Coexisting with Local Communities Through Core Business Operations

「When the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for people to visit stores, the company created new forms of safe experiential learning, including remote classes. It also supported local economies by providing sales channels through its group stores for souvenirs from tourist destinations that had become overstocked due to the decline in tourists, as well as products made at facilities for people with disabilities that were unable to conduct sales activities because face-to-face customer service was restricted.」

「In September 2020, the company concluded a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Ehime Prefecture to promote the development and expansion of sales channels for Ehime products and achieve further regional revitalisation and improved services for residents. The agreement provides for mutual cooperation by leveraging the prefecture’s product-development capabilities, based on information concerning prefectural products and related facilities and organisations, together with the group’s sales expertise and services.」

「In February 2020, the company acquired all shares issued by 株式会社橘ホールディングス, bringing its subsidiary 株式会社橘百貨店’s commercial facility “Bonbelta Tachibana” in Miyazaki Prefecture into the PPIH Group. The store is being renovated with the aim of contributing to regional revitalisation and creating a community-based store that local residents will continue to patronise for many years. Its grand reopening was scheduled for late November 2020.」

「In the same month, the company sponsored “Halloween Zero Waste Operation in Shibuya 2018” as a measure to address social issues during the Halloween period, promoting the creation of a clean city in cooperation with the local community. In December of the same year, it concluded an agreement with Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture, on cooperation in the supply of relief supplies during disasters, aimed at procuring and supplying such supplies quickly and smoothly. The company will continue working to create store environments that provide customers with excitement and anticipation while advancing its corporate social responsibility initiatives.」

「The company aims to develop multifunctional stores that serve as essential local infrastructure while also meeting demand from domestic and international tourists visiting Ishigakijima.」

「Through its day-to-day social contribution activities, the company intends to coexist with local communities by engaging in dialogue and cooperation, including leveraging the group’s core business to conduct mobile sales at nursing homes and provide elementary and junior high school students with opportunities to experience working at its stores.」

「In October 2016, to further promote Halloween, which was attracting increasing attention each year, and address related social issues, the company held “DONKI HALLOWEEN Fes.2016” at a temporary store near Don Quijote Shibuya. It promoted the creation of a clean city by providing toilets and changing rooms, conducting voluntary clean-up activities around the store and sponsoring “Halloween Zero Waste Operation in Shibuya 2016,” co-hosted by Shibuya City.」

「As a store designed to give back to the local community, the store has created an interior environment that evokes the climate and traditions of Miyakojima throughout the premises, including facilities incorporating Ryukyu roof tiles and decorative blocks, as well as displays introducing local specialties. It will contribute to the revitalisation of the local economy by primarily sourcing fresh produce and other products locally and offering foods from Miyakojima.」

「Through its day-to-day social contribution activities, the company intends to coexist with local communities by engaging in dialogue and cooperation, including leveraging the group’s core business to conduct mobile sales at nursing homes and provide elementary and junior high school students with opportunities to experience working at its stores.」