Announced details
Support for overseas cosmetics brands entering the Japanese market. The companies plan to expand into the daily necessities and general merchandise sectors in the future.
Verify sales potential in the Japanese market in as little as 4–8 weeks
Business alliance. セキド will be responsible for cosmetics sales and marketing, its directly operated stores, and expertise related to imports, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act compliance and marketing authorization. サラウンド will be responsible for logistics, inventory management, nationwide delivery and customer support.
Head office: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasukawa Shuhei (安川修平); operates logistics and customer-support businesses
セキド's directly operated stores nationwide (individual locations not disclosed)
The impact on results for the current fiscal year will be minor.
The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Japan Market Entry Platform Business |
| Counterparty | サラウンド株式会社 |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasukawa Shuhei (安川修平); operates logistics and customer-support businesses |
| Relationship with the Company | Business alliance. セキド will be responsible for cosmetics sales and marketing, its directly operated stores, and expertise related to imports, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act compliance and marketing authorization. サラウンド will be responsible for logistics, inventory management, nationwide delivery and customer support. |
| Contract Date | 6 August 2026 (the companies entered into a business alliance and decided to launch the business jointly) |
| Launch date | 6 August 2026 (business launch announced; specific operating date not disclosed) |
| Applicable area | Support for overseas cosmetics brands entering the Japanese market. The companies plan to expand into the daily necessities and general merchandise sectors in the future. |
| Location | セキド's directly operated stores nationwide (individual locations not disclosed) |
| Location scale | 19 directly operated stores |
| Quantitative Effects | Verify sales potential in the Japanese market in as little as 4–8 weeks |
| Impact on Business Performance | The impact on results for the current fiscal year will be minor. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Entering the Japanese market presents overseas brands with barriers including compliance with the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act, import and marketing authorization requirements, sales-channel development, and the establishment of logistics and customer-support systems. The companies determined that combining セキド's sales and marketing capabilities, 19-store sales network and expertise in imports, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act compliance, and marketing authorization with サラウンド's expertise in logistics, inventory management, nationwide delivery and customer support would enable them to verify overseas brands' sales potential in Japan quickly and lead to full-scale expansion.