Announced details
Retail, restaurants, store operations, unmanned and reduced-staffing operations, access control, cashless payments and product recognition
Lost sales opportunities estimated at ¥2.4 million per store per year (median), approximately ¥194.0 billion annually nationwide, with approximately 63 million operating hours lost annually nationwide
9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo (venue for Space Unmanned Operations Summit 2026)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Population Projections for Japan (2023 projection); Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024 Economic Census for Business Frame; and an internet survey conducted by Photosynth (618 businesses and 210 consumers)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Akerun access control system, Migakun and fixU (the report indicates links between the survey results and unmanned and reduced-staffing operation services) |
| Launch date | 18 November 2026 (scheduled; date of Space Unmanned Operations Summit 2026) |
| Applicable area | Retail, restaurants, store operations, unmanned and reduced-staffing operations, access control, cashless payments and product recognition |
| Location | 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo (venue for Space Unmanned Operations Summit 2026) |
| Quantitative Effects | Lost sales opportunities estimated at ¥2.4 million per store per year (median), approximately ¥194.0 billion annually nationwide, with approximately 63 million operating hours lost annually nationwide |
| Source | National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Population Projections for Japan (2023 projection); Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024 Economic Census for Business Frame; and an internet survey conducted by Photosynth (618 businesses and 210 consumers) |
Items this document does not state (12)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To assess the impact of labor shortages on store operations and the economy.