The Birth of “Konbini”

DOI
  • TANAKA Daisuke
    筑波大学大学院人文社会科学研究科社会科学専攻博士過程

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • コンビニの誕生
  • Structural Transformation of Consumption Space through Computer Mediated Communication
  • 1990年代における消費空間のCMC的構造転換

Description

The purpose of this paper is to analyze convenience stores (CVS) as consumption spaces. CVS are the most spread form of retail store in Japan. Consumers enter CVS not only to buy commodities, but also to experience a kind of relief. This experience is called “Placeless relief” in this paper. Although many CVS initially sold perishable foods, most CVS now concentrate on selling packaged foods and providing services such as taking payments for utility goods and accepting parcels for delivery, etc. These services are possible only when CVS are part of a chain store network. Point of Sales (POS) systems enable CVS to link production-distribution-consumption circuits at extremely speed. These two networkings (chain store and POS systems) produce “Placeless relief” for consumption. This self-sufficient consumption substitutes for consumption as enactment.

Journal

Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390282680342623744
  • NII Article ID
    130004374343
  • DOI
    10.5690/kantoh.2006.201
  • ISSN
    18840086
    09194363
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • Crossref
    • CiNii Articles
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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