Developing a Grocery-Restaurant Format Using EATALY Expertise
First written in FY2018-Q3. 3 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2021.
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- FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In April 2021, the Company opened “ローマ商店,” an Italian food and deli store, within the “Kitchen & Market” grocery-and-restaurant facility at “EKIZO (エキゾ) Kobe-Sannomiya,” a large-scale commercial complex in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The store's theme is to offer exciting dishes combining authentic Italian food culture with seasonal ingredients from the local Tamba area in a light, casual and accessible setting.」
In its grocery-and-restaurant business format, the Company opened “ローマ商店” within “Kitchen & Market” in Kobe and continued expanding the format. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In May 2019, the Company proceeded with the opening of “merca PASEO (メルカ パセオ),” its second grocery-and-restaurant-format store, on Fukumarudori 57 in front of Fukushima Station in Osaka. The store's theme is “Spanish Yokocho,” combining Spain's bar-hopping culture with Japan's yokocho alley culture.」
Following its first LUCUA osaka store, the Company proceeded with opening a second store in its grocery-and-restaurant format using EATALY's expertise. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In April 2018, the Company opened “Merca,” an Italian food market, and “Stone-Oven Hamburg Steak & Steak” in the Fresh Garden area within Kitchen & Market on the second basement level of “LUCUA osaka,” which held its grand opening.」
The Company opened a store at LUCUA osaka in its grocery-and-restaurant business format. - FY2018-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Using the business operating expertise accumulated through the EATALY business, we advanced development of the Italian food market Merca and the Fresh Garden area featuring stone-oven-baked hamburgers and steaks, which opened on 1 April 2018 inside Kitchen & Market on the second basement level of LUCUA osaka, as a foothold for our strategy to develop a grocery-restaurant format combining grocery retailing and restaurants.」
The company explicitly introduced a new format combining grocery retailing and restaurants and advanced development of Merca and the Fresh Garden area at LUCUA osaka.