SS Market Strengthens Provision of 'Re:new PC Long-Term Rental Service' in Partnership with Nagasawa Bungu Center, Collaborating with a Community-Based Company with Over 140 Years of History in Kobe

SS Market Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Hachioji, Tokyo; CEO: Tsunenobu Hoshiyama; hereinafter "SS Market") announces that it has strengthened its partnership with Nagasawa Bungu Center Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kobe, Hyogo; hereinafter "Nagasawa Bungu Center") to expand the provision system of its "Re:new PC Long-Term Rental Service" for corporate clients.

By combining the strengths of Nagasawa Bungu Center, which has built a solid customer base and trusting relationships as a "reliable neighborhood stationery store," with SS Market's services, the partnership will offer a new operational model that comprehensively supports everything from PC procurement to operation.

## Background
Founded in 1882 (Meiji 15), Nagasawa Bungu Center is based in Kobe and handles a wide range of office-related merchandise, including stationery. It has built long-standing business relationships with companies and local governments. With a track record of dealing with many corporate clients primarily in Kobe, it comprehensively supports the "working environments" of companies, including office automation equipment.

On the other hand, the burden of PC procurement, deployment, and maintenance is high for many companies. It is especially difficult for SMEs without dedicated IT staff to handle these tasks due to a lack of manpower and know-how. Additionally, it has been pointed out that companies often procure PCs with specs exceeding business needs, leading to excessive investment. Thus, various challenges exist in corporate PC procurement.*

Against this background, there is an increasing demand for services that provide integrated support from PC deployment to operation.

*Original survey by SS Market (Published October 2025):
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000017.000140095.html
A survey of 863 business PC management and procurement personnel revealed that 61.4% concurrently perform other duties. Furthermore, 79.1% of those with concurrent duties answered that it interferes with their primary work. Additionally, 31.9% of companies responded that their business PCs are "over-specced."

## Service Details
The "Re:new PC Long-Term Rental Service" provided by SS Market is a service that rents refurbished PCs, maintained under strict quality standards, on a monthly basis. It offers bulk support for PC operations, including deployment work and maintenance response.
*Refurbish: Technology that repairs and reconditions products to restore them to a quality close to new.

By consulting with representatives from Nagasawa Bungu Center and SS Market, implementing companies can select PCs with appropriate specs tailored to their business content, achieving operations that suppress excessive investment. Furthermore, the use of refurbished PCs helps reduce electronic waste, contributing to a lower environmental impact for the companies.