Development of New Business Formats through Specialty Tool and Women’s Fashion Stores
First written in FY2017. 29 of 38 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-22.
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- 2026-10-22AdvancedEarnings presentation
「下期工具直営５店舗を計画 うち、２店は出店済」
工具専門店について、下期の直営５店舗計画と、そのうち２店舗の出店済み実績を示している。 - FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, new store openings proceeded steadily in line with the original plan, with 工具買取王国 浜松幸店 opening in June and 工具買取王国 富田林170号店 opening in July. The company expects to continue opening stores as planned from the third quarter onward.」
The company newly opened 浜松幸店 and 富田林170号店 as part of its multi-store expansion of specialty tool stores and is continuing to expand through a combination of company-operated and franchise stores. - 2026-06-01AdvancedOther Disclosures
「To further expand the market share of our tool-reuse business, one of our focus businesses, we will open 工具買取王国 Hamamatsu Saiwai on 26 June 2026.」
The expansion of the tool specialty-store network has been made concrete through the planned opening of the Hamamatsu Saiwai store. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Fishing Tackle Kaitori Okoku This is a specialty used fishing-tackle store format focused exclusively on fishing tackle. We are accelerating openings as an adjunct to Tool Kaitori Okoku stores, tailoring the merchandise mix within fishing tackle according to location and offering products that meet the needs of local customers. At the end of the fiscal year, 4 of Tool Kaitori Okoku's company-operated stores were operated under the Tool & Fishing Tackle Kaitori Okoku format.」
The company is expanding a combined format based on specialty tool stores with adjacent specialty fishing-tackle sales areas, with 4 stores operating in this format at the end of the fiscal year. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Tool Kaitori Okoku format has entered Shizuoka Prefecture for the first time. Of the 7 company-operated stores planned, 5 have already opened.」
Regarding the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, the company has entered Shizuoka Prefecture for the first time and opened 5 of the 7 planned company-operated stores. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year ending February 2026, we plan to open 7 company-operated stores, including Tool Kaitori Okoku Shibata Hondori in Minami Ward, Nagoya, which had its grand opening on 8 March 2025.」
For specialty tool stores, the company specified a plan to open 7 company-operated stores in the fiscal year ending February 2026 and continues its multi-store rollout, including the opening of Shibata Hondori. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「For the Tool Kaitori Okoku format, Tool Kaitori Okoku Otsu in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, had its grand opening on 16 March 2024, Tool Kaitori Okoku Takaoka in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on 1 June 2024, Tool Kaitori Okoku Narumi in Midori Ward, Nagoya, on 2 August 2024, and Tool Kaitori Okoku Matsubara Amami in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, on 28 September 2024. The plan to open 5 company-operated stores is progressing steadily.」
For Tool Kaitori Okoku, the company has reported the opening of Otsu, Takaoka, Narumi and Matsubara Amami and is advancing its plan to open 5 company-operated stores. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For the Tool Kaitori Okoku format, Tool Kaitori Okoku Otsu in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, had its grand opening on 16 March 2024, and Tool Kaitori Okoku Takaoka in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, had its grand opening on 1 June 2024. Tool Kaitori Okoku Narumi in Midori Ward, Nagoya, is scheduled to open on 2 August 2024. The plan to open 5 company-operated stores is progressing steadily.」
For Tool Kaitori Okoku, the company has opened Otsu and Takaoka and plans to open Narumi, advancing its plan to open 5 company-operated stores. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「For the Tool Kaitori Okoku format, we will focus on building a standardization system and developing personnel so that anyone can purchase, sell and manage products, and will develop databases and deepen operations to accelerate the multi-store rollout through company-operated and franchise stores. Regarding store openings, in the fiscal year ending February 2025 we plan to open 5 company-operated stores, including Tool Kaitori Okoku Otsu in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, which had its grand opening on 16 March 2024.」
For specialty tool stores, the company is advancing standardization, personnel development and database development, has opened Otsu, and plans to open 5 company-operated stores in the fiscal year ending February 2025. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a new initiative for the Tool Kaitori Okoku format, we added a specialty fishing-tackle sales area to Tool Kaitori Okoku Suzuka Shirako in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, which has a strong affinity with the store's existing tool customers, and reopened it on 1 December 2023 as the first Tool & Fishing Tackle Kaitori Okoku store.」
