Promoting use of the “Maruka” e-money card
First written in FY2017-Q1. 4 of 11 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
Retail Partners moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2023.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under "Strategy 6: Promoting Digital Transformation (DX)," development and renewal of the app, which had been pursued to strengthen digital marketing and customer engagement, came to fruition, and the company renewed the Marukyu retail app during the interim consolidated accounting period. The company is working to improve customer convenience by enhancing its functions, including the addition of a payment function for smartphone users.」
The company renewed the Marukyu retail app and added a smartphone payment function. Initiatives involving electronic money and cashless payments have developed into efforts to strengthen the app and customer engagement. - 2026-07-15AdvancedEarnings
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, we sought to strengthen and add value to private brands and proprietary products to enhance profitability and generate synergies, and launched “Strong Carbonated Water Lemon,” the second product under Retail Partners' private brand. We also continued developing and renewing our applications to strengthen digital marketing and customer engagement. During the current first-quarter consolidated cumulative period, we renewed the 丸久 application and improved convenience by strengthening its functions, including adding payment functionality via smartphones.」
In line with its existing focus on payments and application usage, the Company renewed the 丸久 application and added smartphone payment functionality. - FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report
「To meet customer needs, we diversified payment methods and responded to the rising use of cashless payments, while also making active investments in stores and other facilities.」
The disclosure has been reorganized from promoting use of electronic money alone and describing specific alliances to addressing the diversification of payment methods and the rising use of cashless payments. - FY2024-Q3DroppedAnnual report
「Although we entered into a basic agreement regarding a capital and business alliance dated 3 April 2023, we terminated the alliance as of 31 October 2023 and, on the same date, transferred to VALOR HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. the 1,000 shares of Valor Financial Services acquired under the basic agreement.」
The capital and business alliance with Valor Financial Services covering credit cards, applications, electronic money and point services was terminated as of 31 October 2023, and the 1,000 shares acquired were transferred. - FY2024-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「(1) Alliance relating to the credit card business (a) Promoting credit card applications at stores and other locations, and raising awareness of associated point services and member-only smartphone applications (b) Responding to inquiries at stores and other locations (c) Operations incidental to the preceding items (2) Alliance relating to the member services business using smartphone applications (3) Alliance relating to the electronic money and point services businesses」
The consideration of promoting electronic-money use and leveraging smartphone applications has been reorganized as a capital and business alliance with Valor Financial Services covering credit cards, member services, electronic money and point services. The agreement term is 1 year from the date the agreement is reached. - FY2023-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「Regarding “promoting DX,” we formed a project comprising 3 operating companies and are considering ways to promote use of our proprietary electronic money and leverage smartphone applications.」
Separate from the previous rollout of electronic money at all stores, promoting electronic-money use is positioned as a cross-company DX project involving 3 companies, together with use of smartphone applications. - FY2019-Q3AchievedAnnual report
「The rollout of electronic money, which began in May 2018 with the aim of covering all stores by October 2018, was completed as planned at all 39 stores capable of adopting it as of the end of October.」
Against the target of introducing electronic money at all stores by October 2018, the rollout was completed at all 39 stores capable of adopting it. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「株式会社マルミヤストア adopted “Responding swiftly to changes in consumers ... the customer is the sole basis for our decisions” as its policy for the fiscal year. As one initiative, it aimed to introduce electronic money at all stores by October 2018, and the rollout that began in May had reached 26 stores as of the end of August.」
Against the target of introducing electronic money at all stores by October 2018, the rollout that began in May had reached 26 stores as of the end of August. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「株式会社マルミヤストア adopted “Responding swiftly to changes in consumers ... the customer is the sole basis for our decisions” as its policy for the fiscal year and, as one initiative, began introducing electronic money, with the aim of rolling it out at all stores by October 2018, starting with the Marumiya Store Nakanoshima store in May of that year.」
The electronic-money initiative, which had disappeared from prior disclosures, reappeared as a plan to roll it out at all Marumiya Store locations, with implementation beginning in May 2018. - FY2017DroppedAnnual reportThis securities report contains no reference to promotion of use or the utilization rate of the Maruka electronic money card.
- FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「As a result of efforts to promote use of the Maruka electronic money card through initiatives such as premium-charge campaigns, its utilization rate is 36.2%.」
A premium-charge campaign was used to promote utilization, and a utilization rate of 36.2% is reported.