{"id":8320,"date":"2025-03-20T17:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T21:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/?p=8320"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:11:16","slug":"retail-3-0-whitepaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/retail-3-0-whitepaper\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail 3.0 Whitepaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Evolution of Japan\u2019s Liberalized Electricity Market<\/h3>\n<p>Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2025. Skipping Stone has announced the publication of a complimentary white paper, Retail 3.0, written by Chairman &amp; CEO Peter Weigand. The paper discusses the evolution of Japan\u2019s electricity markets since the original liberalization in the period from 2000 through 2024. The paper goes on to lay out what has changed, new opportunities, operational and system needs, success criteria and more as the retail market heads into 2025 and beyond (Retail 3.0).<\/p>\n<p>The transition to Retail 3.0 has already occurred in other liberalized global markets. The Japan market is following a similar path as it matures. Leveraging lessons learned from other global markets, the paper identifies and describes what can be expected in Japan\u2019s market evolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving been involved in Japan\u2019s electricity market since 2014, it\u2019s been an interesting journey that can be benchmarked against the evolution of other global liberalized markets. While Japan\u2019s market is unique, the transition from one phase to another has enough similarities to warrant studying what is changing and how those changes impacted other markets and participants, as well as anticipating how this will impact Japan\u2019s market and market participants,\u201d said Weigand. \u201cAs proven in other markets, companies that can transition from Retail 2.0 to 3.0 early in the cycle will be the winners in a 3.0 marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/retail-3-0-whitepaper\/\"><em><u>here<\/u><\/em><\/a> to download the Retail 3.0 whitepaper at no charge.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Peter Weigand will be working out of the Tokyo office from April 7th through April 18th should you have interest in meeting to discuss the Retail 3.0 paper. Please contact yhoraguchi@skippingstone.com to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Evolution of Japan\u2019s Liberalized Electricity Market Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2025. Skipping Stone has announced the publication of a complimentary white paper, Retail 3.0, written by Chairman &amp; CEO Peter Weigand. The paper discusses the evolution of Japan\u2019s electricity markets since the original liberalization in the period from 2000 through 2024. 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