Assist Suit Business and Sales Expansion for the Support Jacket
First written in FY2019-Q3. 14 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
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- FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Assist Suit Business, unit sales increased, including through additional orders for the Support Jacket series from major mass retailers.」
Specific progress was noted, including additional orders for the Support Jacket series from major mass retailers and an increase in unit sales. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The market for assist suits is large because they address the social issue of lower-back pain, and we expect it to expand further. Cumulative sales since launch have exceeded 30,000 units. We are pursuing a channel strategy centered on direct sales to logistics customers and sales through distributors and mass retailers to non-logistics customers, while expanding sales by introducing new products such as the “Support Jacket Bb+Air Work Belt” and “Support Jacket Bb+FITⅡ” in a timely manner.」
Cumulative sales increased from the previous 20,000 units to 30,000 units, and a sales-channel strategy segmented between logistics and non-logistics customers, together with the introduction of new products, was presented. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For assist suits, we are working to expand sales channels for new products in the Support Jacket series.」
Efforts to expand sales channels for new products in the Support Jacket series have been reconfirmed. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For assist suits, we are working to expand sales channels for new products in the Support Jacket series.」
Efforts to expand sales channels for new products in the Support Jacket series have been reconfirmed. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For assist suits, we launched the Support Jacket Bb+PROⅢ, developed to professional specifications, and are working to expand sales channels.」
The new Support Jacket Bb+PROⅢ, developed to professional specifications, was launched, and initiatives to expand sales channels began. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「For assist suits, we continued sales-channel expansion through retailers, centered on models that can be integrated with full-body harnesses for work at heights, which became mandatory in January 2022. We also launched care models for assisting people and lightweight air models to expand our sales channels.」
In addition to the existing full-body-harness-compatible products, care models for assisting people and lightweight air models were launched, expanding the product lineup and sales channels. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For assist suits, we are continuing sales-channel expansion through retailers, centered on models that can be integrated with full-body harnesses for work at heights, which became mandatory in January 2022, while expanding into new industries, mainly through care models for assisting people.」
Sales-channel expansion through retailers for full-body-harness-compatible products is continuing, while expansion into new industries has begun and is being pursued, centered on care models for assisting people. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For assist suits, we are continuing sales-channel expansion through retailers, centered on models that can be integrated with full-body harnesses for work at heights, which became mandatory in January 2022.」
The continuation of sales-channel expansion through retailers, centered on products that can be integrated with full-body harnesses for work at heights, has been reconfirmed. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For assist suits, sales-channel expansion through retailers has progressed, centered on models that can be integrated with full-body harnesses for work at heights, which became mandatory in January 2022. A report published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in October 2022 confirming the effectiveness of assist suits at construction sites has supported this trend. Use of assist suits in line with the smart agriculture policies promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has also increased.」
Sales-channel expansion through retailers has progressed, centered on products compatible with full-body harnesses, and use has increased against the backdrop of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's effectiveness report and smart agriculture policies. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Cumulative sales since launch have exceeded 20,000 units, and non-powered Support Jackets have become established in the market. Powered Support Jackets, however, have yet to gain broad market acceptance partly because of their high prices. As part of our initiatives in the Assist Suit Business, we are expanding sales channels beyond a strategy centered on direct sales by using e-commerce sites and distributors and collaborating with mass retailers.」
Cumulative Support Jacket sales exceeded 20,000 units, and sales channels are being expanded through collaboration with e-commerce sites, distributors and mass retailers. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For assist suits, we are continuing to make effective use of online demonstration events and other channels even as the COVID-19 situation eases, while expanding sales to other mass retailers following electronics retailers. Awareness of assist suits as a measure to improve the working environment from an ESG perspective is also growing.」
The policy of continuing to use online demonstration events and other channels and expand sales through mass retailers has been reconfirmed. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite COVID-19, we are continuing to hold online demonstration events and other activities to expand sales of assist suits. Awareness of measures to improve the working environment from an SDGs perspective is also growing, and the full-scale adoption of assist suits by companies that had been considering them is progressing steadily.」
