Design One Japan Co., Ltd. (CEO: Yasuo Takabatake, TSE First Section: 6048), operator of the store review and ranking website "Ekiten," will establish "Ekiten Research Institute" in August 2019, a research and development division for small and medium-sized businesses to investigate store operation and management.
Ekiten features store information and reviews for approximately 465 million stores in approximately 150 industries across Japan. The service is now in its 13th year, and in July 2019, the total number of reviews posted exceeded 3 million. *As of the end of May 2019
Ekiten Research Institute will analyze various data related to Ekiten, and will extract and study trends and issues regarding the store operation and management of small and medium-sized businesses through questionnaire surveys of listed stores. The results of the survey and research will be published in a press release so that they can be used to create better stores.
By taking advantage of the characteristics of the stores listed on Ekiten, we are able to obtain and analyze data on not only chain stores and large stores, but also small and medium-sized businesses, including individual shops, and will be able to provide comprehensive survey and research results that will be useful in understanding the market situation.
[About "Ekiten"] https://www.ekiten.jp/
Ekiten is one of Japan's largest review and ranking sites, listing information on all types of stores and facilities, including relaxation and body care, hair salons, clinics, and gourmet restaurants. It boasts a total of approximately 465 million listed stores*1 and approximately 3 million reviews*2. Since its service launch in June 2007, it has been connecting consumers across Japan who want to find a store with businesses looking to attract more customers. *1 As of the end of May 2019. *2 As of July 2019.
[About Design One Japan Co., Ltd.] https://www.designone.jp/
At Design One Japan, we operate services that utilize IT to connect consumers and businesses, in order to make the lives of all consumers more discoverable and enriching. Through these IT services, we aim to achieve our mission of "revitalizing the local economy, the Japanese economy, and ultimately the world."
Company name: Design One Japan Co., Ltd.
Address: 8F Nishi-Shinjuku Prime Square, 7-5-25 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023
Representative Director: Yasuo Takabatake
Date of establishment: September 2005, 9
Capital: 647,844,000 yen
Listed market: First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Business: Internet media business
Inquiries regarding this matter
| Company Name | Design One Japan Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Responsible | Public relations officer |
| TEL | 03-6908-7820 |
| Mail: | pr@designone.jp |