TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 16
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 22
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings 22
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. 24
J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. 26
AEON Co., Ltd. 27
MARKET DISTRIBUTION 30
MARKET FORECASTS 31
Market value forecast 31
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 32
APPENDIX 34
Methodology 34
Industry associations 35
Related Datamonitor research 35
Disclaimer 36
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 37
Premium Reports 37
Summary Reports 37
Datamonitor consulting 37
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan luggage and leather goods market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Table 2: Japan luggage and leather goods market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Japan luggage and leather goods market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: Japan luggage and leather goods market share: % share, by value, 2009 13
Table 5: Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings: key facts 22
Table 6: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.: key facts 24
Table 7: J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.: key facts 26
Table 8: AEON Co., Ltd.: key facts 27
Table 9: AEON Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 28
Table 10: AEON Co., Ltd.: key financials (JPY) 28
Table 11: AEON Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 28
Table 12: Japan luggage and leather goods market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 30
Table 13: Japan luggage and leather goods market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 31
Table 14: Japan size of population (million), 2005–09 32
Table 15: Japan GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 32
Table 16: Japan GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 32
Table 17: Japan inflation, 2005–09 33
Table 18: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 33
Table 19: Japan exchange rate, 2005–09 33
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan luggage and leather goods market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: Japan luggage and leather goods market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: Japan luggage and leather goods market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Japan luggage and leather goods market share: % share, by value, 2009 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the luggage and leather goods market in Japan, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the luggage and leather goods market in Japan, 2009 16
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the luggage and leather goods market in Japan, 2009 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the luggage and leather goods market in Japan, 2009 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the luggage and leather goods market in Japan, 2009 20
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the luggage and leather goods market in Japan, 2009 21
Figure 11: AEON Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 12: AEON Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 13: Japan luggage and leather goods market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 30
Figure 14: Japan luggage and leather goods market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 31
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