Store Owners Club Exceeds 300 Members, Three-Party Cohabitation Model Unique in the Industry
The Store Owners Club, operated by 店舗情報サービス株式会社, has surpassed 300 members in May 2026. This club is unique in Japan for bringing together multi-store owners, single-store operators, and aspiring entrepreneurs in one community to exchange information. The representative, an active owner with real estate experience, provides practical advice, and the club reports continuous successes in reducing property acquisition costs for members.
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店舗情報サービス株式会社 (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takehumi Shigetomo) announced that its 'Store Owners Club' surpassed 300 members in May 2026. The club is structured to allow business owners in different positions—multi-store expansion owners, single-store operators, and aspiring entrepreneurs—to exchange information within the same community. This 'three-party cohabitation' model is believed to be unique in Japan. The club is presided over by a representative who holds a real estate transaction license (Tokyo Governor's License (1) No. 107443) and provides members with primary information derived from over 1,000 successful store property brokerage cases. The representative is also an active owner, directly managing two stores—a slimming esthetic salon and a dry head spa. Advice based on practical experience is a key feature. The club's retail network extends to over 1,000 stores, and monthly exchange meetings are operated in 6 cities nationwide. Cases of members continuously saving hundreds of thousands to over millions of yen in property acquisition costs are reported.
■ What is the Store Owners Club?
The Store Owners Club is a practical community, unique in Japan, presided over by Takehumi Shigetomo, a store property specialist holding a real estate transaction license (Tokyo Governor's License (1) No. 107443). It brings together multi-store expansion owners, direct management owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Members can participate with an enrollment fee of 198,000 yen and a perpetual monthly fee of 0 yen. A full refund guarantee is provided if the member does not feel value after one year of enrollment.
It has four main features. First, members can receive property negotiation support from a specialist with a real estate license. This is an area that general business schools or industry-specific communities cannot handle. Second, the monthly fee is perpetually 0 yen. Third, exchange meetings are held 6 times a month in 6 cities nationwide, allowing multi-store owners, direct management owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs to exchange information in the same venue. Fourth, web seminars on store management by experts are held twice a month. The full refund guarantee if no value is felt after one year of enrollment is also a unique initiative in the industry.
■ Demand for 'Primary Information Gap' Evidenced by 300 Members Breakthrough
According to the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency's '2024 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises', the closure rate in the restaurant industry continuously exceeds the opening rate, and a similar trend continues in the retail and service industries. 'Poor sales' is a top reason for closure, but behind this lies the problem of an information gap in property selection, rent negotiation, and customer acquisition design. Large chains have dedicated property development departments and accumulated data, while individual store owners continue to be forced into major decisions without a consultation partner.
In response to these challenges, applications for the Store Owners Club have accelerated in the past 12 months, exceeding 300 members in May 2026. The retail network now exceeds 1,000 stores, and the total scale of stores owned and operated by members has expanded to more than three times its size at the club's inception.
■ The Representative is an Active Store Owner — Evidence-Based Leadership, Not Just 'Talking'
The representative of the Store Owners Club, Takehumi Shigetomo, while primarily engaged in store property brokerage, is also an active store owner managing two stores: a slimming esthetic salon and a franchised head spa. The fact that the advisor actually operates stores is the basis for providing 'information usable on-site'. All aspects, including procurement, hiring, customer acquisition, and property negotiation, are shared with members after being verified through practice in his own stores.
■ The Three-Party Cohabitation Structure — Why is it Unique in the Industry?
The greatest feature of the Store Owners Club is that three types of business owners, who would normally belong to separate communities, exchange information in the same place.
① Multi-store expansion owners: Focus on optimizing existing store operations, multi-store expansion, and business model transformation.
② Single-store / small multi-store owners: Focus on property selection, rent negotiation, hiring, and customer acquisition.
③ Aspiring entrepreneurs: Focus on property selection, initial costs, industry selection, and area analysis.
By having all three types participate in the same chat and exchange meetings, 'real failure stories from recently opened stores', 'laws of location discovered through multi-store expansion', and 'property selection logic used by large chains' flow into the same venue. This creates an information density that cannot be replicated in typical industry-specific communities or business schools.
Furthermore, many franchise members are also enrolled in the club. In many cases, they supplement practical knowledge in property negotiation, area selection, and hiring—which cannot be fully covered by information provided by franchise headquarters—through the club, leading to an increasing trend of members 'using both franchise affiliation and club membership'.
