Nationwide expansion centered on standalone exhibition venues
First written in FY2016. 14 of 31 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The BESS business’s strengths lie in conveying its distinctive concept and providing an experience of the lifestyle at standalone model-home sites (LOGWAY). By leveraging its existing nationwide locations and introducing a system of authorized dealers serving as satellite locations linked to them, the Company aims to develop new markets in underserved areas, improve FC business profitability and strengthen its existing business.」
The strategy is evolving from simply increasing the number of locations to developing underserved areas through an authorized-dealer system modeled on satellite locations linked to existing LOGWAY sites, thereby improving FC profitability. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「BESS Sendai, which had been operated by a dealer, changed to 株式会社ＢＥＳＳパートナーズ from November 2025, becoming the Company’s 10th operating location.」
Within the nationwide LOGWAY network, the operating structure is being reconfigured so that, in addition to the 9 locations operated by BP, BESS Sendai changes to 株式会社ＢＥＳＳパートナーズ from November 2025, bringing the total to 10 locations. - FY2024Network efficiency improvements and downsizingAnnual report
「Regarding the expansion of LOGWAY, BESS Senshu was closed and BESS Mito was integrated into BESS Tsukuba as part of measures to strengthen BP's management base. BESS Mie was closed following termination of the regional sales company agreement, BESS Morioka was closed, and BESS Komagane was temporarily suspended. As a result, the number of operating locations, including directly operated locations, stood at 33.」
The nationwide rollout centered on standalone model-home sites was reduced to 33 operating locations following the closure of Senshu, Mie and Morioka, the integration of Mito and the temporary suspension of Komagane. - FY2024-Q3Network efficiency improvements and downsizingAnnual report
「To reduce fixed costs through operational consolidation, the unprofitable Senshu location (Akita) was closed at the end of June and the Mito location (Ibaraki) at the end of October, leaving 9 operating locations as of the end of December 2023.」
Within the nationwide LOGWAY rollout, unprofitable locations were closed to consolidate operations and reduce fixed costs, reducing the number of BP-operated locations to 9. - FY2024-Q2Additional closures of unprofitable locationsAnnual report
「To reduce fixed costs through operational consolidation, the unprofitable Senshu location (Akita) was closed at the end of June 2023, followed by the Mito location (Ibaraki) at the end of October of the same year.」
Within the nationwide LOGWAY rollout, Mito was closed following Senshu, and fixed costs are being reduced by consolidating operations. The location network is in a phase of efficiency improvements and reconfiguration rather than expansion. - FY2024-Q1Implementation of location closuresAnnual report
「BESS Senshu (Akita) closed at the end of June 2023.」
Within the nationwide LOGWAY network, the planned closure of BESS Senshu was carried out and operations ended. The shift from location expansion to efficiency improvements and reconfiguration is continuing. - FY2023Network efficiency improvements and partial closuresAnnual report
「Following the integration of BESS Minami-Aichi into BESS Kita-Aichi and the closure of BESS Kanazawa, the current number of operating locations, including company-operated locations, is 38.」
The nationwide rollout centered on standalone model-home sites has entered a phase of efficiency improvements and reconfiguration, rather than expansion of the number of locations, including the integration of Minami-Aichi, the closure of Kanazawa and the planned closure of Senshu. - FY2023-Q3Network efficiency improvements and partial closuresAnnual report
「The relocation of the head office was decided in March of this year, while the closure of the unprofitable BESS Kanazawa location was decided at the end of February of this year.」
For the nationwide location network, a policy was adopted to reconfigure the network by closing the unprofitable BESS Kanazawa at the end of February 2023, rather than continuing to expand the number of locations. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「BESS Niigata resumed operations in May 2020 under the regional dealer that had operated the former BESS Nagaoka. In September of the same year, operations at BESS Senshu changed to BP and resumed, while BESS Hakata also newly opened that month.」
The network is being reconfigured through a combination of closures and resumptions of operations, and Hakata was newly opened. - FY2021-Q3Network efficiency improvements and partial closuresAnnual report
