日本连锁店的发展，从业态上讲可分成三个系统，即百货店、超级市场和便利店。在日本规模大、历史长的连锁店是百货连锁店。目前日本约有30家公司经营着各种业态的连锁店，约有20家公司经营着占日本60％的小型连锁店。超级市场在日本已有40年的发展史，而连锁超市成规模、成气 The development of Japanese chain stores can be divided into three systems, namely, department stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores. The large-scale, long-established chain stores in Japan are department store chains. Currently, about 30 companies in Japan operate chain stores of various formats, and about 20 companies operate small chain stores that account for 60% of Japan. Supermarket has a history of 40 years in Japan, and supermarket chains have become large-scale and successful.