Supporting Foreign Visitors to Japan Through Temporary Tax-Free Counters and Increased Interpreter Staffing
First written in FY2018. 1 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: FY2019.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 3 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Cited as achieved".
- FY2019Cited as achievedAnnual report
「As part of measures to strengthen our response to inbound demand, we introduced China’s electronic payment services Alipay and WeChat Pay in March last year, and inbound sales substantially exceeded the previous year’s level.」
The company is looking back on the Chinese electronic payment services introduced in March of the previous year, together with the achievement of inbound sales substantially exceeding the previous year’s level. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our response to inbound demand, we introduced the Alipay and WeChat Pay smartphone payment apps at the flagship store and Kitakyushu Airport store in March, improving convenience for tourists visiting Japan from China.」
In addition to the existing tax-free counter and interpreter services, Chinese mobile payment services were introduced at the flagship store and Kitakyushu Airport store in March, expanding the means of serving visitors to Japan. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「For inbound demand, which is expected to continue expanding, we will strengthen our operating structure by installing temporary tax-free counters and increasing the number of interpreter staff, thereby working to improve convenience for foreign tourists visiting Japan.」
The company has specified temporary tax-free counters and additional interpreter staff as measures for addressing inbound demand.