「BP had previously operated 3 locations in Shizuoka Prefecture, but reviewed the network to further improve operating efficiency and closed the central Shizuoka location in November 2020, resulting in a 2-location network.」
Within the nationwide LOGWAY network, the central Shizuoka location was closed and the structure in Shizuoka Prefecture was revised to two locations. The network is being reconfigured not only to expand the number of locations but also to improve business efficiency. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「From 1 September 2020, Senshu (Akita) was added. In addition, Sapporo (Hokkaido), operated by its consolidated subsidiary 株式会社ＢＥＳＳ札幌, and Gifu (Gifu), operated by 株式会社ＢＥＳＳ岐阜, brought the total number of BESS LOGWAY operating locations to 13.」
The nationwide operating structure comprises 13 locations, including Senshu, Sapporo and Gifu, operated by BP and its consolidated subsidiaries. - FY2020Reconfiguration of the location networkAnnual report
「Under the LOGWAY rollout, BESS Yamagata and BESS Oita ceased operations in April 2019, followed by BESS Kumamoto and BESS Niigata in December 2019, and BESS Fukuoka Minami and BESS Itoshima in March 2020. In March 2020, 株式会社ＢＥＳＳパートナーズ assumed responsibility for BESS Kumamoto and BESS Itoshima, which resumed operations, bringing the current number of operating locations to 41.」
The reconfiguration of the location network for the nationwide rollout centered on standalone model-home sites, through the closure of operations and the resumption of operations under new responsibility, is described. - FY2020-Q3Decrease in operating locationsAnnual report
「Regarding the expansion of LOGWAY, BESS Yamagata and BESS Oita ceased operations in April 2019, followed by BESS Kumamoto and BESS Niigata in December 2019, leaving 41 operating locations. Operations at BESS Kumamoto and BESS Niigata may resume under a subsidiary or regional sales company. A new location in the Fukuoka area (Fukuoka) is scheduled to open around summer 2020.」
The number of operating locations in the nationwide network declined from 43 to 41. The network’s reconfiguration is also being considered, including the possible resumption of operations in Kumamoto and Niigata and plans for a new opening in the Fukuoka area. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding the expansion of LOGWAY, BESS Yamagata and BESS Oita ceased operations in April 2019, leaving 43 operating locations. A new location in the Fukuoka area (Fukuoka) is scheduled to open around spring 2020.」
For the nationwide rollout centered on standalone model-home sites, the operating status of 43 locations and plans to open in the Fukuoka area are being reconfirmed. - FY2020-Q1Decrease in operating locationsAnnual report
「Regarding the expansion of LOGWAY, BESS Yamagata and BESS Oita ceased operations in April 2019, reducing the number of operating locations to 43.」
As part of the nationwide rollout, the number of operating locations declined from 45 to 43 following the closure of operations in Yamagata and Oita. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「On 14 April 2018, the Company’s third company-operated location, “LOGWAY BESS Tama” (Tokyo), opened. “LOGWAY BESS Kurashiki” (Okayama) opened as a BESS dealer location in April of the same year, followed by “LOGWAY BESS Kisarazu” (Chiba) in March 2019, bringing the number of operating locations to 45. A new location in Fukuoka was also scheduled to open.」
The openings in Tama, Kurashiki and Kisarazu brought the number of operating locations to 45, with further expansion in Fukuoka also planned. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「From January 2019, BP began operating 6 of the 7 locations of the financially distressed dealer BESS-ZERO (hereinafter, “ZERO”).」
In response to the dealer’s financial difficulties, operations at 6 of BESS-ZERO’s 7 locations changed to BP. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Furthermore, from 20 September 2018, operations at 7 locations of the dealer BESS-ZERO (hereinafter, “ZERO”) changed to BP, while operations at the locations continued to be outsourced to ZERO as before. This initiative is intended to improve customer service and support dealers through BESS headquarters (the Company).」
