Expansion of services such as in-store pickup and social gifting

「As of the end of August 2026, the delivery service was available at 1,352 stores. Leveraging MINISTOP's distinctive strength in offering both in-store prepared fast food and convenience store products, the company increased its convenience store product range by approximately 2,500 SKUs and expanded its selection of products, including frozen foods, beverages and processed foods, to meet everyday consumption needs in the same way as in stores. As a result, delivery service sales exceeded 150% of the year-earlier level.」

「In the workplace-services business, the number of sites, including related services such as the unmanned convenience stores “MINISTOP POCKET,” installed in offices and other facilities, exceeded 2,147 as of the end of February 2026, representing growth of more than 120% year on year.」

「In the workplace business, the number of sites, including related services such as MINISTOP POCKET (unmanned convenience stores installed in offices and other facilities), reached 1,984 as of the end of August 2025, an increase of more than 120% year on year. As a result, the workplace business generated business profit exceeding 200% of the previous year's level. / As a result, e-commerce sales rose more than 400% year on year.」

「As a result, delivery business profit rose more than 135% year on year.」

「The delivery service was offered through multiple operators at 1,173 stores as of the end of August 2024. To improve customer convenience, 24-hour order acceptance for some delivery services was introduced at approximately 700 stores from July. By advancing these initiatives alongside nighttime order-handling training and the development of operating systems to prevent stockouts, delivery sales per site rose more than 30% year on year.」

「As of the end of May 2024, multiple delivery services were being offered in parallel at 1,173 stores. Order acceptance into the late night, previously ending at 9 p.m., was expanded to approximately 900 stores. As a result, delivery sales per site remained strong at more than 130% of the previous year's level.」

「The delivery service was offered at 1,177 stores as of the end of February 2024 through an expanded network of partner operators, while the product range was increased to 800 SKUs, mainly daily necessities.」

「The delivery service was offered at 1,163 stores as of the end of November 2023 through collaboration with multiple delivery service operators. Order acceptance hours, previously ending at 9 p.m., were extended, and stores gradually began accepting orders into the late night. As a result, delivery sales rose to approximately 4 times the previous year's level. E-commerce sales rose more than 10-fold year on year.」

「Delivery sales rose more than 5-fold year on year and contributed to higher profit as the resulting increase in business profit drove overall earnings growth. E-commerce sales rose more than 10-fold year on year.」

「Sales rose more than 13-fold year on year as a result of the successful launch of products exclusive to the delivery service. In e-commerce, the company increased customer touchpoints by opening stores on multiple major domestic e-commerce marketplaces. In addition to various gift products, the company expanded its range of original frozen foods by launching popular prepared foods such as sasami shiso rolls (plum flavor) and lightly battered fried chicken, as well as the cold dessert frozen mango. Total e-commerce sales rose more than 9-fold year on year. In the workplace business, the number of sites offering MINISTOP POCKET (an unmanned convenience store service installed in offices and other facilities) reached 1,015 as of the end of May 2023, exceeding 1,000 sites within 5 years of the business's launch in 2018.」

「The delivery service was available at 1,159 stores at the end of November 2022. In addition to in-store-prepared fast-food products, the range of beverages and daily necessities was expanded, and all stores offering delivery were equipped to accept orders for more than 200 products, with the service to be developed as a core new sales channel.」

「The delivery service was available at 677 stores at the end of August 2022 and 1,168 stores as of September. The range is being gradually expanded beyond in-store-prepared fast-food products to include beverages and daily necessities, with the service being developed as a core new sales channel.」

「For sales channels outside stores, the company strengthened initiatives to increase customer touchpoints through delivery services, its e-commerce site and sales of products to companies in the AEON Group. The delivery service is gradually expanding its range beyond in-store-prepared fast-food products to include beverages and daily necessities, with a target of rolling it out to approximately 1,000 stores during fiscal 2022. The e-commerce site began handling products with Mother's Day gifts during the fiscal year and sold various gift products as well as the company's original confectionery products.」

「The delivery service, for which testing began in January 2022, primarily handles in-store-prepared fast-food products. It was operating at 65 stores as of the end of February 2022, and the company plans to expand the products handled and the stores covered.」

「The number of MINISTOP POCKET sites installed as a new service in workplace micromarkets stood at 501 at the end of the third quarter of the fiscal year.」

「As a new service in workplace micromarkets, MINISTOP POCKET was launched to improve comfort in the workplace by providing the convenience of convenience stores. The number of sites installed stood at 414 at the end of the second quarter of the fiscal year.」

「MINISTOP POCKET (an unmanned convenience store service) was installed at 109 sites, bringing the total number of sites installed to 294 at the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year.」

「To provide employees with the convenience of convenience stores, the company launched MINISTOP POCKET (an unmanned convenience store service) as a new service in workplace micromarkets. The number of locations installed stood at 113 at the end of the third quarter of the fiscal year.」

「The company promoted cashless payments in response to growing demand for contactless payments. In March, payment terminals were made compatible with contactless IC cards, and in April the smartphone payment service J-Coin Pay was introduced. As a result of these initiatives, the cashless payment ratio reached 29.6% at the end of May.」

「As a result, the cashless payment ratio reached 29.1% at the end of February, up 5.7 percentage points from before the cashless consumer rebate program began in October.」

「As a result, the cashless payment ratio rose to 23.4% in September, 27.0% in October and 28.6% in November, driven by the points-based rebate program introduced in connection with the consumption tax increase.」

「The range of barcode payment providers was expanded. During the fiscal year, services were launched with 7 providers—WeChat Pay, Alipay, au PAY, Origami Pay, メルペイ, ゆうちょPay and NAVER Pay—bringing the total number of providers handled to 11 and improving customer convenience.」

「The range of barcode payment providers was expanded. By the end of May, services had been launched with 5 providers—WeChat Pay, Alipay, auPAY, Origami Pay and メルペイ—bringing the total number of providers handled to 9 and improving customer convenience.」

「Among our various services, we launched barcode payments in December and expanded coverage to 4 providers by February, including Rakuten Pay, PayPay, LINE Pay and d払い, improving customer convenience.」

「As a new service, we launched a service enabling customers to pay for bill-payment agency services using smartphones.」

「Among our various services, usage of AEON Bank ATMs increased as a result of coupon promotions, while the in-store pickup service for products purchased online also continued to perform well.」

「As new services, we began installing multifunction copiers supporting government and other administrative services and accepting China UnionPay cards to address inbound consumption.」

「As new services, we began installing multifunction copiers supporting government and other administrative services and began accepting China UnionPay cards to address inbound consumption.」

「Usage of the in-store pickup service for products purchased online through Amazon.co.jp, Rakuten Ichiba and other platforms remained strong.」

「Usage of the in-store pickup service for products purchased through Amazon.co.jp, Rakuten Ichiba and other platforms, as well as the social gifting service that allows customers to send products via social media or email, remained strong.」