Expansion of Cloud Services for the Distribution Industry and Business Growth

「ARR increased through the launch of multiple new services, including “@rmsV6”」

「For @rms, our core system for food retailers, the new “@rms V6” version for medium-sized and large customers went live at 2 new companies in March 2026, and we also won multiple new orders. We advanced initiatives to expand the service and strengthen its competitiveness, including beginning development aimed at incorporating AI functions that contribute to improving users’ operational efficiency.」

「Specifically, the new “@rms V6” version for medium-sized and large customers went live at 1 company in March 2025, following its changeover from version V3 at an existing customer, and at 1 company in April of the same year, a new customer.」

「For @rms, our core system for food retailers, the new “@rms V6” version for medium-sized and large customers, released in the previous fiscal year, went live at 1 company in March 2025, following its changeover from version V3 at an existing customer, and at 1 company in April of the same year, a new customer. We will continue steadily implementing orders already received while focusing on securing new orders. For “Sendonet V2,” our fresh produce ordering system for retailers, inquiries have increased for our service, which has an extensive implementation track record, as market demand for fresh-produce EDI has begun to grow. Our sales initiatives, which accurately captured these changes in the market environment, also proved effective, and we won multiple new orders. For “Cloud EDI-Platform,” our EDI service for wholesalers, we expanded our market share, including by completing the full migration to our service by a major customer that had been using our service alongside a competitor’s service.」

「Development of faster processing and other enhancements for @rms, our core system for food retailers, was completed to accelerate expansion among medium-sized and large customers, and the new “@rms V6” version was released in May 2024. We have steadily won orders from multiple medium-sized and large customers and continue to receive inquiries from many prospective customers. / In addition, our technology was adopted for the engine of “N-Sikle,” a business negotiation support system newly built by the Japan Processed Foods Wholesalers Association to promote standardization of business negotiations between manufacturers and wholesalers. The system began operating in December 2024.」

「Development of faster processing and other enhancements for @rms, our core system for food retailers, was completed, and the new “@rms V6” version was released in May 2024. We won orders from multiple medium-sized and large customers. We will continue pursuing additional orders while developing further functional enhancements.」

「Development of faster processing and other enhancements for @rms, our core system for food retailers, was completed to accelerate expansion among medium-sized and large customers. In February 2024, we also began a business partnership with SENSY, which develops personal artificial intelligence. We are working to improve demand-forecasting accuracy by combining our @rms Automated Ordering system with SENSY’s AI. Meanwhile, for the C2Platform business negotiation support service, we advanced initiatives to expand into the processed food wholesale industry, including a decision to conduct a proof-of-concept with the Japan Processed Foods Wholesalers Association and several major food wholesalers, beginning in April 2024.」

「We won orders from medium-sized and large customers for @rms, our core system for food retailers. We are investing in development, including faster processing, and will focus on accelerating further expansion of the service. Meanwhile, the C2Platform business negotiation support service, which enables digital transformation of business negotiations in the distribution industry, began operating at a major food retailer.」

「In May 2023, we were selected as one of the EDI infrastructure service vendors for the EDI platform whose construction had been agreed in principle by the Japan Processed Foods Wholesalers Association, 6 food wholesalers belonging to the association that support the “Common Platform Initiative” to promote collaboration and joint operations in noncompetitive areas of food distribution, and Japan Inforex Corporation. We will build a common EDI infrastructure with functions shared across the systems of the wholesalers and contribute to promoting standardization across the industry.」

「As initiatives for future growth, we continued development investment, including efforts to accelerate processing by our core @rms system for food retailers. We also steadily progressed implementation of the C2Platform business-to-business platform, which enables digital transformation of business negotiations in the distribution industry, at several major food retailers. As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥1,090 million, up 6.2% year on year, and segment profit (ordinary profit) was ¥207 million, up 32.7%.」

「In July 2022, one major user was added for the “Cloud EDI-Platform” EDI service for processed food wholesalers. As a result, 8 of the top 10 processed food wholesalers by revenue came to use the service.」

「In the Distribution Cloud business, recurring revenue increased as we expanded the provision of cloud services, including the “BXNOAH” EDI service for retailers and the “@rms Core” core business cloud service for food distributors and retailers. Revenue other than recurring revenue, including work fees at service implementation and individual customization fees, also increased.」

