Expansion of Retail AI Products Outside the Group and Development into a Data Distribution Ecosystem
First written in FY2024. 9 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025-H1. Latest entry: 2026-09-30.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-09-30Advancedwww.dgs-on-line.com
「Before the study group was launched, a PoC was conducted from 4 May to 31 May 2026 across 401 SUGI Pharmacy, Seiyu and Trial stores in Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture, using signage and in-store announcements across the participating retailers.」
The external, cross-retailer rollout of retail media has progressed to the implementation stage, with a PoC covering 401 stores and the launch of a study group. - 2026-09-29AdvancedBusiness Plan
「Transitioning the DX strategy to the monetization phase」
リテールAI、リテールメディア、ECを収益化フェーズへ移行する戦略として具体化している。 - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of June 2026, Skip Cart had been introduced at 288 stores, including stores outside our group, with 24,031 units installed. Monthly users totaled 5.3 million. The company also operates MD-Link, a data analysis platform for POS, ID-POS and other data, which was used by 305 companies as of the end of June 2026.」
In addition to the scale of Skip Cart's external deployments, the number of companies using MD-Link expanded to 305, strengthening the platform for data distribution and external provision. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Promotion of Skip Cart deployment, including stores outside our group as of the end of December 2025: 274 stores and 22,675 units.」
The scale of Skip Cart deployment, including external customers, expanded. In addition, the integration of customer data with Seiyu and the establishment of Retail-CIX by Retail AI and NTT AI-CIX broadened the foundation for data integration. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of June 2025, Skip Cart had been deployed at 258 stores and 21,561 units, including deployments outside our group. Monthly users totaled 4.5 million. The MD-Link data analytics platform for POS and ID-POS data was also used by 288 companies as of the end of June 2025.」
The scale of Skip Cart deployment expanded, while MD-Link reached 288 user companies. Pilot deployments at external retail companies, advertising and sales promotion, and the rollout of retail media also continued. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Promotion of Skip Cart deployment, including stores outside our group as of the end of December 2024: 245 stores and 20,725 units. In October 2024, the system was newly piloted at 2 retail companies outside our group, and demonstration testing is under way.」
The number of stores and units deployed, including outside the group, increased, and in October 2024 the company began pilot deployments and demonstration testing at 2 external retail companies. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「We regard the broad deployment, both within and outside the group, of products using the various IoT devices developed by the Retail AI business and of data analytics platforms as a strategic priority, and are enhancing product functionality and expanding our deployment, rollout and maintenance capabilities.」
The company plans to deploy Skip Cart, MD-Link, camera solutions and other products at companies outside the group and promote data sharing among manufacturers, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers.