New Exhibition Confirmed! Exhibitor Applications Now Open! Exhibition for Promoting DX and Solving Labor Shortages in the Construction Industry

Boutiques, Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Yuzo Niimura, listed on the TSE Growth Market, Securities Code: 9272), which develops exhibition businesses, M&A brokerage businesses, and recruitment support businesses, will newly hold the '1st Construction Tech DXPO Osaka '27'.

As a business negotiation-style exhibition to promote DX and solve labor shortages in the construction industry, we are attracting the following companies. [Exhibitors] Systems for the construction industry such as process management and drawing management, System development services for the construction industry, HR/labor services, etc. [Attendees] General contractors/subcontractors/construction companies/design offices/etc., from the construction industry Management/corporate planning, DX promotion, design departments, engineering departments, construction departments, HR/labor... and others

The organizer of this exhibition, Boutiques, Inc., has been regularly holding the 'DXPO' (*1) (Reading: D-Expo), one of Japan's largest business negotiation-style exhibitions in the IT/DX field, in 6 cities nationwide (Tokyo twice, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Sapporo) and online since 2022, dividing the 4-day period into the first and second halves to hold different exhibitions consecutively. This exhibition will be the 9th exhibition, following the 8 exhibitions (*2) held (or planned to be held) so far.

In the first year, it will be held concurrently with the first two days of 'Back-office DXPO', 'Manufacturing Innovation DXPO', and '[Administrative Dept.] AI Agent DXPO', expecting a total of 250 exhibiting companies and 5,000 attendees. (*3)

*1: DXPO is a coined word for 'DX + EXPO'. A service name coined by our company with the meaning of 'Digitally Transforming the Exhibition'. *2: The 8 exhibitions are 'Back-office DXPO', 'Sales & Marketing DXPO', 'EC & Mail Order DXPO', 'Store & Commercial Facility DXPO', 'IT & Info Sys DXPO', 'Manufacturing Innovation DXPO', '[Administrative Dept.] AI Agent DXPO', and '[Sales, Marketing & DX Promotion] AI Agent DXPO'. *3: Total number of exhibitors and attendees for the exhibitions held in the first two days.

■Event Overview ~ To be held in Osaka in March 2027 ~

●Dates: March 2 (Tue) & 3 (Wed), 2027 ●Venue: Intex Osaka, Hall 6, Zones C & D ●Expected Attendees: 5,000 ●Expected Exhibitors: 250 *Including concurrently held exhibitions ●Official Website: https://box.dxpo.jp/