The role of newly emergent wholesalers in the food and drink industry in Japan, c.1880 to 1940: Focusing on the case of Kokubu

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Journal of Marketing Channels Pub Date : 2018-10-02 DOI:10.1080/1046669X.2019.1658013

Kazuo Usui

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Abstract This article explores the historical development of Japanese wholesalers in the food and drink industry in modern Japan. Despite many criticisms of Japanese wholesalers as being “multi-layered,” “old-fashioned,” and “outmoded,” there were historical reasons for the existence of wholesalers. While the traditional wholesalers remained even after the Meiji Restoration, the new wholesalers emerged by dealing with new products that appeared for the first time in modern Japan. Utilizing the historical conditions of both producers and retailers, the newcomers such as Kokubu boosted their development by innovative activities and gradually superseded the traditional wholesale market, firmly establishing their position as general wholesalers before the Second World War.

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1880 - 1940年日本食品饮料行业中新兴批发商的作用:以国部为例

摘要本文探讨了近代日本食品饮料行业中日本批发商的历史发展。尽管许多人批评日本批发商是“多层次的”、“过时的”和“过时的”，但批发商的存在是有历史原因的。明治维新之后，传统批发商仍然存在，但在近代日本首次出现的新产品中，出现了新的批发商。国部等新兴市场利用生产者和零售商的历史条件，通过创新活动推动发展，逐渐取代了传统的批发市场，在第二次世界大战前牢固地确立了其批发市场的地位。

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