Building an E-commerce and Sales Base in Asian Markets
First written in FY2016. 8 of 18 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 5 of 24 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Dropped".
- FY2025DroppedAnnual report
「December 2015: Taiwan branch opened (closed in December 2024)」
For the Taiwan branch, the corporate history now explicitly states that its closure was completed in December 2024, rather than that closure procedures were under way. - FY2024SoftenedAnnual report
「December 2015: Taiwan branch opened (closure procedures under way as of the filing date)」
The Taiwan branch, which was opened as a sales platform in the Asian market, was undergoing closure procedures as of the filing date. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company is also focusing on laying the groundwork for the future, including planning and developing new products, establishing a specialist training team in the creative division and considering listing products on overseas e-commerce marketplaces.」
The company has reaffirmed the expansion of overseas sales channels, including consideration of listing products on overseas e-commerce marketplaces, as a future initiative. - FY2022SoftenedAnnual report
「The company developed products and conducted test sales to enter the US Amazon market, but the results were unsatisfactory and the business did not reach full-scale operation during the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The US Amazon initiative progressed as far as product development and test sales, but the results were unsatisfactory and it did not reach full-scale operation. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is developing products for Amazon in the United States and conducting test sales in order to enter that considerably larger market.」
Regarding entry into the US Amazon market, the company explained that, in addition to test sales, it is also developing products for Amazon in the United States. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company regards Amazon as an important sales channel for entering overseas markets and has begun test sales on Amazon in the United States, whose market is considerably larger.」
In line with its policy of expanding overseas from its Asian base to include the United States, the company began test sales on Amazon in the United States. - FY2021RaisedAnnual report
「The company operates in overseas markets, mainly in Asia, by establishing branches and selling products via the internet, and plans to actively expand its business in the United States as well.」
The company's overseas expansion policy has broadened from a focus on Asia to include active business development in the United States. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although sales growth at the Taiwan branch, which steadily expanded sales in the previous fiscal year, has slowed because the decline in consumer sentiment caused by the spread of COVID-19 has been more severe than in Japan, the branch's share of total sales is small and its impact on the company's overall performance is limited.」
The company continues to describe the Taiwan branch's slowing growth, the increase in products, the hiring and training of personnel, research into new advertising media and preparations for expansion into Asian markets outside Taiwan. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first half of the current fiscal year, the company began preparing the structure for expanding the Taiwan branch by increasing the number of products handled, hiring and training several dedicated personnel from Taiwan, including designers, and researching new advertising media. It is also preparing to expand into Asian markets outside Taiwan.」
For the Taiwan branch, the company increased the number of products handled, hired and trained personnel from Taiwan, including designers, and researched new advertising media. It continues to prepare for expansion into Asian markets outside Taiwan. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the company began preparing the structure for expanding the Taiwan branch, including hiring and training several dedicated personnel from Taiwan. It is also preparing to expand into Asian markets outside Taiwan. The company will continue to focus on expanding its overseas business.」
The Taiwan branch hired and trained several dedicated personnel from Taiwan and began preparing the structure for expansion. It also began preparing to enter Asian markets outside Taiwan. The company explained that sales growth at the Taiwan branch slowed as the COVID-19 pandemic dampened consumer sentiment. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「For its overseas business, the company assigned several dedicated personnel from Taiwan to expand the performance of the Taiwan branch and used web advertising expertise developed in its domestic business to place advertisements in Taiwan. It achieved results mainly through Yahoo! and Google advertising, and further increased sales steadily by expanding the number of products handled in December 2019, contributing to the achievement of ¥10 billion in sales for the fiscal year.」
The company assigned several dedicated personnel from Taiwan and used domestic web advertising expertise in Taiwan. It explained that the Taiwan business, including the increase in products in December 2019, contributed to achieving ¥10 billion in sales for the fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In December 2019, after the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal year, the Taiwan branch increased the number of products it handled, and the company will continue to focus on expanding sales.」
The Taiwan branch increased the number of products it handled in December 2019 and continues to expand its overseas business by using web advertising expertise developed domestically. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To expand the performance of the Taiwan branch, the company assigned dedicated personnel from Taiwan and used web advertising expertise developed in its domestic business to place advertisements in Taiwan. This produced results, mainly through Google and Yahoo! advertising, and the business is steadily expanding.」
The company assigned dedicated personnel from Taiwan and is using web advertising expertise developed domestically in Taiwan to expand the business through Google and Yahoo! advertising. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The company is actively expanding its operations in overseas markets, mainly in Asia, by establishing branches and selling products via the internet.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of establishing branches and selling products online in overseas markets, mainly in Asia. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The company is actively expanding its operations in overseas markets, mainly in Asia, by establishing branches and selling products via the internet.」
The company continues to state its policy of establishing branches and selling products online in overseas markets, mainly in Asia. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「For this product, the Taiwan branch also began handling it in September 2016. Customer acquisition using Facebook and LINE was successful there as well, leading to steady sales growth, and the Taiwan branch's performance is also beginning to gain traction.」
The company continues to describe the development of a sales platform in the Asian market through product sales at the Taiwan branch and customer acquisition via social media. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For this product, the Taiwan branch also began handling it in September 2016. Customer acquisition using Facebook and LINE was successful there as well, leading to steady sales growth, and the Taiwan branch is finally beginning to gain traction.」
The Taiwan branch began handling アイキララ, increased sales through customer acquisition using Facebook and LINE, and explained that the branch was beginning to gain traction. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To strengthen mail-order sales in local Asian markets, the Taiwan branch began full-scale operations on 21 December 2015. This has enabled the company to further improve usability for overseas customers and conduct sales activities more quickly and responsively.」
The company is acquiring new members in Taiwan, Hong Kong and elsewhere, and expanding in Asia through the Taiwan branch, overseas mail-order sales and Weibo.