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 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Amazon.com, Inc. 19
Hitachi, Ltd. 23
K'S Holdings Corporation 27
Panasonic Corporation 30
MARKET FORECASTS 35
Market value forecast 35
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 36
APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Industry associations 39
Related Datamonitor research 39
Disclaimer 40
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 41
Premium Reports 41
Summary Reports 41
Datamonitor consulting 41
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan household appliances market value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: Japan household appliances market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Japan household appliances market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts 19
Table 5: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Hitachi, Ltd.: key facts 23
Table 8: Hitachi, Ltd.: key financials ($) 25
Table 9: Hitachi, Ltd.: key financials (¥) 25
Table 10: Hitachi, Ltd.: key financial ratios 25
Table 11: K'S Holdings Corporation: key facts 27
Table 12: K'S Holdings Corporation: key financials ($) 27
Table 13: K'S Holdings Corporation: key financials (¥) 28
Table 14: K'S Holdings Corporation: key financial ratios 28
Table 15: Panasonic Corporation: key facts 30
Table 16: Panasonic Corporation: key financials ($) 32
Table 17: Panasonic Corporation: key financials (¥) 32
Table 18: Panasonic Corporation: key financial ratios 33
Table 19: Japan household appliances market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 35
Table 20: Japan size of population (million), 2005–09 36
Table 21: Japan GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 36
Table 22: Japan GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 36
Table 23: Japan inflation, 2005–09 37
Table 24: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 37
Table 25: Japan exchange rate, 2005–09 37
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan household appliances market value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: Japan household appliances market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Japan household appliances market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the household appliances market in Japan, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the household appliances market in Japan, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the household appliances market in Japan, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the household appliances market in Japan, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the household appliances market in Japan, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the household appliances market in Japan, 2009 18
Figure 10: Amazon.com, Inc.: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 11: Amazon.com, Inc.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Hitachi, Ltd.: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Hitachi, Ltd.: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: K'S Holdings Corporation: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: K'S Holdings Corporation: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 16: Panasonic Corporation: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 17: Panasonic Corporation: assets & liabilities 34
Figure 18: Japan household appliances market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 35
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