Expansion of Delivery Onboarding Support and Outsourced Delivery Services

「The company will continue to expand its delivery areas and the number of participating stores at a rapid pace, as this will create a new market within the food-service market and provide a foundation for expanding the business scale of the Demae-can business.」

「During the third quarter cumulative consolidated period, the group reduced its number of temporary employees (average headcount) by 544 due to the closure of company-operated locations in the previous fiscal year.」

「During the second quarter cumulative consolidated period, the group reduced its number of temporary employees (average headcount) by 545 due to the closure of company-operated locations in the previous fiscal year.」

「During the first quarter cumulative consolidated period, the group reduced its number of temporary employees (average headcount) by 551 due to the closure of company-operated locations in the previous fiscal year.」

「During the third quarter cumulative consolidated period, the group reduced its number of temporary employees (average headcount) by 5,664 due to the closure of company-operated locations.」

「During the second quarter cumulative consolidated period, the group reduced its number of temporary employees (average headcount) by 5,380 due to the closure of company-operated locations.」

「During the first quarter cumulative consolidated period, the group reduced its number of temporary employees (average headcount) by 5,122 due to the closure of company-operated locations.」

「In addition, the number of active users was 8.78 million, up 35% year on year, while the number of delivery personnel was 306% of the level in the same period of the previous year.」

「In the Demae-can business segment, as of the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, GMV was ¥110.0 billion, up 55% year on year. Active users totaled 8.53 million, up 47%, and the number of delivery personnel increased 299% year on year, indicating steady expansion in line with the management plan.」

「The company implemented measures to recruit delivery personnel to meet expanding demand, resulting in an increase in the number of delivery personnel.」

「The company accelerated the rollout of its services and launched services in 22 additional prefectures during the period. The service area expanded to all 47 prefectures, enabling Sharing Delivery® to achieve nationwide coverage in 5 years since its full-scale launch in 2017.」

「To meet rapidly expanding demand, the company implemented measures to recruit delivery personnel, including television commercials, bringing the number of delivery personnel to approximately 7 times the level in the same period of the previous year.」

「During the second quarter, services were newly launched in Kochi, Kagawa, Tokushima, Fukui, Wakayama, Toyama, Gunma, Nagano, Saga and Fukushima prefectures, expanding the service area to 39 prefectures. The company also worked to increase the number of delivery personnel to meet growing demand, bringing the number of delivery personnel to approximately 10 times the level of the same period of the previous year.」

「Sharing Delivery® expanded to 29 prefectures, including through the launch of services in Oita, Yamanashi, Mie and Ishikawa prefectures. In addition, efforts to increase the number of delivery personnel and restaurants resulted in the number of deliveries through Sharing Delivery® rising to approximately 5 times the level in the same period of the previous year.」

「As of the end of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of active users was approximately 3.92 million, up 31% year on year, the number of participating stores was approximately 33,000, up 65%, the number of orders was approximately 37.07 million, up 31%, and the number of Sharing Delivery® locations was 384, up 79%.」

「To meet demand in each region, the company actively expanded the service area, beginning with its first rollout in Kumamoto Prefecture.」

「Regarding the expansion of the service area for Sharing Delivery®, in addition to continuing to expand the area mainly through company-operated locations, the company also began improving delivery efficiency through measures including the introduction of a dispatch management system.」

「The company newly expanded into Hokkaido, Miyagi, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Kyoto, Nara and Hiroshima prefectures, bringing the total number of locations to 215.」

「In accelerating the rollout of the Sharing Delivery® business, the service area continued to expand steadily, including entry into Hokkaido in April 2019, reaching 161 locations as of the end of May 2019. During the third quarter consolidated accounting period, major chains such as Sushiro and popular local restaurants also newly joined.」

「As part of efforts to accelerate the rollout of the key Sharing Delivery® business, popular chains including Hidaka-ya, Uobei and Miyamoto Munashi newly joined during the second quarter accounting period, while the number of popular local restaurants also increased steadily. To expand the Sharing Delivery® service area, the company promoted the development of a profitable model for delivery locations and newly entered Kyoto, Nara and Hiroshima prefectures. In Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, a locally based transport company joined as a new delivery partner. As a result, the number of delivery locations reached 104 as of the end of February 2019.」

「To accelerate the rollout of the key Sharing Delivery® business, major popular chains such as Kappa Sushi, which did not offer their own delivery service, and popular local restaurants joined Demae-can. In addition, the service was launched in northern Kanto in November 2018, and operations at delivery locations were commenced by Japan Best Rescue System Co., Ltd. as a new collaboration partner. As a result, the total number of delivery locations reached 78 as of the end of November 2018.」

「The full-scale expansion of Sharing Delivery® brought the number of locations to 60 at the end of the current period. The service area expanded significantly from 10 locations at the end of the previous period, with entry into the Kansai and Tokai regions.」

「The delivery outsourcing hub service was launched in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, the first such service in the Tokai region, and had expanded to a total of 33 hubs as of the end of May 2018.」

「As part of efforts toward the sustainable growth of the Demae-can business, the first store opened in March in Sagamihara, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, through collaboration with ASA, the newspaper retailers that are business partners of The Asahi Shimbun Company, with which the company entered into a business partnership agreement on 15 December of the previous year, to expand community-based delivery locations. The second collaborative store opened in May in Machida, Machida, Tokyo.」

「To accelerate the rollout of its delivery service based on the delivery outsourcing model launched in August of the previous year, the company entered into a business partnership agreement with The Asahi Shimbun Company on 15 December of the previous year, partnering with ASA, the newspaper retailers that are business partners of The Asahi Shimbun Company.」

「By leveraging the experience, characteristics and strengths that the two companies have developed through デリズ's delivery implementation support, delivery outsourcing services and other activities」

「At デリズ, the roles are divided such that it is responsible for supporting the introduction of delivery services and providing delivery outsourcing services.」