Grocery market in Japan
Market development
eCommerce revenue development in the Grocery market in Japan
The Japanese Grocery eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$26,843.2 million by 2024 and accounts for 20.3% of the total eCommerce market in Japan. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 7.3%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$35,570.5 million by 2028. Within the Grocery market ECDB considers the following two sub-markets: Food and Beverages.
eCommerce revenue development in the Grocery market in Japan
eCommerce revenue growth in the Grocery market in Japan
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Growth (in %) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 67.4 | 87.9 | 95.1 | 77.5 | 63.9 |
Top stores
Top five Grocery online stores in Japan by net sales 2023
With sales in the Japanese Grocery market, yodobashi.com generated a revenue of US$442.4 million in 2023, which means it is the leading online store in this market. The Grocery ranking of Japan is based on all online stores that generated sales in this market in 2023. Due to a country- and category-dependent approach, both national and international online stores can be part of the ranking. The graph shows a filtered revenue. It only includes national sales within the respective market.
eCommerce net sales generated in the Grocery market in Japan in 2023
Filtered revenue / share eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Global revenue eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Growth eCommerce net sales growth refers to 2023/2022 | |
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US$900.0m 20.7% | US$8,300.0m | 8.3% | |
US$550.0m 12.0% | US$4,600.0m | 12.4% | |
US$470.0m 3.9% | US$1,190.0m | 33.6% | |
US$430.0m 20.6% | US$2,122.0m | 18.0% | |
US$370.0m 20.7% | US$1,814.0m | 12.6% |
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Payment Methods
Top 5 offered payment methods in the Japanese Grocery market
With 93.5% VISA the most commonly offered payment method of all online stores in the Japanese Grocery eCommerce market in 2023. Like VISA the other most common offered payment methods are all Cards with Mastercard covering 93.5%, JCB covering 91.9%,American Express covering 90.3%, and Diners Club covering 75.8% of all online stores in the Japanese Grocery eCommerce market.
Top 5 offered payment methods in the Japanese Grocery market
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Shipping Service Provider
Top 5 offered shipping providers in the Japanese Grocery market
Despite Yamato's dominant position with 75.0% of online stores opting for its services, the Japanese Grocery eCommerce market in 2023 remains diverse and competitive. Several other shipping service providers, including Sagawa Express, Japan Post, Own delivery service, and Seino Transportation, hold smaller but significant shares, contributing to a dynamic and fragmented market.
Top 5 offered shipping providers in the Japanese Grocery market
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Market definition
Definition of the Grocery market
Market definition: Grocery The category Grocery contains the online trade of food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products, ice creams, cereals, sweets) and beverages (e.g. juices, water, coffee, wine, liquor, beer). The following products and services are not part of this category: ready-to-eat meal delivery, restaurant or bar pick-up or food supplements. All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.
In-scope
- Food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products, ice creams, cereals, sweets)
- Beverages (e.g. juices, water, coffee, wines, liquors, beers)
Out-of-scope
- Ready-to-eat meal delivery
- Restaurant or bar pick-up
- Food supplements
- Pet food
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