Strengthening Relationships with Golf Courses and Upfront Investment in the Sales Division

「By securing weekend slots, where demand is particularly high, and expanding the number of available booking slots, we will increase customer-referral opportunities and link this to growth in customer referrals and net sales.」

「In the golf business, membership in the ASP service One-Person Booking Land continued to perform steadily, reaching 1.048 million members at the end of the period, up 10.8% from the previous fiscal year. The strengthening of our sales structure in Kyushu has borne fruit, and the number of contracted courses is also trending upward. We will work to expand our share of the service by meeting user needs through a focus on securing playing slots.」

「The nationwide expansion of sales operations through the newly established Sapporo, Nagoya, and Fukuoka offices, which strengthened our sales structure in Hokkaido, the Chubu region, and Kyushu, has borne fruit, and the number of contracted courses is trending upward. We are also focusing on securing playing slots and will continue to expand our share of this service.」

「To strengthen our sales structure in Hokkaido, the Chubu region, and Kyushu, we newly established offices in Sapporo, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. To expand our share for this service, we will focus on increasing the number of contracted courses and securing playing slots while providing more detailed services than before.」

「We strengthened our sales structure to secure playing slots at courses in line with the increase in users.」

「In response to requests from golf courses, we successively added new functions, including same-day booking and limits on the number of participants sought. We will continue to provide higher-functionality, higher-quality services to help golf courses balance infection-control measures with operating efficiency.」

「One-Person Booking Land also accommodates complex booking arrangements of this kind, broadening the options available to golf courses. For golfers, traveling alone from home to the golf course helped them avoid crowded settings and reduce the risk of infection. The number of bookings continued to grow even during the state of emergency, demonstrating new possibilities for the golf industry, including after the situation subsides.」

「This service is a core service of our Group, and we have continued to make additional investments while assessing conditions in order to further accelerate its growth.」

「To accommodate increases in the number of participating golf courses and members, we reorganized our internal structure and increased staffing, thereby strengthening our support system.」

「We continued to make upfront investments to further increase the growth rate and establish a dominant position in the one-person booking market.」

「As system integration with a leading industry company gained traction and upfront investments made since the previous fiscal year, including measures to reduce golf course cost burdens, proved effective, the number of contracted golf courses reached 750 and the number of members exceeded 350,000 as of the end of the quarter.」

「To strengthen relationships with golf courses, establish a competitive advantage in the golf business, and accelerate medium- to long-term growth, we brought forward and began upfront investments planned for the next fiscal year and beyond, including expanding the sales division’s workforce.」

「To promote these new services and strengthen our relationships with golf courses, establish a competitive advantage in the golf business, and accelerate medium- to long-term growth, we brought forward and began upfront investments planned for the next fiscal year and beyond, including expanding the sales division’s workforce.」