Enhancing the Functionality of Solutions Offered and Developing New Services

「株式会社フューチャーショップ, which provides “futureshop,” rebuilt its infrastructure to evolve “futureshop” into a next-generation digital commerce platform during the current fiscal year, including a complete overhaul of the product management interface and the introduction of a new authentication system. It also enhanced functions including marketing features with LINE integration and multichannel order management.」

「株式会社フューチャーショップ, which provides “futureshop,” enhanced the functions of “futureshop” and continued expanding functions and services supporting the growth of e-commerce operators, including options and alliance services to improve convenience.」

「株式会社フューチャーショップ, which provides “futureshop,” enhanced the functions of “commerce creator,” which it offers as a solution supporting the development of e-commerce sites. To improve the convenience of “futureshop,” it continued expanding options and alliance services, including a hands-on group consulting option that provides high-quality e-commerce operating expertise, with the aim of creating an environment in which e-commerce operators can continue to grow and increase sales. The company also continued enhancing functions and expanding services to support the growth of e-commerce operators.」

「We began integration with “YouTube Shopping,” making it possible to display products sold on e-commerce sites on e-commerce operators' YouTube channels, in videos on YouTube, and during live streams. 株式会社フューチャーショップ continues to expand options and alliance services to improve the convenience of “futureshop.”」

「Meanwhile, revenue increased but profit declined year on year because, as a growth investment, we developed an optional function for improving the efficiency of back-office operations at “通販する蔵” using generative AI, and costs for upgrading engineers' skills increased.」

「株式会社フューチャーショップ, which provides “futureshop,” expanded options and alliance services on “futureshop,” including automated integration with TikTok's advertising platform “TikTok for Business,” resulting in year-on-year increases in revenue and profit.」

「Under these circumstances, during the six-month period ended the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, our Group actively made growth investments to adapt to the future market environment while seeking to secure revenue in line with market growth. 株式会社フューチャーショップ, which provides “futureshop,” released the live-commerce function “Live cottage” as part of an initiative intended to stimulate the live-commerce market. 株式会社ソフテル proceeded with the development of package solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of back-office operations.」

「Under these circumstances, during the three-month period ended the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, our Group actively made growth investments to adapt to the future market environment while seeking to secure revenue in line with market growth. 株式会社フューチャーショップ, which provides “futureshop,” released the live-commerce function “Live cottage” as part of an initiative intended to stimulate the live-commerce market. 株式会社ソフテル proceeded with the development of package solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of back-office operations. We also strengthened investments to further enhance the skills of the engineering resources secured through SAMURAI TECHNOLOGY株式会社 and 株式会社空色, which joined the Group in the previous consolidated fiscal year. 株式会社空色 is developing a solution that proposes a new form of web customer service.」

「We expanded our service offerings, including by releasing “Live cottage,” a live-commerce option, in September 2022. We will continue to expand our service offerings by strengthening external integration through the publication of APIs, enhancing functions for analyzing issues, and developing new functions.」

「At 株式会社フューチャーショップ, we expanded various payment services and released new services, including the live-commerce business」

「At 株式会社フューチャーショップ, we strengthened integration with various e-commerce support services and worked to increase revenue per customer through higher gross merchandise value and an increase in customers seeking higher-priced services, among other measures」

「We expanded our service offerings, including by releasing an upgraded version in February 2022 that included “reports beta,” a function for analyzing current issues. We will continue to expand our service offerings by strengthening external integration through the publication of APIs, enhancing functions for analyzing issues, and developing other functions.」

「This was mainly attributable to ¥51,958 thousand in expenditure for the acquisition of intangible fixed assets resulting from software development, including new functions, at 株式会社フューチャーショップ, and ¥14,875 thousand in proceeds from the sale of investment securities, among other items.」

「In the e-commerce platform business during the current consolidated fiscal year, we made capital investments totaling ¥117,841 thousand to accommodate the expansion of the business scale. The main investment was ¥98,569 thousand in software related to the development of new functions and other features of commerce creator at 株式会社フューチャーショップ, a Group company.」

「This was mainly attributable to ¥54,163 thousand in expenditure for the acquisition of intangible fixed assets resulting from software development, including new functions, at 株式会社フューチャーショップ, and ¥18,420 thousand in proceeds from the sale of investment securities, among other items.」

「We will continue working to enhance the functions of our solutions so that we can meet a broader range of customer needs.」