Expansion of Keeper Pro Shop locations
First written in FY2016. 21 of 26 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026SoftenedAnnual report
「KeePer Pro Shops, a technical certification network staffed by holders of the first-class coating technician qualification, whose first location opened in 2007, increased to 6,543 locations at the end of the fiscal year ended June 2026.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops declined from 6,661 at the end of the fiscal year ended June 2025 to 6,543. Although adoption has expanded over the longer term, the number of registered locations at the end of the period was below the previous year. - 2026-08-14AdvancedFinancial results briefing materials
「KeePer PRO SHOP locations centered on service stations: 6,663 locations nationwide」
The nationwide KeePer PRO SHOP and application-store network comprises 6,663 locations. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「KeePer Pro Shops, a technical certification network staffed by holders of the first-class coating technician qualification, whose first location opened in 2007, increased to 6,598 locations at the end of the fiscal year ended June 2024.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased from 6,414 at the beginning of the period to 6,598 at the end, representing approximately 23% of all gasoline stations. Sales of major chemicals and other products also increased approximately 25% year on year, and the company explained that application performance per location improved as well as the number of locations. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「KeePer Pro Shops, a technical certification network staffed by holders of the first-class coating technician qualification, whose first location opened in 2007, increased to 6,414 locations at the end of the fiscal year ended June 2023.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased from 6,283 at the beginning of the period to 6,414 at the end. The network of application locations, centered on gasoline stations, continues to expand. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company therefore distributed approximately 1 million flyers free of charge to KeePer application locations, including KeePer Pro Shops, promoting KeePer's new concept of “becoming clean on its own.” This also led to proactive approaches to customers at counters, and Fresh KeePer was applied to approximately 70,000 vehicle-equivalent quantities from January through March alone.」
Approximately 1 million Fresh KeePer flyers were distributed free of charge to KeePer application locations, and approaches to customers at counters began. The company explained that this resulted in approximately 70,000 vehicle-equivalent applications from January through March alone. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite not having conducted a full-scale promotion, approaches to customers at KeePer Pro Shop counters and word-of-mouth referrals led to the product being applied to more than approximately 100,000 vehicles from October through December.」
For Fresh KeePer, approaches to customers at Pro Shop counters and word-of-mouth referrals expanded applications to more than approximately 100,000 vehicles from October through December 2022. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「After each contest ended, the company held a presentation and demonstration session for the new Fresh KeePer product. Participants applied Fresh KeePer themselves and received pamphlets, flyers, posters and application certificates, enabling them to explain and provide the service to customers from the following day.」
After the technical contest, the company held Fresh KeePer demonstrations and presentations, enabling participating locations to explain and provide the service from the following day. This advanced the rollout of the new product across the existing KeePer Pro Shop network. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the number of gasoline stations themselves continues to decline, there are still more than 29,000. As of 30 June 2022, KeePer Pro Shops numbered 6,283, or approximately 21% of the total. The number increased slightly from 6,098 at the beginning of the period to 6,283 at the end, while sales of Diamond KeePer Chemical and Resin 2, two of the main products, increased approximately 20% year on year, indicating improved coating performance per location.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased from 6,098 at the beginning of the period to 6,283 at the end, representing approximately 21% of gasoline stations. In addition to the increase in locations, sales of the main products rose approximately 20% year on year, also indicating improved performance per location. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「ECO Diamond, launched in February 2022, can be applied using the techniques and application environment for Diamond KeePer, and has therefore been well received by KeePer Pro Shops nationwide. Approximately 11,000 vehicle-equivalent quantities of the dedicated coating agent, ECO Plus Resin, have been shipped in 2 months.」
ECO Diamond was rolled out to KeePer Pro Shops nationwide as a product that can be applied using the existing Diamond KeePer techniques and application environment. Approximately 11,000 vehicle-equivalent quantities of the dedicated agent were shipped in 2 months. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the number of gasoline stations themselves continues to decline, there are still more than 29,000. As of 30 June 2021, KeePer Pro Shops numbered 6,098, or approximately 21% of the total.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased from 5,849 at the beginning of the period to 6,098 at the end, raising their share of gasoline stations to approximately 21%. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Demand for EX KeePer is also growing at KeePer Pro Shops, and the number of stores that have acquired EX KeePer application skills and become EX KeePer Pro Shops has reached 1,472.」
The number of locations in the existing KeePer Pro Shop network able to offer EX KeePer increased to 1,472. This indicates that the network is becoming more sophisticated and that the range of products available is expanding. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the number of gasoline stations themselves continues to decline, there are still more than 29,000. As of 30 June 2020, KeePer Pro Shops numbered 5,849, or approximately 19% of the total. The number increased slightly from 5,792 at the beginning of the period to 5,849 at the end, while sales of Diamond KeePer Chemical and Resin 2, two of the main products, increased approximately 1.2% year on year, indicating improved coating performance per location.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased by 57, from 5,792 at the beginning of the period to 5,849 at the end, representing approximately 19% of the more than 29,000 gasoline stations. While the number of locations increased only slightly, sales of the main products rose approximately 1.2% year on year, indicating improved performance per location. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「All sales staff visited KeePer Pro Shops as part of the EX Caravan campaign to promote EX KeePer, which was launched in February. As a result, more locations took the EX KeePer School course, which teaches the EX KeePer application techniques, bringing the number of EX KeePer Pro Shops able to offer the product to 225. The number of locations seeking to take the course is also increasing, and growth in the number of EX KeePer Pro Shops is expected to accelerate further.」
