20-21 Apr, 2015 - Tokyo, JAPAN
Hilton Tokyo
Hilton Tokyo
Japan, the second largest retail market in the world, is witnessing a rise in 'konbini' convenience stores. This is a significant change in the evolving retail landscape in the country where large departmental stores were more popular until recently.
Consumers are said to have moved away from weekly shopping trips and prefer konbinis.
In fact the number of konbini convenience stores have increased over the last few year - 48,139 in 2012, with another 3,700 stores opened by 2013, increasing the total number of 'konbini's' to 56,820.
This trend has a ripple effect on the packaging industry in the country. There is a need for dramatic change to the formats, portion sizes of packaging to suit the small size of konbinis - which roughly have an average floor area of less than 100m².
Further the packaging industry need to adopt technologies such as lightweighting and downsizing its products too.
The limited shelfspace in konbini convenience stores will lead to more limited linear, or horizontal, product display space. Thus, packaging has to be typically taller but with a narrower footprint.
More interesting and innovative trends from Japan's packaging industry will be under the spotlight at CMT's inaugural JPET (Japan PET Resin Trade, Fibers, Apps & Recycling/RPET) on 20-21 April, 2015 at the Hilton Tokyo.
More details available with Ms. Hafizah - email hafizah@cmtsp.com.sg or call +65 6346 9218.
