Announced details
Unmanned operations outside regular operating hours at bookstores
Operations outside regular business hours: 21:00–24:00 at the Kuwana store; 08:00–09:00 and 21:00–24:00 at the Daianji store
Number of stores adopting Smart Unmanned Store Operations: 39 (cumulative, as of the end of August 2026)
三洋堂書店 uses HOUSEI’s unmanned-store solution. 三洋堂書店 is a subsidiary of Sanyodo Holdings Inc.
Head office: Inside WeWork, KANDA SQUARE, 2-2-1 Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (reception on the 11th floor); Representative Director and President: Tamega Jun (多名賀淳); capital: ¥656 million
764, Aza Fukushima-mae, Oaza Higashikata, Kuwana, Mie Prefecture (Kuwana store), 285, 2-chome, Minami-Kyobate-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture (Daianji store)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Smart Unmanned Operations, HOUSEI Unmanned Store Solution, WelcomID Unmanned Store |
| Counterparty | HOUSEI INC. |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Inside WeWork, KANDA SQUARE, 2-2-1 Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (reception on the 11th floor); Representative Director and President: Tamega Jun (多名賀淳); capital: ¥656 million |
| Relationship with the Company | 三洋堂書店 uses HOUSEI’s unmanned-store solution. 三洋堂書店 is a subsidiary of Sanyodo Holdings Inc. |
| Launch date | 10 August 2026 (actual): Sanyodo Shoten Kuwana store, 31 August 2026 (actual): Sanyodo Shoten Daianji store |
| Applicable area | Unmanned operations outside regular operating hours at bookstores |
| Location | 764, Aza Fukushima-mae, Oaza Higashikata, Kuwana, Mie Prefecture (Kuwana store), 285, 2-chome, Minami-Kyobate-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture (Daianji store) |
| Location scale | 39 stores adopting the solution (as of the end of August 2026) |
| Quantitative Effects | Operations outside regular business hours: 21:00–24:00 at the Kuwana store; 08:00–09:00 and 21:00–24:00 at the Daianji store |
| Usage history | Number of stores adopting Smart Unmanned Store Operations: 39 (cumulative, as of the end of August 2026) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To move away from the trend toward shorter operating hours that has continued since the COVID-19 pandemic and enable the stores to be used for longer hours.