Research Activities
Research Projects
Poverty Alleviation and the role of convenience store chains(2016_2_40_012)
Outline
Convenience stores have been evolved into "Japanese style Convenience stores" since they were first imported from United States in 1974. Japanese style convenience stores are now forging a distinguished business model in East Asian countries such as Taiwan, Korea and China. In addition, Japanese style convenience stores are starting to penetrate into Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Philippines, Singapore and Indonesia. Also, they may expand soon to Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia. This new business style may have huge impacts on the service standard, logistic modernization and accessibility of ordinary people to public services such as paying the water, electricity, telephone and other bills. We will study the current situation of convenience stores in Southeast Asia and the possible impacts on poverty alleviation in those countries.
Period
April 2016 - March 2018
Members of the Research Project
Publications
- Ajiken Sensho (in Japanese)