Development of Beauty Salon Support Products Using Smartphones and the Web

「Following the merger with consolidated subsidiary VID Co., Ltd. on 1 June 2025, we undertook a major upgrade of the VID cloud system and launched “Halca-connect-” for sale on 1 March 2026.」

「In system sales, the company released “Sacla PREMIUM Plus - DX Partner for Beauty -,” the latest version of its “Sacla” series of DX systems for beauty salons, and the transition from existing systems is progressing steadily. It also released “DEALERS+,” a renewed version of its flagship “i-SCAP/EX” product with enhanced functionality, as a sales management system for beauty product distributors. For web content, it released “cloud karte,” an electronic medical-record system for salons, addressing the recent demand for electronic records in the beauty industry.」

「In the subscription-based recurring-revenue business, the company released “Lineup EC” in November 2024, in addition to providing its existing customer-acquisition support content through DX. Lineup EC enables beauty salons to open online shops for retail products within the LINE Mini App, creating a new revenue source. Its expansion is further building web content revenue.」

「In the subscription-based recurring-revenue business, the company is steadily acquiring participating salons through Salon Appli, “Reserve with Google,” LINE Mini App and Rakuten Super Points integration, while building web content revenue.」

「In the subscription-based recurring-revenue business, the company is building web content revenue by expanding LINE Mini App integration in addition to Salon Appli, “Reserve with Google” and Rakuten Super Points integration, which have driven the development of the business to date.」

「In the subscription-based recurring-revenue business, the launch of the new LINE Mini App integration in January 2023 has supported steady acquisition of participating salons and further accelerated the expansion of subscription-based services, including Salon Appli, “Reserve with Google” and Rakuten Super Points integration, which have driven the development of the business to date.」

「In addition to content that has driven the development of its subscription-based recurring-revenue business, including the smartphone app Salon Appli, “Reserve with Google” and Rakuten Super Points integration, the company launched new content, LINE Mini App integration, in January 2023. This has supported steady acquisition of participating salons and further accelerated the expansion of its subscription-based services.」

「In addition to content such as the Salon Appli smartphone app, “Google で予約 (Reserve with Google)” and the integration with Rakuten Super Points, which have driven the development of its subscription-based recurring-revenue business, the company began sales of the new content “LINE Mini App integration” in January 2023 and will further accelerate the transition to subscription-based services.」

「The acquisition of contracts for subscription-based content, including “Reserve with Google,” Rakuten Super Points integration and the smartphone app Salon Appli, is progressing steadily. The company will continue developing new content services and further grow its subscription-based recurring-revenue business.」

「Orders for the on-premises POS system “Sacla PREMIUM,” which accommodates customization requests, have grown more than expected. Orders for “i-SCAP/EX,” the core system for beauty product distributors, have also grown steadily, supported by the invoice system and certification as an IT implementation support provider. With “i-SCAP/EX,” the company has sought not only to sell the system but also to revitalize beauty product distributors by turning system users into resellers.」

「The company now offers products that meet all the needs of beauty salons through 2 core systems: the on-premises “Sacla PREMIUM,” which accommodates customization requests, and the SaaS-based “BEAUTY WORKS,” which allows users to access the latest software anytime and anywhere on multiple devices. It will also contribute to improved salon profitability through the development of new content services.」

「In January, the company began providing an online booking service for beauty salons through “Reserve with Google” as a Google booking service provider. As a service that can increase new salon visitors and contribute to sales, it was introduced at more than 300 salons, exceeding the initial outlook, and the number of installations is growing steadily. In addition, the booking system and maintenance contracts expanded, and Rakuten Super Points integration was introduced at more than 300 beauty salons. Subscription revenue is steadily increasing. The number of salons using the smartphone app, Salon Appli, through integrated operations exceeded 1,300, and end-user downloads surpassed 1.5 million.」

「In January, the company began providing an online booking service for beauty salons through “Reserve with Google” as a Google booking service provider. As a service that can increase new salon visitors and contribute to salon sales, the number of contracted salons has been growing faster than initially planned. By providing new content services that match beauty salons with customers, the company is expanding its subscription-based recurring-revenue business. Subscription revenue is steadily increasing through the expansion of Rakuten Super Points integration, growth in the number of contracts for the booking system and smartphone app, and expansion of maintenance contracts.」

