Shortening Checkout Wait Times Through Checkout-System Upgrades

「As of the end of August, self-checkout registers had been introduced at a total of 290 stores and electronic shelf labels at a total of 260 stores. In addition, during the current interim period, we began introducing electronic shelf labels in the non-food sections of GMS stores, with 38 stores equipped as of the end of August, and are promoting their rollout beyond food sections.」

「We continued to make DX-related investments, including self-checkout registers and electronic shelf labels, to improve productivity. As of the end of the period, self-checkout registers had been introduced at a total of 271 stores and electronic shelf labels at a total of 242 stores.」

「当期末時点におけるセルフレジ導入店舗数は計271店舗、電子棚札の導入店舗数は計242店舗となりました。」

「The Company actively made DX-related investments, including self-service checkouts and electronic shelf labels, to improve productivity. As of the end of August, self-service checkouts had been installed at a total of 265 stores and electronic shelf labels at a total of 237 stores. The Company also advanced the use of AI, including AI Nebiki, which recommends optimal discount rates to reduce food waste, and AI Shift, which recommends optimal staffing levels at food checkouts to reduce the labor hours required to prepare work schedules」

「The Company actively made DX-related investments, including self-service checkouts and electronic shelf labels, to improve productivity. At the end of the fiscal year, self-service checkouts had been installed at 260 stores and electronic shelf labels at 231 stores. The Company also advanced the use of AI, including the introduction of AI Nebiki, which recommends optimal discount rates to reduce food waste, and AI Shift, which recommends optimal staffing levels at food checkouts to reduce the labor hours required to prepare work schedules」

「The Company actively made DX-related investments, including self-service checkouts and electronic shelf labels, to improve productivity. At the end of the interim period, self-service checkouts had been installed at 253 stores, while electronic shelf labels had been installed at 226 stores, an increase of 88 from the end of the previous fiscal year, completing installation at the targeted stores. The Company also advanced the use of AI, including the introduction of AI Nebiki, which recommends optimal discount rates to reduce food waste, and AI Shift, which recommends optimal staffing levels at food checkouts to reduce the labor hours required to prepare work schedules.」

「The Company actively made upfront DX-related investments, including self-service checkouts and electronic shelf labels, to improve productivity and offset the labor shortage expected to worsen in the future, expanding the number of stores where they were installed. At the end of the quarter, electronic shelf labels had been installed at 217 stores, an increase of 84 stores from the end of the previous fiscal year.」

「As of the end of August, the number of stores with each system had reached 30 for Regi-Go, 151 for full self-service checkouts, 104 for cashless self-service checkouts, 220 for self-service payment checkouts, and 57 for electronic shelf labels.」

「The company continued expanding the number of stores equipped with self-checkouts and electronic shelf labels and shifting promotional activities to digital channels, working to improve store operating efficiency and productivity.」

「The Company promoted the installation of self-service checkouts to reduce checkout congestion, address customer inconvenience, improve operational efficiency, and raise productivity. During the fiscal year, it installed them at 45 additional stores, bringing the cumulative total to 222. Regi-Go, which allows customers to scan product barcodes with their smartphones and pay at dedicated checkouts, was introduced at 12 additional stores, bringing the cumulative total to 29. In addition, electronic shelf labels had been installed at a cumulative 32 stores by the end of the fiscal year」

「To shorten customer waiting times at checkouts and improve store productivity, the Company promoted smart checkouts, expanding the number of stores with cashless self-service checkouts and self-service payment checkouts to a cumulative 215. The number of stores offering Regi-Go, which allows customers to scan product barcodes with their smartphones and pay at dedicated checkouts, reached a cumulative 29. The Company also promoted the installation of electronic shelf labels in line with store characteristics, bringing the cumulative number of stores using them to 29.」

「The company continued efforts to improve productivity by reducing electricity consumption and implementing various DX measures, including smart checkout systems, to mitigate the impact of surging electricity costs.」

「As a result of introducing cashless self-checkout and self-payment checkout systems, the number of stores with self-checkout systems reached 187 as of the end of the fiscal year. The company also introduced Anywhere Checkout Regi-Go, which allows customers to pay without waiting in line using their smartphones, at 17 stores.」

「At the store-operations level, the Company introduced a new POS checkout system at all stores to improve operational efficiency and installed self-service payment checkouts at 4 stores in line with their individual characteristics.」

「As of the end of the first quarter, the Company had renewed the checkout systems at 9 general merchandise stores (GMS). It was proceeding with installation of the system at all stores during the fiscal year ending February 2019 and working to improve customer convenience by shortening checkout waiting times during peak periods through improved checkout operations.」