SHE and Merone, Two Companies Supporting Diverse Career Development for Women, Jointly Launch New "Apparel Buyer" Lesson

SHE Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director CEO/CCO: Eri Fukuda; hereinafter SHE), which operates "SHElikes," a career school for women supporting them from learning to working, will begin offering a new "Apparel Buyer" lesson on Friday, May 1, 2026, in collaboration with Merone Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kumiko Morikawa; hereinafter Merone), which supports women's independence and well-being. This lesson allows participants to learn practical know-how for becoming an apparel buyer, easily starting with just a smartphone. Kumiko Morikawa, Representative Director of Merone Inc., will serve as the instructor and supervisor, lecturing on concrete steps to generate income by utilizing spare time. ■ Background of New Lesson Provision In recent years, interest in side jobs and multiple careers has continued to rise, driven by inflation and future anxieties. However, many voices are heard saying, "I don't know where to start," "I can't find a job that can be balanced with my main job," or "I'm worried about initial investment." SHE has, until now, supported skill acquisition primarily in web skills such as web design, marketing, and writing, enabling work regardless of time or location. Merone has a track record of supporting the economic and mental independence of many women through at-home product sales. They have provided new ways of working from home for women with time and location constraints, such as childcare, elderly care, or living in rural areas. This time, the two companies are jointly launching "Apparel Buyer" as a new lesson, aiming to provide a means for realistic monetization while leveraging one's "likes." We will develop this learning opportunity to connect "likes" and "interests"—such as loving fashion, being interested in trends, or wanting to propose products that delight people—to sustainable income opportunities. ■ Lesson Overview and Instructor Introduction Course Name | Apparel Buyer What you can learn | ・Basic knowledge of apparel buyer side business and monetization steps ・Smartphone-based sales flow for at-home and spare time operation ・How to find and select sellable products Recommended for | ・Those interested in careers that can be started from home ・Those who love fashion and clothes ・Those who want to earn income from their hobbies outside of their main job Kumiko Morikawa, Representative Director, Merone Inc. With the aim of women's economic and mental independence, she is involved in various educational projects. To provide a home-based job that women who want to work but cannot can be proud of, she operates Re:che, an at-home sustainable product sales school, as her founding business. She has established a system where women resell corporate waste and unwanted items, contributing to society while engaging in economic activities, thereby boosting women's self-esteem and continuously increasing the number of economically and mentally independent women. As of March 2026, there are 2,500 students nationwide. She has also achieved a business partnership with Bookoff Corporation, the only product sales school in Japan to do so. ■ About SHE Inc. SHE Inc. was founded in 2017 with the vision of "creating a world where each individual unleashes their unique value and lives passionately." Its main business, "SHElikes," provides creative skill lessons such as web design and web marketing, coaching programs, and job opportunities to enable everyone to achieve their own way of working. The cumulative number of registered users exceeds 250,000. Since 2021, it has also developed "SHEmoney," a service aimed at acquiring essential financial knowledge for realizing ideal careers and lives, and since 2023, "SHE WORKS," a recruitment service that matches SHE graduates with companies seeking immediate talent. SHE Inc.: https://she-inc.co.jp ■ About Merone Inc. With the spirit of "Be independent, it feels good to stand on your own feet," Merone Inc. is a women's education platform with approximately 2,500 members. Starting with at-home product sales, it aims to achieve women's economic and mental independence and realize four types of well-being. https://merone.jp/ ■ About SHElikes SHElikes is a career school for women where you can learn over 50 job skills at a fixed monthly fee, allowing you to work regardless of time or location. It offers a wide range of digital and creative skills that can be used with just a computer, such as web design, web marketing, and writing, supporting the realization of your own working style. It provides online course videos viewable on PCs and smartphones, coaching and teaching, communities where people with the same goals and interests can gather, and job opportunities that can be challenged within SHElikes.