Development of an E-Commerce Business through a Business Alliance with UNY・FamilyMart Holdings

「Our subsidiary 株式会社カンナート is a web production company established in April 2005. In addition to web production, it provides a broad range of services, from planning and launching various web services to operating web customer acquisition activities and campaigns. It has particular strengths in web marketing in the e-commerce field, applying its expertise in operating its own e-commerce sites to the development and operation of customers’ e-commerce sites, and handling the entire process from e-commerce systems development through production and operation.」

「株式会社カンナート (hereinafter, “カンナート社”), a company subsidiary primarily promoting the e-commerce support business, recorded sales above the level of the same period of the previous year as a result of an increase in e-commerce support projects and its active efforts in system development.」

「株式会社カンナート, a company subsidiary primarily promoting the e-commerce support business, achieved its highest sales and profit since its founding as a result of an increase in projects and its active efforts in system development.」

「The e-commerce support business, which uses expertise in e-commerce marketing and big data, has been promoting the operation and maintenance of new e-commerce businesses through the business alliance with FamilyMart Co., Ltd.」

「In addition to web production and e-commerce support, カンナート社 has demonstrated strengths in various types of systems development, and e-commerce support projects have grown notably in scale. Revenue and profit are both progressing steadily, and further increases are expected during the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「In addition to web production and e-commerce support, カンナート社 has demonstrated strengths in various types of systems development. Synergies have gradually increased, including a substantial rise in the average order value of e-commerce support projects, and revenue and profit are expected to increase during the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「In the previous consolidated fiscal year, the business alliance with ファミマ社 resulted in revenue from site construction being recorded and made a significant contribution to profit. In the current consolidated fiscal year, the company has been promoting the operation and maintenance of a new e-commerce business.」

「In our e-commerce support business, which uses expertise from the e-commerce marketing business and big data, we have promoted the development of new e-commerce businesses in connection with our business alliance with UFHD Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “UFHD”).」

「The service is still expected to launch in the second half of the current fiscal year as scheduled, and development costs for the launch were incurred ahead of revenue during the cumulative second quarter.」

「In the e-commerce support business leveraging expertise and big data from the e-commerce marketing business, the company acquired 株式会社カンナート on 4 September 2018 to facilitate business execution in connection with its business alliance with ユニー・ファミリーマートホールディングス株式会社 (hereinafter, “UFHD”), and has continued to promote the business using the full strength of the group. The service with UFHD is expected to be launched in the second half of the current fiscal year.」

「In the e-commerce support business leveraging expertise and big data from the e-commerce marketing business, the company secured substantially more orders than in the previous year, including orders received through the business alliance with UFHD that were recognized as revenue,」

「On 19 July 2018, the company entered into a business alliance agreement with ユニー・ファミリーマートホールディングス株式会社 (hereinafter, “ユニー・ファミリーマートHD”) to expand the businesses of both groups by leveraging their management resources. In connection with the alliance, the company has made upfront investments in personnel and systems to build an e-commerce business.」