Alfresa Healthcare and Adinte Form Business Alliance to Jointly Develop Retail Media Business Supporting Manufacturers and Retailers
Alfresa Healthcare and Adinte have signed a basic agreement for a business alliance to jointly expand a retail media business. By combining Alfresa's wholesale expertise and retail networks with Adinte's AI/IoT-driven purchase data analysis, the partnership aims to provide high-precision marketing support for manufacturers and accelerate digital transformation (DX) in the retail sector.
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Alfresa Healthcare Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Alfresa Holdings specializing in self-medication wholesale, has entered into a basic business alliance agreement with Adinte Co., Ltd., a provider of DX support and retail media services. The partnership aims to jointly develop a retail media business focused on marketing support for manufacturers.
1. Background and Objectives
In an aging society with limited medical resources, it has become increasingly important to create an environment where citizens can engage in self-medication under appropriate health management. One prerequisite for this is clear information provision from manufacturers regarding the proper selection and use of healthcare products. Simultaneously, as DX using IoT and AI advances in the retail sector, there is a growing trend to collect and analyze data for sales utilization and operational efficiency.
The Alfresa Group's mid-to-long-term vision toward FY2032 focuses on extending healthy life expectancy, contributing to community healthcare, and healthcare innovation. Alfresa Healthcare promotes self-medication and self-prevention, providing health-related products and services to drugstores and pharmacies. They are also pursuing new solutions using their internal expertise to solve challenges for customers and business partners.
Adinte specializes in ID-POS data analysis, retail media development, and OMO (Online Merges with Offline) marketing utilizing IoT and AI. They provide a retail media platform that enables high-precision ad delivery through sophisticated targeting based on ID-POS data, optimizing advertising investment and maximizing offline purchases.
Through this alliance, the two companies will combine Alfresa Healthcare's close relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers, along with its expertise in distribution and logistics, with Adinte's assets in collecting and analyzing consumer behavior data in physical stores. Together, they will promote the planning, development, sales, and operation of a retail media business including ads utilizing ID-POS data, in-store signage, and app-based promotions. The goal is to provide value to manufacturers, retailers, and consumers alike.
1. Background and Objectives
In an aging society with limited medical resources, it has become increasingly important to create an environment where citizens can engage in self-medication under appropriate health management. One prerequisite for this is clear information provision from manufacturers regarding the proper selection and use of healthcare products. Simultaneously, as DX using IoT and AI advances in the retail sector, there is a growing trend to collect and analyze data for sales utilization and operational efficiency.
The Alfresa Group's mid-to-long-term vision toward FY2032 focuses on extending healthy life expectancy, contributing to community healthcare, and healthcare innovation. Alfresa Healthcare promotes self-medication and self-prevention, providing health-related products and services to drugstores and pharmacies. They are also pursuing new solutions using their internal expertise to solve challenges for customers and business partners.
Adinte specializes in ID-POS data analysis, retail media development, and OMO (Online Merges with Offline) marketing utilizing IoT and AI. They provide a retail media platform that enables high-precision ad delivery through sophisticated targeting based on ID-POS data, optimizing advertising investment and maximizing offline purchases.
Through this alliance, the two companies will combine Alfresa Healthcare's close relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers, along with its expertise in distribution and logistics, with Adinte's assets in collecting and analyzing consumer behavior data in physical stores. Together, they will promote the planning, development, sales, and operation of a retail media business including ads utilizing ID-POS data, in-store signage, and app-based promotions. The goal is to provide value to manufacturers, retailers, and consumers alike.