It was noted that online demonstration events and other activities are continuing to expand sales, while full-scale adoption of assist suits by companies is progressing steadily. - FY2022-Q1Sluggish sales, transition to online channels and free trial campaignAnnual report
「In the Assist Suit Business, we are shifting from sales activities centered on trade shows to online demonstration events and customer acquisition through web advertising because of the impact of COVID-19. Overall sales remained sluggish, but we are working to stimulate demand, including by holding a free trial campaign for the “Ep+ROBO.”」
Sales activities were shifted from a focus on trade shows to online demonstration events and web advertising, and a free trial campaign for the “Ep+ROBO” was held while sales remained sluggish. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Assist Suit Business, visits to customers for demonstration events and trade shows continued to be cancelled or postponed because of COVID-19, and restrictions on sales activities remained in place. However, sales channels were expanded, including through the launch of sales of the “Support Jacket Bb+FIT” through the BIC CAMERA INC. group.」
Sales channels were expanded through the launch of sales through the BIC CAMERA INC. group. Online demonstration events also contributed to sales in response to restrictions on trade shows and other events. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the Assist Suit Business, sales of the “Support Jacket Bb+FIT” through the BIC CAMERA INC. group contributed to results. Although trade show attendance continued to be less than half of normal levels, continued online demonstration events secured opportunities to reach new customers.」
The contribution from sales through the BIC CAMERA INC. group and the continued use of online demonstration events in response to trade show attendance remaining below half of normal levels have been reconfirmed. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Assist Suit Business, sales of the Support Jacket series progressed steadily, and new sales channels were developed, including the launch of sales of the “Support Jacket Bb+FIT” through BIC CAMERA INC. Although visitor numbers at trade shows held from January onward were uniformly less than half those of the previous year, online demonstration events secured opportunities to reach new customers.」
Sales of the Support Jacket progressed steadily, and a new sales channel was developed through the launch of sales at BIC CAMERA INC. Online demonstration events were held in response to the decline in trade show attendance. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Assist Suit Business, trade shows that had been cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic gradually resumed with infection-prevention measures in place. Sales recovered as a result of exhibiting primarily the “Support Jacket Bb+PROⅡ,” announced in September 2020.」
Exhibitions centered on the Support Jacket Bb+PROⅡ, announced in September 2020, were held, and the resulting recovery in sales following the resumption of trade shows was noted. - FY2020Continued sales challenges and expansion of sales channelsAnnual report
「We aim to increase sales by introducing models tailored to market needs and expanding sales channels beyond a strategy centered on direct sales to include e-commerce sites and retailers. Trade shows that had been cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic have also gradually resumed with infection-control measures in place. Through exhibiting at these trade shows and holding online demonstration events, we will raise awareness of new products and contribute to creating a work environment in which everyone, including women and older people, can play an active role.」
While sales continued to struggle because trade shows and demonstration events had been cancelled, a policy was presented of expanding sales channels beyond direct sales to include e-commerce sites and retailers, and resuming trade shows and online demonstration events. - FY2020-Q3Deteriorating sales progressAnnual report
「The new Support Jacket Ep+ROBO has struggled because planned trade shows and demonstration events were cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19, although the impact on the logistics business as a whole has been minor.」
It was specifically noted for the first time that sales of the Support Jacket Ep+ROBO were struggling because trade shows and demonstration events had been cancelled. Meanwhile, the impact on the logistics business as a whole was described as minor. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We also launched the new powered assist suit “Support Jacket Ep+ROBO” (abbreviated as “E Plus Robo”), developing the business primarily through daily rentals.」
It has been reiterated that, following the launch of the Support Jacket Ep+ROBO, the business has been developed primarily through daily rentals. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「On 4 September 2019, we announced the new powered assist suit “Support Jacket Ep+ROBO” (abbreviated as “E Plus Robo”) and began daily rentals, subscriptions and sales on 1 October.」
The launch of daily rentals, subscriptions and sales for the Support Jacket Ep+ROBO after its announcement has been reiterated. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「On 4 September 2019, we announced the new powered assist suit “Support Jacket Ep+ROBO” (abbreviated as “E Plus Robo”) and began rentals, subscriptions and sales on 1 October.」
Specific progress was noted, including the announcement of the new product and the launch of rentals, subscriptions and sales. - FY2019-Q3First statedAnnual report
「In the Assist Suit Business, sales of the Support Jacket (Bb+FIT), launched in September 2018, progressed steadily and remained substantially higher than in the previous year.」
The sales performance of the Support Jacket (Bb+FIT) after its launch was described as a new business area within the logistics business.