Announced details
Demand forecasting and automatic ordering for food, alcoholic beverages, confectionery, general merchandise, household goods, daily necessities and school supplies, and daily-delivery products such as tofu, milk, bread, and prepared foods. The service also supports markdowns on prepared foods.
At large stores, the time required to order daily-delivery products was reduced from a total of 4.5 hours per day to approximately 45 minutes, a reduction of more than 80%. Customer-count forecast accuracy is at least 94.7%.
The transition was completed across all 129 Coop Kobe stores in June 2026. sinops-R5 was introduced in 2010 and expanded to all stores in 2012.
A business relationship in which a demand-forecasting automatic ordering system has been introduced and operated since 2010. Coop Kobe uses the company's services.
Head office: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. President and Representative Director: Iwayama Toshihisa (岩山 利久). Established in 1921 (Taisho 10). A consumer cooperative that operates businesses and activities supporting the lives of its members and local communities.
“sinops” and “sinops-CLOUD” are registered trademarks of sinops Inc. Registration numbers and expiration dates: not disclosed.
All 129 Coop Kobe stores
The required functions can be introduced at low cost when needed, starting from 1 category, 1 function, and 1 store. Specific pricing: not disclosed.
The company does not address Contract Value / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | sinops-CLOUD, sinops-R5 |
| Counterparty | Consumer Cooperative Society Coop Kobe |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. President and Representative Director: Iwayama Toshihisa (岩山 利久). Established in 1921 (Taisho 10). A consumer cooperative that operates businesses and activities supporting the lives of its members and local communities. |
| Relationship with the Company | A business relationship in which a demand-forecasting automatic ordering system has been introduced and operated since 2010. Coop Kobe uses the company's services. |
| Offering price | The required functions can be introduced at low cost when needed, starting from 1 category, 1 function, and 1 store. Specific pricing: not disclosed. |
| Launch date | June 2026 (the system transition was completed across all stores and operations began in the cloud environment; actual results) |
| Applicable area | Demand forecasting and automatic ordering for food, alcoholic beverages, confectionery, general merchandise, household goods, daily necessities and school supplies, and daily-delivery products such as tofu, milk, bread, and prepared foods. The service also supports markdowns on prepared foods. |
| Registration number and expiry date | “sinops” and “sinops-CLOUD” are registered trademarks of sinops Inc. Registration numbers and expiration dates: not disclosed. |
| Location | All 129 Coop Kobe stores |
| Location scale | 129 stores |
| Quantitative Effects | At large stores, the time required to order daily-delivery products was reduced from a total of 4.5 hours per day to approximately 45 minutes, a reduction of more than 80%. Customer-count forecast accuracy is at least 94.7%. |
| Usage history | The transition was completed across all 129 Coop Kobe stores in June 2026. sinops-R5 was introduced in 2010 and expanded to all stores in 2012. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To further improve the efficiency of store operations, enhance demand-forecasting accuracy, and respond to changes in the IT infrastructure environment.