Announced details
Unmanned operation of bookstores and retail stores. The service description also cites gyms, second-hand clothing stores and indoor golf practice facilities.
Operating hours expanded to 7:00–24:00, including outside staffed operating hours. The solution is expected to help contain personnel costs, reduce labour requirements, improve efficiency and increase sales, but the amount and rate of the impact are Not disclosed.
As of 24 September 2026, 40 of Sanyodo Bookstore's 66 locations operate with smart unmanned service. The service began in April 2024.
HOUSEI provides its unmanned store solution to 三洋堂書店. 三洋堂書店 uses HOUSEI's AI facial recognition solution, WelcomID.
Sanyodo Holdings Inc. Head office: 18-22 Shinkaicho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya. Representative: President and Representative Director Kato Kazuhiro (加藤和裕). 三洋堂書店 is a subsidiary of the company and operates bookstores.
Sanyodo Bookstore Otogawa store: Handa, Aichi Prefecture
The solution is expected to contribute to labour savings, improved efficiency and higher sales. The specific amount of its impact on business performance is Not disclosed.
The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Unmanned store solutions, AI facial recognition solution, WelcomID |
| Counterparty | Sanyodo Holdings Inc. (securities code: not stated; subsidiary: 三洋堂書店) / 三洋堂書店 |
| Counterparty overview | Sanyodo Holdings Inc. Head office: 18-22 Shinkaicho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya. Representative: President and Representative Director Kato Kazuhiro (加藤和裕). 三洋堂書店 is a subsidiary of the company and operates bookstores. |
| Relationship with the Company | HOUSEI provides its unmanned store solution to 三洋堂書店. 三洋堂書店 uses HOUSEI's AI facial recognition solution, WelcomID. |
| Launch date | From 21 September 2026 (the start date stated for smart unmanned operating hours at the Otogawa store) |
| Applicable area | Unmanned operation of bookstores and retail stores. The service description also cites gyms, second-hand clothing stores and indoor golf practice facilities. |
| Location | Sanyodo Bookstore Otogawa store: Handa, Aichi Prefecture |
| Location scale | 40 of Sanyodo Bookstore's 66 locations operate with smart unmanned service. At the Otogawa store, staffed operating hours are 9:00–22:00, while smart unmanned operating hours are 7:00–9:00 and 22:00–24:00. |
| Quantitative Effects | Operating hours expanded to 7:00–24:00, including outside staffed operating hours. The solution is expected to help contain personnel costs, reduce labour requirements, improve efficiency and increase sales, but the amount and rate of the impact are Not disclosed. |
| Usage history | As of 24 September 2026, 40 of Sanyodo Bookstore's 66 locations operate with smart unmanned service. The service began in April 2024. |
| Impact on Business Performance | The solution is expected to contribute to labour savings, improved efficiency and higher sales. The specific amount of its impact on business performance is Not disclosed. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To expand operating hours and control labor costs, thereby contributing to more labor-efficient and efficient bookstore operations and higher sales.