Supermarkets were the uncontested sales channel to buy drinking milk in Japan. As revealed in a survey conducted in October 2021, almost 87 percent of respondents stated that they purchased liquid milk products in supermarkets. Drugstores followed as the second most named channel with almost 19 percent.
Apart from pasteurized cow's milk, drinking milk in Japan refers to a range of processed products such as nutrient fortified milk, low-fat milk, and milk with additional cream, among others.
Popular sales channels to buy drinking milk products in Japan as of October 2021
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Original question: "Please name the retail channels that you have used to buy drinking milk within the last month. Among the following, please answer with the applicable ones."
According to the source, milk containing coffee, fruits, etc. was excluded from the definition of drinking milk.
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Japan Dairy Association (J-milk). (January 13, 2022). Popular sales channels to buy drinking milk products in Japan as of October 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318225/japan-popular-drinking-milk-shopping-channel/
Japan Dairy Association (J-milk). "Popular sales channels to buy drinking milk products in Japan as of October 2021." Chart. January 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318225/japan-popular-drinking-milk-shopping-channel/
Japan Dairy Association (J-milk). (2022). Popular sales channels to buy drinking milk products in Japan as of October 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318225/japan-popular-drinking-milk-shopping-channel/
Japan Dairy Association (J-milk). "Popular Sales Channels to Buy Drinking Milk Products in Japan as of October 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318225/japan-popular-drinking-milk-shopping-channel/
Japan Dairy Association (J-milk), Popular sales channels to buy drinking milk products in Japan as of October 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318225/japan-popular-drinking-milk-shopping-channel/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Popular sales channels to buy drinking milk products in Japan as of October 2021 [Graph], Japan Dairy Association (J-milk), January 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318225/japan-popular-drinking-milk-shopping-channel/