Securing Franchisees Through an Integrated Manufacturing-and-Sales Model and Sales-Royalty System
First written in FY2017. 6 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 1 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The company has adopted an integrated manufacturing-and-sales system that provides consistent management from manufacturing through sales, offers safe, reliable products in assortments tailored to local demand, and, under its management policy of “becoming a specialist trading company in distribution and retail,” provides a lineup of store formats that enables stores of all sizes to secure an appropriate profit. Its goal is for each store to win customer support within its trade area and become the strongest store in the community, and to become a company trusted by customers, franchisees, business partners, shareholders and the local community.」
The company continues to pursue its basic policy of developing diverse store formats against the backdrop of its integrated manufacturing-and-sales system and sales royalty system, with the aim of creating stores supported by their local communities. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The company has adopted an integrated manufacturing-and-sales system that provides consistent management from manufacturing through sales, offers safe, reliable products in assortments tailored to local demand, and, under its management policy of “becoming a specialist trading company in distribution and retail,” provides a lineup of store formats that enables stores of all sizes to secure an appropriate profit. Its goal is for each store to win customer support within its trade area and become the strongest store in the community, and to become a company trusted by customers, franchisees, business partners, shareholders and the local community.」
Against the backdrop of its integrated manufacturing-and-sales system and sales royalty system, the company continues to pursue a policy of offering diverse store formats and creating stores supported by their local communities. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「For existing businesses, the company will strengthen cost controls and leverage its distinctive sales royalty system and the integrated manufacturing-and-sales system supporting it to advance openings within factories and offices, hospitals and universities.」
The company continues to pursue openings at locations within facilities and workplaces by leveraging its sales royalty system and integrated manufacturing-and-sales system. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The company believes this is a store-opening strategy that makes maximum use of its strengths in acquiring new franchisees, including enabling openings in small locations where other companies would find it difficult to secure franchisee profits through its sales royalty system, which has a low break-even point.」
The company continues to position its sales royalty system as a strength that enables store openings in small locations and the acquisition of new franchisees. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to leverage the advantages of its sales royalty system, which enables stores of all sizes to secure an appropriate profit, and promoted openings mainly at closed-trade-area locations such as hotels and hospitals and within companies, resulting in」
The company continues to position its sales royalty system as the foundation for securing an appropriate profit regardless of store size and advancing new store openings. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The company has adopted an integrated manufacturing-and-sales system that provides consistent management from manufacturing through sales. Its goal is to offer safe, reliable products in assortments tailored to local demand, and, through its sales royalty system, which enables stores of all sizes to secure an appropriate profit, to have each store win customer support within its trade area and become the strongest store in the community,」
The company continues to position its integrated manufacturing-and-sales system and sales royalty system as features supporting the provision of products tailored to local demand and the securing of franchisees and its store base. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the convenience store industry is expected to remain challenging, and we believe the most effective way to secure franchisees and build a stable management foundation is to pursue the advantages of our proprietary integrated manufacturing-and-sales system and sales royalty system.」
The company has, for the first time, identified its integrated manufacturing-and-sales system and sales royalty system as standalone competitive strengths to pursue as a means of securing franchisees. It explains that franchise agreements carry a royalty of 3% of sales, run for 5 years and have no penalty for termination.