Selected from Over 50,000 Stores: Companies Using Reuse-Specialized EC Management System 'WASABI SWITCH' Win Awards at 'Rakuten Shop of the Year 2025'

WASABI Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka; CEO: Yushi Okubo; hereafter 'WASABI') is pleased to announce that client companies of its reuse-specialized centralized EC management system, 'WASABI SWITCH,' have won awards in various categories at the 'Rakuten Shop of the Year 2025,' an event that determines the best shops on the Rakuten Ichiba marketplace. ## What is 'Rakuten Shop of the Year'? It is an award system for Rakuten Ichiba that selects the best shops of the year from over 50,000 participating stores based on customer votes, sales figures for the fiscal year 2025, sales growth rate, number of orders, and customer service. Quote: Rakuten Shop of the Year ## Major Award-Winning Companies (Partial List) Many companies that regularly use WASABI SWITCH won various category awards at this event. - Genre Award: Fashion Category, Men's Fashion Award: Tin Pan Alley Co., Ltd. - Genre Award: Fashion Category, Jewelry & Accessories Grand Prize (Double Year Award) & Service Award: Reuse Award: STAY GOLD Co., Ltd. - Genre Award: Fashion Category, Watches Grand Prize: nanaple Co., Ltd. - Genre Award: Fashion Category, Watches Award: Rashin Co., Ltd. - Genre Award: Fashion Category, Watches Award & Service Award: Reuse Award: CLOSER, Ltd. Here are some comments from the award-winning companies. From STAYGOLD Co., Ltd. We felt this was the result of our company-wide efforts, including our cumulative work, new challenges in Rakuten Ichiba sales promotions, and support from our EC team and store staff. In the future, we aim to win awards in other categories like bags and men's fashion. From nanaple Co., Ltd. This award marks a significant milestone for us, being our 10th time. We believe it's the result of a combination of factors: taking on new products, reviewing and refining existing strategies, and strengthening basic SEO. With WASABI SWITCH, we especially utilize the feature that allows us to list both new and used products on multiple malls with the same operational workflow. We will continue to accurately grasp the needs of online shopping, including Rakuten Ichiba, and keep providing valuable products and services to our customers! From Rashin Co., Ltd. We didn't expect to win until we received the notification from Rakuten, so we were genuinely happy. We believe that increasing our inventory based on sales data ultimately led to expanded sales on Rakuten Ichiba. We will continue to aim for data-driven inventory growth and strengthen our EC sales by implementing appropriate promotions on each mall. From CLOSER, Ltd. We were surprised but delighted to win among so many stores. I think it's an award the entire staff earned together. Rather than any single special measure, I feel it was our daily cumulative efforts that led to this award. With WASABI SWITCH, we particularly use the batch editing feature for products. We won't rest on our laurels and will aim to become a store that can further satisfy customers by refining our product lineup and service quality. ## As a Partner to Businesses on Rakuten Ichiba The stories from the award-winning companies strongly convey that the accumulation of steady, daily efforts, such as tackling new products and improving operations, leads to success. Rakuten Ichiba is a platform where each shop's individuality and ingenuity can shine, and it is a market where continuous effort and challenges are properly rewarded. We feel that these awards are also the fruit of such accumulated efforts. WASABI will continue to devote itself to supporting all businesses on Rakuten Ichiba and the reuse industry through our system. Please contact us via the link below for consultations regarding our initiatives, collaborations, or services. ## About WASABI SWITCH The reuse business faces various challenges, including sales channel expansion and operational efficiency. Specifically, inventory management and listing tasks tend to become dependent on individuals, leading to cases that rely on manpower. In other instances, the daily operational burden becomes a bottleneck for implementing sales strategies that combine physical stores and EC. WASABI SWITCH is a centralized EC management system specialized in solving these challenges in the reuse business. For detailed features and case studies of this service, please visit our official website. ## WASABI Inc. Company Profile Develops cross-border EC solutions, starting with consulting for overseas sales. In addition to the reuse-specialized centralized EC management system 'WASABI SWITCH,' the company also focuses on event and community management. - **Company Name:** WASABI Inc. - **Representative:** Yushi Okubo - **Established:** March 2, 2012 - **Business Content:** Specialized consulting for buying and selling used goods (planning, development, operation) / Consulting for overseas sales (planning, development, operation) / Marketplace management (planning, development, operation) / Object recognition AI development (planning, development, operation), etc. - **Location:** (Osaka Head Office) Knowledge Capital Collabo Office Floor 8, K812, Grand Front Osaka North Building, 3-1 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka - **Phone Number:** 050-5838-3170 - **URL:** https://wasabi-inc.biz/ --- - **For inquiries regarding this matter:** Contact Person: PR, WASABI Inc. 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