The statistic presents the number of specialty and semi-specialty stores in Japan in 2014, broken down by by type. That year, housing stores topped the ranking, with around 373 thousand shops across the country.
Number of specialty and semi-specialty retail stores in Japan in 2014, by type of business (in 1,000s)*
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*The source defines specialty stores as follows: the composition ratio of either of the followings (apparel, food, housing) is 90 percent or more. The composition ratio for semi-specialty stores is 50 to 90 percent.
Figures are based on the Census of Commerce by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The product categories are based on the classification defined by the METI.
Values have been rounded.
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Mitsui Fudosan. (September 1, 2019). Number of specialty and semi-specialty retail stores in Japan in 2014, by type of business (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917203/japan-retail-specialty-store-numbers-by-type/
Mitsui Fudosan. "Number of specialty and semi-specialty retail stores in Japan in 2014, by type of business (in 1,000s)*." Chart. September 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917203/japan-retail-specialty-store-numbers-by-type/
Mitsui Fudosan. (2019). Number of specialty and semi-specialty retail stores in Japan in 2014, by type of business (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917203/japan-retail-specialty-store-numbers-by-type/
Mitsui Fudosan. "Number of Specialty and Semi-specialty Retail Stores in Japan in 2014, by Type of Business (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917203/japan-retail-specialty-store-numbers-by-type/
Mitsui Fudosan, Number of specialty and semi-specialty retail stores in Japan in 2014, by type of business (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917203/japan-retail-specialty-store-numbers-by-type/ (last visited April 06, 2025)
Number of specialty and semi-specialty retail stores in Japan in 2014, by type of business (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Mitsui Fudosan, September 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917203/japan-retail-specialty-store-numbers-by-type/
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