As a new specialty tool store format, the company opened the first Tool & Fishing Tackle Kaitori Okoku store, combining a specialty fishing-tackle sales area, on 1 December 2023. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On 1 September 2023, we opened Kogu Kaitori Okoku Kanazawa Kuratsuki (Kanazawa, Ishikawa), the first store in the Hokuriku region. We will continue expanding from this new dominant base.」
Regarding the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, the company has opened its first store in the Hokuriku region and specified a policy of developing it as a new dominant hub. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「On 6 July 2023, the sixth Otakara Kaitori Okoku store, Otakara Kaitori Okoku Valor Toki in Toki, Gifu Prefecture, opened.」
Regarding the rollout of Otakara Kaitori Okoku stores, the opening of the sixth store is reported. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「For the specialty tool store format, we will focus on building a standardization system and developing personnel so that anyone can purchase, sell and manage products, and will develop databases and deepen operations to accelerate the multi-store rollout through company-operated and franchise stores. In the fiscal year ending February 2024, we plan to open 2 Tool Kaitori Okoku stores and develop 4 franchise stores. For the Otakara Kaitori Okoku purchase-only format, in the fiscal year ending February 2024 we plan to open 5 stores using remote appraisal methods and aim to establish a network of 10 stores.」
The company has presented more specific and expanded store opening plans than before: 2 company-operated and 4 franchise stores for Tool Kaitori Okoku, and 5 new stores with a 10-store network for Otakara Kaitori Okoku. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For the Tool Kaitori Okoku format, the first company-operated store in Nagoya, Tool Kaitori Okoku Moriyama Omori Inter in Moriyama Ward, Nagoya, opened on 15 October 2022. Regarding franchisee recruitment, Tool Kaitori Okoku Tenri opened on 2 August 2022, following Tool Kaitori Okoku Higashi-Osaka Route 308, which opened on 21 June 2022. Building on these experiences, we will promote the rollout of Tool Kaitori Okoku franchise stores. For the Otakara Kaitori Okoku format, which began in the previous fiscal year, the 4 stores opened in the previous fiscal year have gained customer recognition and are steadily increasing purchase volumes. On 22 September 2022, the fifth store, Otakara Kaitori Okoku Valor Shiroyama in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, opened.」
For Tool Kaitori Okoku, the company opened its first company-operated store in Nagoya and is promoting the franchise rollout with 2 stores, Higashi-Osaka Route 308 and Tenri. For Otakara Kaitori Okoku, it opened its fifth store and states that purchase volumes at the existing 4 stores are increasing steadily. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For the Tool Kaitori Okoku format, the first company-operated store in Nagoya, Tool Kaitori Okoku Moriyama Omori Inter in Moriyama Ward, Nagoya, will open for purchasing on 1 October 2022 and have its grand opening on 15 October 2022. Regarding franchisee recruitment, Tool Kaitori Okoku Tenri opened on 2 August 2022, following Tool Kaitori Okoku Higashi-Osaka Route 308, which opened on 21 June 2022. Building on these experiences, we will promote the rollout of Tool Kaitori Okoku franchise stores.」
For specialty tool stores, the company is preparing to open its first company-operated store in Nagoya, and has opened the Tenri franchise store following Higashi-Osaka Route 308, progressing to the stage of promoting the franchise rollout. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, a new franchisee-operated store, Tools 買取王国 Higashi-Osaka 308, opened on 21 June 2022 in the tools 買取王国 business format.」
Regarding the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, the company has opened a franchise store in addition to its primarily company-operated rollout. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「For the specialty tool store format, we will focus on building a standardization system and developing personnel so that anyone can purchase, sell and manage products, thereby laying the groundwork for accelerating the multi-store rollout through company-operated and franchise stores. In the fiscal year ending February 2023, we plan to open 2 Tool Kaitori Okoku stores.」
For specialty tool stores, the company continues to pursue a policy of accelerating company-operated and franchise expansion based on standardization and personnel development, and has specified plans to open 2 stores in the fiscal year ending February 2023. It is also advancing new formats, including Otakara Kaitori Okoku and a new home-delivery purchasing business. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings and closures, we withdrew from the unprofitable RE& format and opened 5 stores under the Kogu Kaitori Okoku format and 4 under the Otakara Kaitori Okoku buying-only format.」
