Japan POS Terminal Market – 2024

By Lee Holman Mar 8, 2024 3 Min Read

The Japanese retail landscape is dominated by traditional brick-and-mortar stores, which continue to attract consumers who value the tactile and interactive nature of in-person shopping. That said, there is a growing presence of e-commerce, with online platforms like Amazon Japan and Yahoo! gaining traction, accounting for approximately 10% of total retail sales. Note that their convenience store segment boasts a stores/square mile density of 10x that of the USA.

Total Retail Sales: ¥163 Trillion ($1.2 Trillion), up 5.6% from 2022

Japan POS Terminal Market – Countries Overview

2^nd Largest APAC economy $5.3 Trillion
2^nd Largest retail market in the region
2^nd Largest POS Installed Base in Asia-Pacific
$9,404 per capita retail sales

Leading Retailers

7-Eleven (#15 worldwide), Aeon (#17), Fast Retailing (#57), Pan Pacific International (#78), Yamada Holdings (#106), Beisia Group (#133), Tsuruha Holdings (#146), Bic Camera (#157), Nitori Holdings (#164), Life Corporation (#171)

Key Japan POS Terminal Market Trends

The concept of “omotenashi,” or exceptional hospitality, is deeply rooted in the Japanese retail culture. Retailers strive to provide personalized, attentive care to their customers.
Over the past decade, retail sales have grown 14%. This compares with 20% for Australia/NZ, 118% for China and 178% for India.
Growth, especially in the retail industry, remains a problem. Worldwide, Japan ranks ahead of only four countries in terms of their 10-year GDP CAGR. They are ahead of only 3 in terms of birth rate..
Japan’s governmental actions impact retailers regardless of whether they are domestic or foreign. Continuous debt financing practices impact domestic retailers, while legislation designed to help domestic retailers impacts those from foreign lands. Foreign retailers that have done well include Walmart, H&M, KFC, Zara, McDonalds and Dominos.

Key Japan POS Terminal Market Size

2023 market was €1.38 Billion and is expected to grow to €1.68 Billion (21.7%, 4.0% CAGR ) by 2028.

Key POS Hardware Vendors/Key POS Software Vendors

Among the key POS hardware vendors in the Japan POS market are NCR Voyix, Fujitsu, Shenzhen Jassway Infotech, Sunmi, and Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions.
Key POS software vendors in the Japan POS market include Toshiba, NEC, Diebold Nixdorf, Oracle, NCR Voyix.

IHL Studies for Japan POS Terminal Market

2024 Asia-Pacific POS Terminal Market Study

This study includes market sizing, POS shipments, POS installed base and trends for the key APAC countries (China, Japan, Australia-New Zealand, etc) and the region as a whole.

Includes POS market share by software vendor by segment

Provides POS shipments and POS installed base by quarter for each retail segment for the APAC region.

2024 Asia-Pacific Retail Stores/POS Sizing by Retail Chain Size

Included in this study are Market Sizing by store locations and chain size for Asia-Pacific