Tully's Coffee Opens "Tully's Coffee Yamaguchi University Hospital Store" on April 3rd (Friday), Marking its 100th Hospital Location

Tully's Coffee Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Shuji Uchiyama) will open the "Tully's Coffee Yamaguchi University Hospital Store" on April 3rd (Friday). This will be the 100th commemorative store located within hospitals nationwide. This store aims to be an "oasis within the hospital" where all visitors, including inpatients, outpatients, hospital staff, medical students, and local residents, can spend their time comfortably, based on the concept of a "healing and relaxing space." The store also features a library corner with approximately 2,000 books (supervised by Ogaki Shoten), offering a space where customers can enjoy a leisurely cafe time while holding a book. In addition to general seating, there are meeting rooms available for anyone to use, as well as exclusive rooms for staff and related parties, accommodating diverse usage scenarios. Tully's Coffee began its expansion into medical institutions in 2004, starting with the "Tully's Coffee Kojinkai Todai Hospital Store" located within the University of Tokyo Hospital. With the desire to "provide a moment of respite" in the hospital environment where patients and their families facing treatment, as well as medical professionals, come and go, the company has continued to create stores that cater to the medical field. Currently, out of approximately 830 stores nationwide, hospital-based stores account for more than 10%. To suit the medical institution environment, store designs incorporate features that meet hospital needs, such as a recessed space at the base of the cash register counter for easy wheelchair access, and handrails in waiting areas. Furthermore, the company strives to provide flexible customer service to ensure patients and medical professionals can spend their time with peace of mind, consciously creating spaces with considerations unique to hospital-based stores. In some stores, they also hold events such as picture book readings and hand-play songs, and offer sign language coffee schools for people with hearing impairments, promoting initiatives that cater to the characteristics of the region and users. Our expansion into hospitals marks the 100th commemorative store within hospitals nationwide, and it is a milestone after 22 years of continuously supporting the medical field since the first opening at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Recessed counter base at the cash register for easy ordering by wheelchair users.