Regarding the focus of new format development, the company has reported the opening of 5 specialty tool stores and 4 purchase-only stores and is advancing its rollout from the women's RE& format to specialty tool and purchase-only formats. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings and closures, the company withdrew from the unprofitable RE& (リアンド) format and opened 5 工具買取王国 stores and 3 おたから買取王国 stores specializing in purchases.」
The company has opened 5 Tool Kaitori Okoku stores and 3 Otakara Kaitori Okoku purchase-only stores, shifting the focus of its rollout from the women's RE& format to specialty tool and purchase-only formats. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings and closures, we opened 2 stores under the Kogu Kaitori Okoku format and 1 store under the Otakara Kaitori Okoku buying-only format. We opened Kogu Kaitori Okoku Toyokawa (Toyokawa, Aichi) on 16 March 2021, Otakara Kaitori Okoku Motosu (Motosu, Gifu) on 18 June 2021, and Kogu Kaitori Okoku Tajimi (Tajimi, Gifu) on 2 July 2021.」
The company has opened 2 specialty tool stores and 1 purchase-only store, and, in addition to its policy of expanding specialty tool stores through company-operated and franchise locations, is also advancing the rollout of the purchase-only store format. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「For the specialty tool store format, we will build a standardization system that enables anyone to purchase, sell and manage products and accelerate the multi-store rollout through company-operated and franchise stores. In the fiscal year ending February 2022, we plan to open 3 additional Tool Kaitori Okoku stores and 2 purchase-only tool stores beyond those listed above.」
For specialty tool stores, the company has specified plans for the next period to open 3 specialty tool stores and 2 purchase-only stores, based on a standardization system supporting company-operated and franchise expansion. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, Tool Kaitori Okoku Sakai Hamadera Route 26 in Nishi Ward, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, opened on 15 March 2020, Tool Kaitori Okoku Suzuka Shirako Route 23 opened on 1 August 2020, and Tool Kaitori Okoku Pro Site Suzuka Is**oyama, a purchase-only store, opened on 16 November 2020.」
The company is continuing to open specialty tool stores and has progressed to a rollout that includes the new purchase-only store format, Tool Kaitori Okoku Pro Site. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our store strategy, we are promoting the development of a standardization system. For the Kaitori Okoku format, we will standardize sales floors to make them easy to view, easy to search and easy to pick up, while pursuing category-specific leadership at each store to communicate its individual appeal. For the specialty tool store format, we are building a standardization system that enables anyone to purchase, sell and manage products, and have begun recruiting franchisees.」
The company has built a standardization system for specialty tool stores and progressed to the stage of beginning franchisee recruitment. For the Kaitori Okoku format, it is also promoting sales-floor standardization and category-specific leadership at each store. - FY2021-Q1RaisedAnnual report
「For the specialty tool store format, we are building a standardization system. Once anyone can purchase, sell and manage products, we will begin recruiting franchisees.」
For the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, the company has indicated a policy of recruiting franchisees after building a standardization system, in addition to opening company-operated stores, thereby broadening the scope of the rollout. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The performance of existing Kaitori Okoku stores has shown signs of recovery, but results have not yet reached plan. We will promote operational standardization to eliminate differences in improvement between stores. For sales floors that encourage customers to return, we will standardize them to be easy to view, easy to search and easy to pick up, while pursuing category-specific leadership to communicate each store's distinctive appeal.」
In addition to standardizing Kaitori Okoku sales floors, the company newly states that it will pursue category-specific leadership to demonstrate its distinctiveness. - FY2020-Q3Explicitly stated that the store opening plan was not achieved.Annual report
「We have promoted operational standardization as part of our store strategy. In particular, to facilitate the multi-store rollout of tool stores, we are building a standardization system that enables anyone to purchase, sell and manage products. As a result, store openings progressed more slowly than initially planned.」
