Who are our Members?
As a whole, the members of JPWA consist of 70 wholesale companies organized by members of regional cooperative societies, as of FEB 1, 2021. Total employees number 54,647 including 16,011 MS (Marketing Specialists) : wholesalers sales people, as of JUN. 1, 2020.
Industry Structure; Number of Member Companies (As of MAR. 31, each year)
| Year |
1978 |
1982 |
1987 |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
2012 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| Companies |
615 |
538 |
434 |
351 |
277 |
175 |
128 |
92 |
83 |
83 |
79 |
74 |
72 |
70 |
71 |