■ Member Testimonials — Property Acquisition Cost Achievements
Here are some excerpts from reported cases of reduced property acquisition costs after joining the club (anonymized with member consent).
・Pilates business - Mr. Tanaka: Over 1 million yen saved in property acquisition costs. Achieved monthly sales of 2 million yen in the new store in its second month.
・Osteopathy business (Nagoya area): Initial costs reduced from 1 million yen to 600,000 yen (400,000 yen saved). Successful negotiation for 1 month free rent and deferral of fixed repair costs.
・Multi-format management
■ What is the Store Owners Club?
The Store Owners Club is a practical community, unique in Japan, presided over by Takehumi Shigetomo, a store property specialist holding a real estate transaction license (Tokyo Governor's License (1) No. 107443). It brings together multi-store expansion owners, direct management owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Members can participate with an enrollment fee of 198,000 yen and a perpetual monthly fee of 0 yen. A full refund guarantee is provided if the member does not feel value after one year of enrollment.
It has four main features. First, members can receive property negotiation support from a specialist with a real estate license. This is an area that general business schools or industry-specific communities cannot handle. Second, the monthly fee is perpetually 0 yen. Third, exchange meetings are held 6 times a month in 6 cities nationwide, allowing multi-store owners, direct management owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs to exchange information in the same venue. Fourth, web seminars on store management by experts are held twice a month. The full refund guarantee if no value is felt after one year of enrollment is also a unique initiative in the industry.
■ Demand for 'Primary Information Gap' Evidenced by 300 Members Breakthrough
According to the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency's '2024 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises', the closure rate in the restaurant industry continuously exceeds the opening rate, and a similar trend continues in the retail and service industries. 'Poor sales' is a top reason for closure, but behind this lies the problem of an information gap in property selection, rent negotiation, and customer acquisition design. Large chains have dedicated property development departments and accumulated data, while individual store owners continue to be forced into major decisions without a consultation partner.
In response to these challenges, applications for the Store Owners Club have accelerated in the past 12 months, exceeding 300 members in May 2026. The retail network now exceeds 1,000 stores, and the total scale of stores owned and operated by members has expanded to more than three times its size at the club's inception.
■ The Representative is an Active Store Owner — Evidence-Based Leadership, Not Just 'Talking'
The representative of the Store Owners Club, Takehumi Shigetomo, while primarily engaged in store property brokerage, is also an active store owner managing two stores: a slimming esthetic salon and a franchised head spa. The fact that the advisor actually operates stores is the basis for providing 'information usable on-site'. All aspects, including procurement, hiring, customer acquisition, and property negotiation, are shared with members after being verified through practice in his own stores.
■ The Three-Party Cohabitation Structure — Why is it Unique in the Industry?
The greatest feature of the Store Owners Club is that three types of business owners, who would normally belong to separate communities, exchange information in the same place.
① Multi-store expansion owners: Focus on optimizing existing store operations, multi-store expansion, and business model transformation.
② Single-store / small multi-store owners: Focus on property selection, rent negotiation, hiring, and customer acquisition.
③ Aspiring entrepreneurs: Focus on property selection, initial costs, industry selection, and area analysis.
By having all three types participate in the same chat and exchange meetings, 'real failure stories from recently opened stores', 'laws of location discovered through multi-store expansion', and 'property selection logic used by large chains' flow into the same venue. This creates an information density that cannot be replicated in typical industry-specific communities or business schools.
Furthermore, many franchise members are also enrolled in the club. In many cases, they supplement practical knowledge in property negotiation, area selection, and hiring—which cannot be fully covered by information provided by franchise headquarters—through the club, leading to an increasing trend of members 'using both franchise affiliation and club membership'.
■ Member Testimonials — Property Acquisition Cost Achievements
Here are some excerpts from reported cases of reduced property acquisition costs after joining the club (anonymized with member consent).
・Pilates business - Mr. Tanaka: Over 1 million yen saved in property acquisition costs. Achieved monthly sales of 2 million yen in the new store in its second month.
・Osteopathy business (Nagoya area): Initial costs reduced from 1 million yen to 600,000 yen (400,000 yen saved). Successful negotiation for 1 month free rent and deferral of fixed repair costs.
・Multi-format management