The company explicitly states that, while it was building a standardization system for the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, store openings progressed more slowly than initially planned as a result. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Among the new stores, Tool Kaitori Okoku Okazaki Daijuji in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, opened on 21 March 2019, and Tool Kaitori Okoku Kyoto Kuze Route 171 in Minami Ward, Kyoto, opened on 1 July 2019.」
Regarding the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, the opening of Kyoto Kuze Route 171 is noted in addition to Okazaki Daijuji. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「For the specialty tool store format, we will accelerate the multi-store rollout that began in the previous fiscal year and plan to open 6 stores, including Tool Kaitori Okoku Okazaki Daijuji in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture.」
The specialty tool store opening plan has been expanded from 5 stores in the previous fiscal year to 6 stores, and the company states that it will accelerate the multi-store rollout, including Okazaki Daijuji. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Tool Kaitori Okoku Nishi-Gifu in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, opened on 10 May 2018, Tool Kaitori Okoku Shijonawate in Shijonawate, Osaka Prefecture, opened on 1 August 2018, Tool Kaitori Okoku Kanie in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, opened on 1 October 2018, and Tool Kaitori Okoku Kasugai Route 19 in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, opened on 5 January 2019.」
Regarding the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, Kasugai Route 19 was opened following Nishi-Gifu, Shijonawate and Kanie. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Tool Kaitori Okoku Nishi-Gifu in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, opened on 10 May 2018, Tool Kaitori Okoku Shijonawate in Shijonawate, Osaka Prefecture, opened on 1 August 2018, and Tool Kaitori Okoku Kanie in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, opened on 1 October 2018.」
Regarding the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, Shijonawate and Kanie were opened in addition to Nishi-Gifu. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We have opened new stores in line with the plan. We opened Kaitori Okoku Toyota 248 (Toyota, Aichi) on 23 March 2018 and Kogu Kaitori Okoku Nishi-Gifu (Gifu, Gifu) on 10 May 2018.」
As part of the multi-store rollout of specialty tool stores, Tool Kaitori Okoku Nishi-Gifu was opened as an additional store. - FY2018RaisedAnnual report
「Kaitori Okoku Toyota 248 in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, opened on 23 March 2018. In addition, we aim to roll out the specialty tool store format across multiple locations and plan to open 5 stores.」
In addition to its track record of opening multiple specialty tool stores, the company has presented a specific multi-store rollout plan to open 5 stores. - FY2018-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「We also launched the specialty tool store format. Tool Kaitori Okoku Nishiharu in Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, opened on 1 March 2017, and Tool Kaitori Okoku Kuwana in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, opened on 1 September 2017. We plan to expand the specialty tool store format across multiple locations.」
For specialty tool stores, in addition to the track record of opening multiple stores, the company has broadened its policy to include plans for a multi-store rollout going forward. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We also launched the specialty tool store format. Tool Kaitori Okoku Nishiharu in Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, opened on 1 March 2017, and Tool Kaitori Okoku Kuwana in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, opened on 1 September 2017. In addition, WHY NOT Midori in Midori Ward, Nagoya, opened on 8 April 2017 as a women's fashion specialty store at the former site of King Family Midori.」
For the specialty tool store format, Kuwana was opened following Nishiharu, and the rollout of new store formats is advancing together with the women's fashion specialty store WHY NOT Midori. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, as new formats, we opened Kogu Kaitori Okoku Nishiharu (Kita-Nagoya, Aichi) as a specialist tool store on 1 March 2017, and WHY NOT Midori (Midori-ku, Nagoya) as a women's fashion specialty store on 8 April 2017, at the former site of King Family Midori.」
The specialty tool store and women's fashion specialty store formats have progressed from the planning stage to the stage of actual store openings. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「In addition, we will work on developing new store formats, including the opening of Tool Kaitori Okoku Nishiharu in Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, as a specialty tool store on 1 March 2017, and WHY NOT Midori in Midori Ward, Nagoya, as a women's fashion specialty store on 8 April 2017, at the former site of King Family Midori.」
Specific opening dates were provided for the specialty tool store and women's fashion specialty store, and the development of new store formats was identified as a future initiative.