Purchasing Used Goods and Securing a Stable Supply of Products
First written in FY2016. 13 of 26 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q3. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 4 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2027-H1RestatedAnnual report
「With respect to our merchandise policy, we will continue to strengthen our diverse procurement channels and improve our overall procurement capabilities, while continuing to develop specialty-store formats.」
The company continues to strengthen its diverse procurement channels and overall procurement capabilities to secure a stable supply of used goods. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our merchandise strategy, we have promoted “Thorough Buyback” at each store to strengthen our overall merchandise sourcing capabilities, and have also strengthened merchandise sourcing routes including corporate buybacks, home-delivery buybacks and overseas purchasing. As a result, the purchase amount increased by more than ¥600 million from the previous fiscal year.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company strengthened its “buy everything” initiative and multiple procurement routes, and states that its purchasing amount increased by more than ¥600 million from the previous fiscal year. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Through these initiatives, the number of partner organizations, including companies in the same industry, has increased, and various forms of intercompany exchange, including buying and selling inventory, have become more active.」
In addition to strengthening diverse procurement routes to secure a stable supply of used goods, the company describes an increase in partner organizations and more active intercompany exchange, including inventory transactions. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under its merchandise policy, the company is strengthening diverse procurement routes, including in-store purchases, corporate procurement, overseas purchasing, and mail-in purchases, to improve its overall merchandise procurement capabilities. Having realized the effective use of resources through the マイシュウサガール format, which enables tertiary distribution in Japan, and through partner companies, the company is now promoting its “buy everything” initiative in earnest.」
In addition to strengthening in-store, corporate, overseas, and mail-in procurement routes, the company is actively promoting its “buy everything” initiative by utilizing the マイシュウサガール format and partner companies, thereby specifying measures to expand its merchandise procurement capabilities. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our merchandise strategy, we are expanding merchandise sourcing routes, including corporate buybacks, home-delivery buybacks, event-based buybacks and overseas purchasing, to strengthen our overall sourcing capabilities. We are also continuing to focus on reviewing the in-store buyback system and aim to improve efficiency through measures such as standardizing backroom operations.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company identifies corporate, mail-in, and overseas procurement, as well as event-based purchasing, as procurement routes and is also improving efficiency by standardizing its in-store purchasing system and back office. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our merchandise strategy, we are expanding merchandise sourcing routes, including corporate buybacks, home-delivery buybacks and overseas purchasing, to strengthen our overall sourcing capabilities. We are also continuing to focus on reviewing the in-store buyback system and aim to improve efficiency through measures such as standardizing backroom operations.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company is expanding corporate purchases, mail-in purchases, and overseas procurement, while also improving the efficiency of in-store purchasing through back-office standardization. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The company will continue to focus on reviewing its in-store purchasing system to improve efficiency, while strengthening dedicated purchasing stores, mail-in purchases, corporate procurement, and overseas purchasing to secure diverse procurement routes.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company has expanded its procurement routes and stated its policy of strengthening overseas purchasing in addition to dedicated purchasing stores, mail-in purchases, and corporate procurement. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, we work to secure a stable supply of merchandise for purchase through in-store purchases from general customers, mail-in purchases advertised online, event-based purchases held with partner organizations, and on-site purchases made through direct visits to customers' homes and used-goods dealers, among other channels.」
The company continues to secure a stable supply of used goods through diverse procurement routes, including in-store, mail-in, event-based, and on-site purchases. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has secured diverse procurement routes by opening dedicated purchasing stores and strengthening mail-in and corporate purchases, among other measures.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company has expanded its procurement routes by strengthening mail-in and corporate purchases and proceeding with the opening of dedicated purchasing stores. - 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.」
As a measure to expand procurement routes for a stable supply of used goods, the company proceeded with opening 5 工具買取王国 stores and 3 おたから買取王国 stores specializing in purchases. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our merchandise strategy, we are working to strengthen our overall merchandise sourcing capabilities. We are focusing on reviewing the in-store buyback system and improving efficiency, while opening specialty buyback stores and strengthening home-delivery and corporate buybacks to secure diverse sourcing routes.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company is expanding its procurement routes by reviewing its in-store purchasing system, strengthening mail-in and corporate purchases, and opening dedicated purchasing stores. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has focused on reviewing its in-store purchasing system to improve efficiency, while opening dedicated purchasing stores and strengthening mail-in and corporate purchases to secure diverse procurement routes.」
The company states that it implemented a review of its in-store purchasing system, opened dedicated purchasing stores, and strengthened mail-in and corporate purchases to secure a stable supply of used goods. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our merchandise strategy, we are working to strengthen our overall merchandise sourcing capabilities. We are focusing on reviewing the in-store buyback system and improving efficiency, while strengthening home-delivery and corporate buybacks to secure diverse sourcing routes. We have experimentally resumed the event-based buybacks that had been discontinued, and will continue sales activities aimed at increasing the number of business partners.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company experimentally resumed the event-based purchasing it had discontinued. It also continues to strengthen mail-in and corporate purchases and sales activities to increase the number of partner organizations. - FY2021-Q1Discontinuation of event-based buybacksAnnual report
