Developing Urban Wide Mart Stores and Building a Dominant Market Presence

「At Wide Mart Drug & Food stores, demand became particularly strong in densely populated urban areas for convenient shopping that could be completed “safely,” “at a nearby store,” and “in a short time.” We therefore worked to prevent infectious diseases and meet this demand, resulting in sales rising substantially to 112.3% of the year-earlier period.」

「As an experiment in a new urban small-store model, the Strategic Small-Store Business opened Niko Kitchen in Fukuoka, featuring freshly baked bread and freshly prepared prepared foods under the concept of “a second kitchen supporting the dining table.”」

「The Strategic Small-Store Business Division is working to develop a new urban small-store model by examining product assortments and store operations. In May, it opened Niko Kitchen Ropponmatsu in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, a new small store supporting working women with sections for freshly baked bread and freshly prepared prepared foods.」

「In the organizational reforms of March 2019, we reorganized the Wide Mart Business Division as the Strategic Small-Store Business Division and are examining product assortments and store operations with the aim of developing a new urban small-store model unlike any previously seen.」

「To further improve customer convenience at small urban stores, we expanded the assortment of food products such as fresh foods, prepared foods, salads, and convenience products, focused on time-saving and individual portions. At the same time, we reviewed staffing based on time-of-day workloads and worked to improve store operating efficiency.」

「In the Wide Mart Drug & Food (D&F) business, we expanded the assortment of food products such as cut vegetables, bagged salads, and prepared foods, focused on time-saving and individual portions, to further improve customer convenience at small urban stores, while」

「In the Wide Mart Drug & Food (D&F) business, we expanded the assortment of food products focused on time-saving and individual portions to further improve customer convenience at small urban stores, while reviewing sales-floor layouts.」

「In August, we revitalized the Nakagawa store in Chikushi-gun, Fukuoka. To tailor the assortment particularly to single-person households and working homemakers, we expanded sections for cut vegetables and prepared foods and used externally packaged products to offer items such as hand-pressed sushi and sashimi.」

「At Wide Mart Drug & Food, we are developing more convenience-oriented store formats in densely populated urban areas and establishing a structure that will enable us to build a dominant market position at an early stage.」