Core system upgrade and the introduction of automated ordering and self-service checkout

「During the current interim consolidated accounting period, we renewed the 丸久 application. We are improving customer convenience by strengthening its functions, including adding payment functionality via smartphones.」

「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.」

「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.」

「The company invested in introducing a data analytics system.」

「Strategy 6: Advancing digital transformation. The company will advance digital transformation, strengthen its relationship with customers and improve convenience, and continue improving operations.」

「Strategy 6: Promoting digital transformation. The company will advance digital transformation, strengthen its relationship with customers and improve convenience, and continue improving operations.」

「The company plans to improve logistics efficiency through shared use of the group's distribution centers and improve operational efficiency by preparing various manuals and introducing systems, and expects to contribute to higher corporate value for the group by creating further synergies.」

「The company plans to improve logistics efficiency through shared use of the group's distribution centers and improve operational efficiency by preparing various manuals and introducing systems, and expects to contribute to higher corporate value for the group by creating further synergies.」

「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.」

「To improve the freshness and quality of fresh-food inventory, improve profit margins by reducing disposal losses, reduce the workload of store operations, and reduce lost sales opportunities, the company is verifying the effectiveness of automated ordering introduced ahead of schedule at 2 stores in the previous consolidated fiscal year and is working toward a progressive rollout.」

「The company is promoting digital transformation by improving operational efficiency through the introduction of workflow and web-based year-end tax adjustment systems, and developing smart stores with shopping carts equipped with checkout functions.」

「Because the inventory management system was modified at the beginning of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the necessary data for prior fiscal years had not been accumulated, making it practically impossible to calculate the cumulative effect at the beginning of the current consolidated fiscal year if this accounting policy had been applied retrospectively. Accordingly, the book value of merchandise at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year was used as the opening balance for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, and the weighted-average method has been applied prospectively from the beginning of the period.」

「The introduction of the automated ordering system for processed foods and general merchandise has been completed. The next step is pilot implementation for daily-delivery foods, followed by expansion to additional stores while improving store productivity.」

「The company is progressively rolling out the automated ordering system to all stores by the end of the fiscal year for processed foods excluding daily-delivery products and general merchandise.」

「The company is progressively rolling out the automated ordering system to all stores by the end of the fiscal year for processed foods excluding daily-delivery products and general merchandise.」

「In March 2018, management replaced the aging core system with the same core system used by 株式会社マルミヤストア and is working to improve operational efficiency.」

「In store operations, in light of the difficult employment environment, the company undertook preparations to introduce an automated ordering system as part of its productivity improvement efforts, improved work procedures and logistics operations, introduced semi-self-service checkouts in the checkout departments, and strengthened labor management, among other measures.」

「In store operations, in light of the difficult employment environment, the company undertook preparations to introduce an automated ordering system as part of its productivity improvement efforts, improved work procedures and logistics operations, introduced semi-self-service checkouts in the checkout departments, and strengthened labor management.」

「In store operations, in light of the difficult employment environment, the company undertook preparations to introduce an automated ordering system as part of its productivity improvement efforts, improved work procedures and logistics operations, introduced semi-self-service checkouts in the checkout departments, and strengthened labor management.」

「In terms of systems, preparations are under way to upgrade the core system and introduce an automated ordering system to improve productivity. Semi-self-service checkouts have also been introduced at some stores to improve customer service, and the company plans to expand their rollout.」

「In terms of systems, preparations are under way to upgrade the core system, introduce an automated ordering system to improve productivity, and introduce semi-self-service checkouts to improve customer service.」