The company worked to increase the number of locations in its existing KeePer Pro Shop network able to offer EX KeePer, bringing the number of EX KeePer Pro Shops to 225. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased slightly, from 5,769 at the beginning of the period to 5,792 at the end. Sales of Diamond KeePer Chemical and Resin 2, two of the main products, increased approximately 14% year on year, indicating improved coating performance per location.」
After declining as of the third quarter, the number of KeePer Pro Shops recovered to 5,792 at the end of the period, an increase of 23 locations from the beginning of the period. While the number of locations increased only slightly, sales of the main products rose approximately 14% year on year, also indicating improved performance per location. - FY2019-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The number of KeePer Pro Shop locations has declined slightly (5,769 at the beginning of the period → 5,735 currently), because mergers among major petroleum distributors have led to the closure of overlapping locations operated by the same petroleum brands in the same areas.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops declined by 34, from 5,769 at the beginning of the period to 5,735. The company attributed this to the closure of overlapping locations following mergers among major petroleum distributors, resulting in a temporary setback in network expansion. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The total number of KeePer Pro Shops, which have the greatest influence on this business, is increasing more slowly (5,769 at the beginning of the period → 5,792 currently).」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased by 23, from 5,769 at the beginning of the period to 5,792. The company explained, however, that the pace of growth in the number of locations has slowed. - FY2019-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The business integration between JX Energy Corporation and TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. has also affected the number of registered KeePer Pro Shops. The gasoline stations bearing the ENEOS, Esso, Mobil and General brands, which together accounted for approximately half of Japan's gasoline stations, often competed with one another. In some cases, one of the locations had to be closed. Where that location happened to be a registered KeePer Pro Shop, the KeePer Pro Shop registration also had to be cancelled.」
The closure of locations and cancellation of registrations following the integration of petroleum distributors reduced the number of KeePer Pro Shops slightly, from 5,769 at the end of the previous period to 5,752 as of 1 November 2018. The expansion of the network temporarily retreated. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the number of gasoline stations themselves continues to decline, there are still more than 30,000 nationwide. As of 30 June 2018, KeePer Pro Shops accounted for only approximately 19%, or 5,769 locations. We expect the number of gasoline stations registered as KeePer Pro Shops to continue increasing as adoption expands further.」
At the end of the period, there were 5,769 KeePer Pro Shops, representing approximately 19% of the more than 30,000 gasoline stations. This indicates room for further adoption, and the company continues to pursue an increase in registered locations. - FY2018-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The number of registered KeePer Pro Shops also failed to increase, while poor sales caused by unsettled weather in January and February further depressed performance.」
The number of registered KeePer Pro Shops did not increase, and the previously expanding network temporarily stagnated, according to the company. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The total number of KeePer Pro Shops, which have the greatest influence on this business, has been growing more slowly during the period (5,500 stores at the beginning of the period → 5,645 stores currently).」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased by 145 stores from 5,500 at the beginning of the period to 5,645. Meanwhile, the pace of store growth has slowed against a backdrop of labor shortages in the petroleum retail industry. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「However, the number of KeePer Pro Shops increased by approximately 100 stores year on year, and the morale of KeePer Pro Shops nationwide has not declined. There is sufficient momentum to recover the results of the first quarter in subsequent periods.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops increased by approximately 100 stores year on year. The expansion of the store network and the motivation of application stores showed concrete progress in the first-quarter results. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the KeePer Pro Shops at the core of the KeePer products and related businesses exceeded 5,500 stores nationwide, up 465 stores year on year.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops exceeded 5,500, an increase of 465 stores from the same period of the previous year. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of KeePer Pro Shops, the certified stores that serve as one indicator of business expansion, increased to 5,336 at the end of the third quarter, up 448 stores year on year.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops reached 5,336 at the end of the third quarter, an increase of 448 stores from the same period of the previous year. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of KeePer Pro Shops, the certified stores that serve as one indicator of business expansion, increased to 5,300 at the end of the second quarter, up 461 stores year on year.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops reached 5,300 at the end of the second quarter, an increase of 461 stores from the same period of the previous year. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of KeePer Pro Shops, the certified stores that serve as one indicator of business expansion, increased to 5,070 at the end of the first quarter, up 424 stores year on year.」
The number of KeePer Pro Shops reached 5,070 at the end of the first quarter, an increase of 424 stores from the same period of the previous year. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We expect the number of gas stations registering as KeePer Pro Shops to continue increasing as we expand the network.」
Indicates plans to continue expanding the network of certified locations, primarily gas stations.