「The increased frequency of use of the company's subscription-based web content, including Google booking integration and Rakuten Points integration, has been one factor driving profit above the initial forecast.」

「Since January, the Company has been a provider of Google's booking services and began offering online booking services for beauty salons through “Reserve with Google.” This has improved convenience by allowing users to book beauty salons easily through Google Search and Google Maps.」

「Content revenue from the fee-based recurring revenue business increased more than 7.5% from the cumulative total for the previous year, supported by the expanded Rakuten Super Points integration, increases in contracts for the booking system and salon application, and maintenance contracts, with relatively little impact from COVID-19. The Company also plans to further strengthen this business by introducing new content applications, including matching salons with customers.」

「Content revenue from the fee-based recurring revenue business increased more than 9.7% from the cumulative total for the same period of the previous year, supported by the expanded Rakuten Super Points integration, increases in contracts for the booking system and salon application, and maintenance contracts, with relatively little impact from COVID-19.」

「Revenue from web content increased more than 20% from the same quarter of the previous year in the fee-based recurring revenue business, which was relatively unaffected by COVID-19, supported by the expanded Rakuten Super Points integration and increases in contracts for the booking system and salon application.」

「Revenue from the fee-based recurring revenue business increased approximately 20% from the same quarter of the previous year, as the Rakuten Super Points integration expanded and web content revenue from the booking system and salon application remained stable.」

「The number of salon application installations, a fee-based system, also increased steadily, with downloads approximately doubling from the end of the fiscal year ended October 2018. Together with the web booking system and Rakuten Points integration, the application is generating stable revenue as web content within the fee-based recurring revenue business.」

「System installations at salons participating as merchants for Rakuten Super Points, which started in April 2019, also progressed smoothly, and the Company began handling points for salon customers. The service is becoming established as a new fee-based recurring revenue business.」

「Recruitment of participating merchants and system installations for Rakuten Super Points, a key initiative from the fiscal year ending October 2019, progressed smoothly. The Company began handling points for salon customers in April and entered a new type of recurring revenue business. The acquisition of major customers through Rakuten Points is also beginning to have an effect.」

「Regarding the handling of “Rakuten Super Points,” operated by Rakuten, Inc., a key initiative for the current fiscal year ending October 2019, recruitment of participating merchants became fully operational ahead of the April launch, and connection testing was conducted at 2 salon monitors, yielding valuable data.」

「The smartphone app “Salon Appli,” which connects the POS register and customer management system “Sacla” installed at salons with consumers, also continued to grow steadily, with downloads exceeding 360,000. In preparation for the first integration in the beauty industry between a salon POS system and “Rakuten Super Points,” operated by Rakuten, Inc. (hereinafter “Rakuten”), targeting a launch in April 2019, the Company held discussions with Rakuten and proceeded smoothly with system development, including system and app modifications and network construction.」

「In June, we concluded an alliance agreement concerning the handling of “Rakuten Super Points,” operated by Rakuten, Inc., with a target launch of April 2019. As the representative participating chain for beauty salons nationwide, we began developing the systems, including modifying our salon POS system and building network connections, while holding discussions with Rakuten, Inc.」

「The number of users adopting web content applications, including the salon application connecting salons and consumers, has also steadily increased through enhanced version upgrades.」

「In addition, for “i-SCAP EX/V2,” the sales management system for beauty distributors that are prospective sales partners, we newly released “De Salon Net,” a web-based ordering system connecting distributors and salons.」

「The sales management system for beauty distributors, i-SCAP/EX, which is also intended for prospective sales partners, has achieved order results above the initial forecast by strengthening its web-network systems. To meet customer requests for early implementation and delivery, we are making every effort to provide software customization, kitting and setup, including alliances with other software companies for outsourced work.」

「We focused on upgrading the sales management system for beauty distributors and selling customized versions tailored to individual companies.」

「In the ICT business for beauty salons, advances in mobile technologies, including smartphones, have expanded the range of ICT applications available to salon customers. We are developing the business by providing a salon application, an original beauty salon app, linked to the POS register and customer management system, Sacla. In addition, with the release of i-SCAP EX, a sales management system for beauty distributors supplying beauty products, we now offer a product lineup linking beauty distributors through i-SCAP EX, beauty salons through Sacla, and consumers through the salon application.」

「To address these needs, this business released in April 2016 a smartphone application linked to its flagship POS register and customer management system for beauty salons.」