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Marketing Channels and Retail Store Density in East Asia

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  • Kenji Matsui
  • Shuanghong Lu
  • Tatsuhiko Nariu
  • Tadashi Yukimoto

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By measuring retail store density with regard to population, several studies have indicated that marketing channels in Asia are different from those in the USA and European countries. The present paper investigates to what extent a model similar to Flath and Nariu (1996) can empirically predict retail densities in Japan and China. The results suggest that the secular decline in the number of retail stores in Japan primarily results from the proliferation of car ownership and the expansion in the average size of a dwelling. We also demonstrate that the model accounts for the large variations in China's retail density.

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  • Kenji Matsui & Shuanghong Lu & Tatsuhiko Nariu & Tadashi Yukimoto, 2005. "Marketing Channels and Retail Store Density in East Asia," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 19(4), pages 407-422, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:asiaec:v:19:y:2005:i:4:p:407-422
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2005.00219.x
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    1. Flath, David, 1990. "Why are there so many retail stores in Japan?," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 2(4), pages 365-386, December.
    2. Kenji Matsui & Tadashi Yukimoto, 2004. "Retail Store Density in Japan," Japanese Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 49-75.
    3. Dirk Pilat, 1997. "Regulation and Performance in the Distribution Sector," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 180, OECD Publishing.
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