Store of the Year 2022 Voting Begins! Phu Quot, Ropia Kyoto 1st store...Introducing popular shops from popular articles
Voting for "STORE OF THE YEAR 2022", the annual project of "Diamond Chain Store", started on January 28 (voting deadline is February 11). Based on the voting results, the "Store of the Year" that has influenced the industry in 2021 will be decided and announced in "Diamond Chain Store" magazine and "Diamond Chain Store Online". What kind of notable stores will open in 2021? From among the articles published in "Diamond Chain Store Online", we will pick up and introduce the stores that received a lot of attention.
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"Life Granship Ofuna Ekimae Store" (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Life Corporation (Osaka / President Takaharu Iwasaki: Life) , positioned as a new flagship store, opened on the first basement floor of the large-scale complex "Granship". In addition to developing corners where overseas menus and local specialty products from all over Japan are gathered at various places in the sales floor, we are also trying to propose various new products such as soy meat and microwave dried fish. there is President Iwasaki is also proud of the store, saying, "In the future, we will aim for annual sales of 5 billion yen." On July 15th, in the commercial facility of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings (Tokyo) on the 1st and 2nd floors of "Granship", a shop of Life's natural SM format "Vioral" will also open.
"Aeon Style Kawaguchi" (Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture)
AEON Retail (Chiba Prefecture/President Takemi Ide) launched the company's first full-fledged smart store. It is located as a core store of the commercial facility "AEON MALL Kawaguchi" which was rebuilt and opened. The store is characterized by the full-fledged introduction of digital measures that have been repeatedly tested at existing stores. A total of 149 AI cameras installed on all three floors, unique handy terminals "AI Kakaku", shelf signage, etc. are used to improve sales and reduce sales opportunity loss.
"Fucot Hanno Store" (Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture)
The discount supermarket "Fucot" was developed by Yaoko (Saitama Prefecture/President Sumito Kawano) through its subsidiary, Phucot (Saitama Prefecture/President Noriaki Arai). 's first store. As a new business model developed by Yaoko, it attracts a lot of attention, and there is no end to the number of people involved in the industry who come to inspect it. The store was opened on the site of a closed supermarket in a nearby shopping center, and the sales floor is based on the style of the discount supermarket "Avy" developed by Yaoko's subsidiary Avy (Kanagawa Prefecture). On the other hand, as a major difference, we have introduced delicatessen and prepared in-store items at low prices. The second store is scheduled to open in Akishima City, Tokyo in March 2021, and it will be interesting to see what kind of format it will evolve into.
"Ropia Kyoto Yodobashi Store" (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Ropia (Kanagawa Prefecture/Representative Yusuke Takagi) opened the first store in Kyoto Prefecture. The store is located in an unprecedented urban location, right next to the central exit of Kyoto Station. It is located on the second basement floor of the commercial complex "Kyoto Yodobashi," centered on the electronics retail store "Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Kyoto." I live in a part.
The biggest feature is the challenge of creating a new sales floor that emphasizes "texture". While previous stores have been characterized by mass sales and strong price appeal, this store emphasizes quality and single item sales, such as selling high-end melons for 10,000 yen in a special showcase in the fruits and vegetables department. It also incorporates the creation of detailed sales floors.
"York-Benimaru Sendai Komatsushima Store" (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
York-Benimaru's (Fukushima Prefecture/President Yukio Mafune) third 300-tsubo class urban store. In November 2018, the company opened its first store, York Marche Yamatocho, in Sendai City. At the Sendai Komatsushima store, in the fruits, vegetables, side dishes, and fresh fish zone, the sales floor is very spacious and bustling, even though it is only 300 tsubo. We are building urban small stores with high sales.
