers by Number of Convenience Stores (2004 & 2005)
- Table 7-1: Tesco Plc - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2004-2006
- Table 7-2: 7-Eleven Inc. - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2000-2004
- Table 7-3: FamilyMart Co., Ltd. - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 7-4: Lawson Inc. - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 7-5: Ministop - Financial Overview (in US$), 2004-2006
- Table 7-6: SPAR (UK) Limited - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2004 & 2005

