Intensifying Competition and Maintaining Differentiation
First written in FY2020. 1 of 3 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「We intend to differentiate ourselves from competitors by improving functionality to make our services easier to use for both client companies and their users, who are general consumers, while also leveraging cross-selling of services offered by the group’s companies.」
In response to the risks of intensifying competition and increasing difficulty in maintaining differentiation, improved functionality and cross-selling of group-company services were identified as measures. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the e-commerce industry is changing significantly, and the activities of competitors have also intensified as the market has expanded.」
Competitor activity is said to have intensified as the market expanded, with greater emphasis placed on the competitive environment. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Some services offered by other companies provide a simpler offering while charging no implementation fee or flat usage fee, indicating that competition among services is intensifying.」
The existence of competing services and intensifying price and feature competition are recognized as risks.