Operations at 7 BESS-ZERO locations changed to BP, while operations were outsourced to ZERO. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding the expansion of LOGWAY exhibition facilities, BESS Tama (Tokyo), the third directly operated location, opened in April 2018. As regional sales company locations, BESS Kurashiki (Okayama) opened in April 2018, and BESS Sendai (Miyagi) relocated and reopened after renovation in July. As a result, the nationwide total reached 44 locations at the end of the consolidated accounting period. The Kisarazu area (Chiba) is scheduled to open in winter 2018, followed by the Fukuoka area (Fukuoka) in spring 2019.」
BESS Tama and BESS Kurashiki, the third company-operated location, were opened, while BESS Sendai was relocated and refurbished. The nationwide network reached 44 locations. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The third company-operated location, “LOGWAY BESS Tama,” was constructed. It opened on 14 April 2018, with the aim of further expanding the market by strengthening customer attraction from western Tokyo and western Saitama, among other areas.」
The third company-operated location, BESS Tama, was completed and opened, while a dealer location was also opened in Kurashiki as part of the nationwide rollout. The start of operations at the Kumagaya location was also reported. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company began construction of BESS Tama in Akishima, Tokyo, which is scheduled to open in April 2018 as its third company-operated location. By bringing this location into operation, the company aims to strengthen its ability to attract customers from western Tokyo and southern Saitama, among other areas, and further expand its market.」
Construction began on BESS Tama, the company’s third company-operated location, moving the project from the planning stage into actual construction. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding the expansion of exhibition facilities, a contract was signed in June 2017 with epm不動産株式会社 (Kisarazu, Chiba), which became the 27th regional sales company, and BESS Senshu (Akita) opened in August 2017. In addition, BESS Tama (Tokyo) is scheduled to open as a new directly operated location, and the Kurashiki area (Okayama) as a regional sales company location, in spring 2018. The Kisarazu area (Chiba) is also scheduled to open in autumn 2018.」
Nationwide expansion progressed through regional sales distributor agreements, the opening of a showroom in Akita Prefecture, and plans for new locations in the Tama area of Tokyo and the Kurashiki and Kisarazu areas. On 1 October 2017, the company also began operating the BESS Kumagaya showroom. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding the expansion of exhibition facilities, a contract was signed in June 2017 with epm不動産株式会社 (Kisarazu, Chiba), which became the 27th regional sales company. BESS Senshu (Akita) is scheduled to open in August 2017, and a new directly operated location in the Tama area of western Tokyo is scheduled to open in spring 2018.」
The company is giving concrete shape to its expansion centered on standalone showrooms through new contracts with regional sales distributors, plans to open a showroom in Akita Prefecture, and plans for a direct-sales location in the Tokyo metropolitan area. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「On 1 September 2016, the company acquired the assets of the BESS Kanazawa showroom from BESS Hokuriku Co., Ltd. and began operating the showroom.」
The nationwide expansion centered on standalone showrooms made concrete progress through the acquisition of the BESS Kanazawa showroom’s assets and the start of its operations. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Taken together, the showroom network comprised 28 contracted sales distributors and 43 sales locations: 2 company-operated locations, 3 operated by the consolidated subsidiary BESS Partners Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “BP”), and 38 operated by sales distributors.」
As part of its nationwide expansion, the company reached a network of 28 contracted sales distributors and 43 sales locations. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company provides regional sales distributors nationwide with the BESS brand and sales systems, as well as kit components and other materials for BESS-designed homes.」
The company reaffirms its nationwide expansion through the sales-distributor division and its sales model combining the brand, sales systems, and kit components. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company operates nationwide through a direct-sales division, which conducts sales activities directly with users from its own standalone showrooms, and a sales-distributor division, which provides products to users through regional sales distributors.」
The company has expanded nationwide a sales model combining direct sales and franchise-style sales distributors, with standalone showrooms serving as customer contact points.