In Japan, there are electronics retail store chains like Best Buy. According to the Nikkei newspaper's research about electronics retail store market share, Yamada-Denki was the biggest chain. Its market share was 32.8%. Four chains in 2nd-5th places are in a very competitive situation. Their market shares are almost same. Sometimes, two chains merge into one chain and changes the market share dramatically.
| Chain | Market share (%) |
| Yamada-denki | 32.8 |
| Bic camera | 14.0 |
| Edion | 13.3 |
| K's denki | 12.1 |
| Yodobashi camera | 12.0 |
| Others | 15.8 |
The source of the market share is Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun newspaper, the article on 2014 July 28th.
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