「In the distribution cloud business, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and the BXNOAH EDI service for retailers. Revenue other than recurring revenue, including implementation work and individual customization fees at service launch, also increased.」

「Recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the BXNOAH EDI service for retailers, the Shelf POWER series of shelf-planning systems, and the Cloud EDI-Platform EDI service for wholesalers.」

「In the distribution cloud business, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Cloud EDI-Platform EDI service for wholesalers and the BXNOAH EDI service for retailers.」

「In the distribution cloud business, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Cloud EDI-Platform EDI service for wholesalers, the BXNOAH EDI service for retailers, and the Shelf POWER series of shelf-planning systems.」

「In the distribution cloud business, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of services, including the Cloud EDI-Platform cloud-based EDI service for wholesalers, the BXNOAH EDI service for retailers, and the Shelf POWER series of shelf-planning systems.」

「In the cloud services field for the distribution industry, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Group’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and cloud-based EDI services for wholesalers.」

「In the cloud services field for the distribution industry, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Group’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and cloud-based EDI services for wholesalers.」

「In October 2019, with a view to achieving further growth in the cloud services field for government agencies, the Company made Minami-Osaka Electronic Computer Center, which provides core systems and other services to local governments in southern Osaka Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture and Nara Prefecture, a wholly owned subsidiary.」

「In particular, the next version of @rms Core was introduced during the quarter, increasing revenue from implementation work and customization in addition to recurring revenue. As a result, revenue exceeded that of the same period of the previous year. Higher revenue also absorbed increased expenses, including software amortization, and profit likewise exceeded that of the same period of the previous year.」

「In the cloud services field for the distribution industry, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and cloud-based EDI services for wholesalers, and revenue exceeded that of the same period of the previous year.」

「In the cloud services field for the distribution industry, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and cloud-based EDI services for wholesalers.」

「In the cloud services field for the distribution industry, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers. Consequently, although revenue from spot projects, such as hardware sales associated with the introduction of a sales management system for specialty retailers overseas, declined, revenue in this field exceeded that of the previous fiscal year.」

「In the cloud services field for the distribution industry, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers. However, revenue in this field fell below the same period of the previous year because revenue from spot projects such as customization declined compared with the previous year, when hardware sales associated with the introduction of a sales management system for specialty retailers overseas and large projects such as Internet EDI services were recorded.」

「In the cloud services field for the distribution industry, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers.」

「In the IT cloud business, recurring revenue increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers.」

「Revenue in the cloud services field for the distribution industry increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and the cloud-based EDI service Rexmart, acquired through a merger in the previous fiscal year, as well as releasing the next version of @rms Core, which had been developed for medium-sized and large food retailers, and beginning operations for its first user.」

「Revenue in the cloud services field for the distribution industry increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and the cloud-based EDI service Rexmart, acquired through a merger in the previous fiscal year. As a result, revenue for the nine months ended 31 December was ¥4,106 million, up 11.3% year on year」

「Revenue in the cloud services field for the distribution industry increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and the cloud-based EDI service Rexmart, acquired through a merger in the previous fiscal year. However, profit in this field fell below the same period of the previous year due to higher personnel expenses associated with expanding the workforce to support business growth, as well as higher amortization expenses following the release of the next version of @rms Core. As a result, revenue for the six months ended 30 September was ¥2,813 million, up 10.8% year on year, while segment profit (ordinary profit) was ¥147 million, down 52.6% year on year.」

「Revenue in the cloud services field for the distribution industry increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Company’s core service, @rms Core, a core business cloud service for food retailers, and the cloud-based EDI service Rexmart, acquired through a merger in the previous fiscal year.」

「To establish the leading market share in core business cloud services for food retailers, the Company is developing the next version of @rms Core with the functionality and quality needed to meet the needs of food retailers with annual sales of ¥30 billion to more than ¥100 billion.」

「Revenue in the cloud services field for the distribution industry increased as a result of expanding the provision of cloud services, including the Internet EDI service BACREX acquired through a merger in the previous fiscal year.」

「By making クラウドランド a wholly owned subsidiary, we will expand cloud services and the business for the distribution industry in the IT cloud business, while working to build an information exchange platform linking manufacturing, logistics and sales in the food distribution industry.」