「The company has focused on reviewing its in-store purchasing system to improve efficiency and has strengthened mail-in and corporate purchases to secure diverse procurement routes. Although it has discontinued holding event-based purchasing events, it continues sales activities to increase the number of partner organizations.」
While continuing to secure diverse procurement routes for a stable supply of merchandise, the company has discontinued event-based purchasing events and continues sales activities to increase the number of partner organizations. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, we work to secure a stable supply of merchandise for purchase through in-store purchases from general customers, mail-in purchases advertised online, event-based purchases held with partner organizations, and on-site purchases made through direct visits to customers' homes and used-goods dealers, among other channels.」
The company continues its efforts to secure a stable supply of used goods through diverse procurement routes, including in-store, mail-in, event-based, on-site, and corporate purchases. - FY2020-Q2Response measures made more specificAnnual report
「We have strengthened event-based, home-delivery and corporate buybacks to enhance our overall merchandise sourcing capabilities. We are also focusing on reviewing the in-store buyback system and training buyers, with the aim of improving efficiency.」
In addition to strengthening event-based, mail-in, and corporate purchases to secure a stable supply of used goods, the company identifies a review of its in-store purchasing system and buyer development as response measures. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As part of its merchandise strategy, it has worked to improve the efficiency of in-store buybacks and strengthen home-delivery, corporate and event-based buybacks, which were introduced last year, in order to enhance its overall merchandise sourcing capabilities.」
The company continues to strengthen multiple purchasing channels, including in-store, mail-in, corporate, and event-based purchases, to secure a stable supply of used goods. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Following amendments to the Secondhand Goods Business Act that made it easier to buy goods outside stores, we introduced event-based buybacks. In addition, we strengthened on-site, home-delivery and corporate buybacks, thereby enhancing our overall merchandise sourcing capabilities.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company introduced event-based purchasing in addition to strengthening its existing multiple purchasing channels. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Amendments to the Secondhand Goods Business Act made it easier to purchase goods outside stores, so the company began trialing event-based purchasing. It will also continue to strengthen on-site, mail-in, and corporate purchases.」
In addition to strengthening multiple channels to secure a stable supply of used goods, the company began trialing event-based purchasing as a new off-site purchasing channel. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To strengthen our merchandise sourcing capabilities, we are focusing on developing the in-store buyback system and training buyers, with the aim of improving efficiency. We will also continue to strengthen on-site, home-delivery and corporate buybacks.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company continues to use multiple purchasing channels, including in-store, on-site, mail-in, and corporate purchases, while developing buyers. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To strengthen our merchandise sourcing capabilities, we are exploring ways to improve the efficiency of in-store buybacks. We will also continue to strengthen on-site, home-delivery and corporate buybacks.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company continues to improve the efficiency of in-store purchasing and strengthen multiple channels, including on-site, mail-in, and corporate purchases. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Under its merchandise policy, the company established a new department dedicated to on-site purchasing on 1 September 2017 to strengthen overall merchandise procurement capabilities, while also strengthening mail-in and corporate purchases.」
The company continues its efforts to secure a stable supply of used goods through multiple channels, including in-store, mail-in, on-site, and corporate purchases. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As part of our merchandise strategy, we established a new department specializing in on-site buybacks on 1 September 2017 to strengthen our overall merchandise sourcing capabilities. We will also continue to strengthen home-delivery and corporate buybacks.」
The company continues its efforts to secure a stable supply of used goods through multiple channels, including in-store, mail-in, and on-site purchases. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Company has substantially reviewed its organisational structure and store formats in order to build a corporate structure capable of responding to changes in the external environment, and launched a new department specialising in mobile purchasing on 1 September.」
To secure a stable supply of used goods, the company established a dedicated on-site purchasing department in addition to its existing purchasing channels, thereby putting a specific response in place. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「However, if the company is unable to secure a stable supply of merchandise due to future economic trends, an increase in competing used-goods buyers, the rapid growth of flea-market apps, changes in customer sentiment, or fluctuations in precious-metal and bullion prices for certain products such as precious metals, this could affect its business performance.」
In addition to existing competition and online transactions, the company explicitly identifies flea-market apps, customer sentiment, and fluctuations in precious-metal prices as risks to securing merchandise. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「As our company name suggests, purchasing used goods is the lifeblood of our business because it enables us to generate sales consistently. Accordingly, we work to secure a stable supply of merchandise for purchase through in-store purchases from general customers, mail-in purchases advertised online, and on-site purchases made through direct visits to customers' homes and used-goods dealers, among other channels.」
The company is working to stabilize used-goods procurement through multiple channels, including in-store, mail-in, and on-site purchases.