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About Seven-Eleven
Largest convenience store
chain in Japan
v 8,000 stores, growing 400-500 each
year v Store space around 1,200 square feet v Carrying about 3,000 types of products
About Seven-Eleven
Pioneer in providing popular ready-made
meals
v sushi/ spaghetti/ bento set
ladies stockings
No.2 outlets for magazines and paper
bags
E-Commerce Ventures
Adapting to Changes
Slogans: ADAPTING TO CHANGES
vTry to meet customers needs and satisfaction v Attracted more patrons to their stores
Results:
v Economic downturn in 2000, Seven Eleven still survive with
highest profit.
System
v Link all retail stores to headquarters (HQ) v Store computers and at HQ system can analyze POS data
simultaneously
Results:
vAble to view sales trend -> decide on replenishment, drop of keep
regions
E-commerce Ventures
Active investment in e-commerce joint ventures v E-Shopping! Books Corp, on-line bookshop joint venture between Softbank Corp. and Tohan Corp. Using its chain of stores as a Distribution Centre. v Stores as payment and delivery stations for 8 major on-line shop operators.
Formation of 7dream.com
Venture fully into e-commerce Introduce a unique e-commerce model Initiate a joint venture with several major Japanese
companies
Sony Corp. Sony Marketing (japan) Inc NEC Corp Nomura Research Institute Mitsui & Co. Japan Travel Bureau Ltd. Kinotrope Inc.
7dream.com is formed
Business
Offers services in 8 categories:
Travel Music Photograph Merchandise, gifts, mobile phones Ticket sales Books Car-related services Information services
Why?
Frequent customers of konbinis Dictated the shopping trends in the country Current adopter of the Internet Welcome the idea of on-line shopping site
Solutions to challenges
Introduction of Multimedia Kiosks (MMK)
Full access to all 7dream.com services
Download games, music Print digital photos Apply for mobile phone lines Make hotel reservations
Solutions to challenges
Solutions to challenges
Payment system
Challenge Consumers reluctant to reveal credit card information Solution Option to pay for purchases at a 7-Eleven store
Delivery system
Challenge End-fulfillment problems Solution Option to pick up purchases at a specified store
Challenges Faced
In the short term, theyll be major players because of their networks, but the Japanese will begin using electronic cash and home delivery, like Americans - Hirokazu Ishii, analyst
7dream.com Customers buy items from store while picking up their orders
Todays Context
Todays Context
Thank You
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