Cookies (sweet biscuits) inflation in Japan stood at 12.220% in Q3 2024, according to GlobalData’s report on the prices of stock keeping units (SKUs) supplied through online retailers. In Q3 2024, GlobalData monitored the pricing of 332 cookies (sweet biscuits) SKUs from companies such as Marks & Spencer, Fox’s and Mcvitie’s that were sold by e-retailers. Buy the report here.
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Pricing is crucial, especially in a challenging economic climate, as competitive pricing and price leadership impact consumers’ choices. GlobalData’s pricing analysis reveals that Amazon Japan offered lowest prices of the total SKUs within the cookies (sweet biscuits) category from July through September 2024, followed by Zenplus and Costco Japan. According to the analysis, the price range of $5 and $10 was the most competitive, with 90 SKUs.
The chart below illustrates price leadership among the covered retailers which offer the highest number of low-priced products in the category. Of all retailers, Amazon Japan had greatest share of lowest prices for individual SKUs in cookies (sweet biscuits) in Japan in Q3 2024.
Analysis of the quarterly price data showed that no discounts were offered for cookies (sweet biscuits) category by the retailers tracked by GlobalData. Among variants, the tracker revealed original and viennese; milk chocolate dipped fingers as the most popular (by number of SKUs) cookies (sweet biscuits) variants. These were priced 25.41% lower than the average price of a cookies (sweet biscuits) SKU.
Among the e-retailers tracked by GlobalData, the leading ones, based on the number of SKUs, were Amazon Japan, Zenplus, Costco Japan, Seiyu and Asia Superstore. According to the analysis, Seiyu had the lowest average unit price, while the retailer with the widest product assortment was Amazon Japan.
The report brings attention to the intricate pricing dynamics within the cookies (sweet biscuits) market, examining both the SKU and retailer levels, and offering invaluable insights for stakeholders. Notably, Amazon Japan, Zenplus and Costco Japan stood out as prominent e-retailers, providing competitive pricing for a substantial number of cookies (sweet biscuits) SKUs. However, to comprehensively grasp cookies (sweet biscuits) market in Japan, continuous tracking of SKU pricing over time is necessary.
For a more detailed analysis of pricing trends in the Japan cookies (sweet biscuits) market, buy the report here.
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GlobalData’s online price intelligence platform helps users analyze price leadership and price gaps, as well as visualize product variants at the SKU level, across multiple geographies, retailers, and categories. The platform, a product of Consumer Intelligence Center provides price insights from more than 370 online retailers across 44 countries.
