According to a survey conducted in November 2021, reducing opportunity losses was a reason for introducing cashless payment methods for about 36.6 percent of responding businesses in Japan. Around 34.7 percent cited an expected increase in sales as a motivation for adopting non-cash means of payment in their stores.
Leading reasons for introducing cashless payment methods among businesses in Japan as of November 2021
among small and medium-sized businesses with physical stores which have introduced cashless payment methods*
Supplementary notes
*Including businesses with less than 50 employees in the retail industry and businesses with less than 100 employees in the accommodation, food and beverage service, lifestyle-related services, and entertainment industry.
Original question: "Please select all applicable reasons why you have implemented cashless payments at the store where you work or that you manage."
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METI (Japan). (March 2, 2022). Leading reasons for introducing cashless payment methods among businesses in Japan as of November 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307328/japan-cashless-payment-introduction-motivations-businesses/
METI (Japan). "Leading reasons for introducing cashless payment methods among businesses in Japan as of November 2021." Chart. March 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307328/japan-cashless-payment-introduction-motivations-businesses/
METI (Japan). (2022). Leading reasons for introducing cashless payment methods among businesses in Japan as of November 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307328/japan-cashless-payment-introduction-motivations-businesses/
METI (Japan). "Leading Reasons for Introducing Cashless Payment Methods among Businesses in Japan as of November 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307328/japan-cashless-payment-introduction-motivations-businesses/
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