Major Home Center Operators Arclands and Joyful Honda Announce Management Integration
Major Japanese home center operators Arclands and Joyful Honda have announced a management integration to establish a joint holding company, aiming to become Japan's number one home center operating company by leveraging combined scale and expertise.
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Major home center operators Arclands and Joyful Honda will integrate their management, giving birth to a new home center operating company aiming to become the best in Japan.
With the birth of this new home center operating company, we will further strengthen benefits for our customers, such as expanding the store network and improving store operations and product development capabilities.
Taking this management integration as a new beginning, the new company will promote the "Specialized Mega-Store Concept" and expand cooperation with other home center companies that endorse the visions of both companies.
1. Background and Purpose of Management Integration
Both Arclands and Joyful Honda have rooted their operations in a customer-first approach that prioritizes individuality and regional characteristics. In recent years, as the retail industry environment undergoes significant changes due to diversifying consumer values regarding housing and lifestyle, entry from other industries, and the expansion of the e-commerce market, we have decided to integrate our management. This aims to realize a more convenient and comfortable purchasing experience and ensure the sustainable development of our companies and stores.
Through this management integration, not only will our store network expand, but we will also integrate the strengths both companies have cultivated, such as large-scale store operation capabilities, specialized store operation know-how, and product development power, to enhance highly specialized sales floors and services. Furthermore, by linking the physical and digital realms, we will create an environment where customers can shop more conveniently.
In addition, we have proposed the "Specialized Mega-Store Concept" and will broaden alliances with various home center companies that support this vision. Management integration is not the final goal; we will continue to aim to be Japan's number one home center by gathering the best regional stores equipped with highly specialized stores and services.
2. Expected Effects of Management Integration
We share a common direction of contributing to the joy and emotional fulfillment of our customers by providing products and services that enrich homes and lifestyles. Moreover, we have a highly complementary and synergistic relationship in terms of store deployment areas, product lineups, and specialized domains. Based on these shared philosophies and business characteristics, we aim to realize the following synergies mainly through the management integration:
(1) Collaboration in Product Deployment and Procurement Functions
- Promote mutual supply and sales of Private Brand products leveraging the strengths of both companies and exclusive products jointly developed with National Brands, thereby strengthening product appeal and expanding sales.
- Consolidate and unify suppliers for common products to achieve reduced procurement costs and improved profitability utilizing economies of scale.
(2) Collaboration in Customer Base and Marketing Functions
- Realize optimal product and service proposals for each customer through seamless integration of physical and digital channels and advanced marketing using digital technology.
- Organically connect the customer bases and diverse touchpoints cultivated by both companies to promote cross-brand circulation and usage, thereby improving store attraction power and purchase frequency including online.
Through these initiatives, we aim to expand the economic zone of both companies and build a platform that customers will continuously choose.
(3) Sharing of Store Development and Operation Know-how
- Mutually share specialized knowledge regarding large store operations, specialized store development, remodeling business, and pet business possessed by both companies, aiming for further refinement of store operations and improvement in sales and profitability.
- Share both companies' expertise to develop new-format specialty stores focused on specific domains.
(4) Optimization of Business Infrastructure Functions
- Consider sharing, integrating, and optimizing various IT systems, payment functions, logistics networks, product inventory, and head office management functions to establish a value chain that maximizes economies of scale.
- Consider sharing and integrating human resource recruitment, development, and evaluation systems to foster even more excellent talent.
3. Method and Management Structure of the Management Integration
Both companies will establish a joint holding company through a joint share transfer and transition to a holding company structure.
The number of directors at the time of the joint holding company's inauguration will be 9, of which 5 are planned to be outside directors.
The directors other than the outside directors are planned to be as follows. Additionally, the joint holding company will appoint Mr. Katsushi Sakamoto (currently Representative of Arclands Global Group) as an advisor.
Representative Director and Chairman: Osamu Honda (Currently from Joyfu-
With the birth of this new home center operating company, we will further strengthen benefits for our customers, such as expanding the store network and improving store operations and product development capabilities.
Taking this management integration as a new beginning, the new company will promote the "Specialized Mega-Store Concept" and expand cooperation with other home center companies that endorse the visions of both companies.
1. Background and Purpose of Management Integration
Both Arclands and Joyful Honda have rooted their operations in a customer-first approach that prioritizes individuality and regional characteristics. In recent years, as the retail industry environment undergoes significant changes due to diversifying consumer values regarding housing and lifestyle, entry from other industries, and the expansion of the e-commerce market, we have decided to integrate our management. This aims to realize a more convenient and comfortable purchasing experience and ensure the sustainable development of our companies and stores.
Through this management integration, not only will our store network expand, but we will also integrate the strengths both companies have cultivated, such as large-scale store operation capabilities, specialized store operation know-how, and product development power, to enhance highly specialized sales floors and services. Furthermore, by linking the physical and digital realms, we will create an environment where customers can shop more conveniently.
In addition, we have proposed the "Specialized Mega-Store Concept" and will broaden alliances with various home center companies that support this vision. Management integration is not the final goal; we will continue to aim to be Japan's number one home center by gathering the best regional stores equipped with highly specialized stores and services.
2. Expected Effects of Management Integration
We share a common direction of contributing to the joy and emotional fulfillment of our customers by providing products and services that enrich homes and lifestyles. Moreover, we have a highly complementary and synergistic relationship in terms of store deployment areas, product lineups, and specialized domains. Based on these shared philosophies and business characteristics, we aim to realize the following synergies mainly through the management integration:
(1) Collaboration in Product Deployment and Procurement Functions
- Promote mutual supply and sales of Private Brand products leveraging the strengths of both companies and exclusive products jointly developed with National Brands, thereby strengthening product appeal and expanding sales.
- Consolidate and unify suppliers for common products to achieve reduced procurement costs and improved profitability utilizing economies of scale.
(2) Collaboration in Customer Base and Marketing Functions
- Realize optimal product and service proposals for each customer through seamless integration of physical and digital channels and advanced marketing using digital technology.
- Organically connect the customer bases and diverse touchpoints cultivated by both companies to promote cross-brand circulation and usage, thereby improving store attraction power and purchase frequency including online.
Through these initiatives, we aim to expand the economic zone of both companies and build a platform that customers will continuously choose.
(3) Sharing of Store Development and Operation Know-how
- Mutually share specialized knowledge regarding large store operations, specialized store development, remodeling business, and pet business possessed by both companies, aiming for further refinement of store operations and improvement in sales and profitability.
- Share both companies' expertise to develop new-format specialty stores focused on specific domains.
(4) Optimization of Business Infrastructure Functions
- Consider sharing, integrating, and optimizing various IT systems, payment functions, logistics networks, product inventory, and head office management functions to establish a value chain that maximizes economies of scale.
- Consider sharing and integrating human resource recruitment, development, and evaluation systems to foster even more excellent talent.
3. Method and Management Structure of the Management Integration
Both companies will establish a joint holding company through a joint share transfer and transition to a holding company structure.
The number of directors at the time of the joint holding company's inauguration will be 9, of which 5 are planned to be outside directors.
The directors other than the outside directors are planned to be as follows. Additionally, the joint holding company will appoint Mr. Katsushi Sakamoto (currently Representative of Arclands Global Group) as an advisor.
Representative Director and Chairman: Osamu Honda (Currently from Joyfu-