トランスコスモス各地区センターのSDGs取り組み～西日本本部編～第2弾！
今回は、西日本本部の取り組み事例、第2弾をご紹介します。西日本本部ではSDGsの17の目標のうち、4つの目標を重点的に取り組んでいます。今回は、その中から、「4.質の高い教育をみんなに」と、「5.ジェンダー平等を実現しよう」の取り組みをご紹介します。
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A Major US Toy Retailer TOYSRUS Plans to Resume Business in the UK, Starting with Online Sales
It has been revealed that a major US toy retailer "TOYSRUS," is planning to reopen its UK business, which it withdrew due to bankruptcy. They will start with online sales from 2022, they plan to establish local teams, offices, distribution bases, to promote both physical stores and online sales. According to company officials, online sales have been strong due to the impact of the COVID-19, and since they returned to Australia in June 2021, their business has expanded rapidly. In addition, as a future strategy, it seems that there is a possibility of restarting the business at an experience-based store, which is different from the conventional toy store in the UK.
記事を見るUS Amazon Announced the 3rd Quarter Financial Results. Net income decreased by 50% due to slowdown of online shopping business
On October 28, major online shopping company US Amazon announced its financial results for the 3rd quarter. Sales increased 15% from the same period of the previous year to 110.812 billion dollars (approximately 12.57 trillion yen), and net income decreased 50% from the same period of the previous year to 3.156 billion dollars (approximately 357 billion yen). It is said that the main reason for the decrease in profits was the slowdown in the main online shopping business and the rise in wages due to labor shortages. Regarding the performance of the retail-related business, online store sales increased 3% from the same period of the previous year to 49.9 billion dollars (approximately 5.644 trillion yen), and physical store sales increased 12% from the same period of the previous year to 4.3 billion dollars (approximately 486.3 billion yen). Sales of third-party sellers increased 18% from the same period of the previous year to 24.3 billion dollars (approximately 2.7485 trillion yen). "Amazon One," the palm authentication system was introduced for the first time at the third-party stores, and is currently available at more than 70 stores, including the company's food supermarket "Amazon Fresh."
記事を見るZOZO Announced its Financial Results for April-September 2021. Sales and operating income reached record highs
On October 28, ZOZO Co., Ltd., which operates the fashion online shopping site "ZOZOTOWN," announced its financial results for the 2nd quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2022. Sales increased 15% from the same period of the previous year to 76.2 billion yen, and operating income increased 20% to 23.7 billion yen, both were record highs. In terms of business performance, ZOZOTOWN'S product transaction volume increased 7% from the same period of the previous year to 177.5 billion yen, and the amount of products handled at PayPay Mall has grown significantly. It increased 120% from the same period of the previous year to 19.1 billion yen. In addition, ZOZO's proprietary eyeglass-type measuring instrument “ZOZO Glass” contributed to the increase of profits in the current fiscal year. Since ZOZOGLASS started free distribution in March 2021, the number of orders has exceeded 1.19 million. It has the advantage of finding the best cosmetics by easily measuring the skin color even at home. They said they were able to capture the needs of purchasing cosmetics at home.
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【2021年EC業界ニュース】LINE、オンラインイベント「LINE LOCAL DAY」を開催、コーディネート投稿機能の「LINE STAFF START」を発表 ほか
トランスコスモス調査部が厳選するEC業界ニュース。今週の注目トピックはこちら。 ・アリババ、第3四半期決算を発表。主力事業ネット通販の営業利益が17%減 ・LINE、オンラインイベント「LINE LOCAL DAY」を開催
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マーケティングガイド: ファーストパーティデータ戦略構築における5つの重要ステップ
ファーストパーティデータ戦略が話題になることも増えてきましたが、ファーストパーティデータ戦略とは何か、どのように考えるべきかについてはあまり議論されてきませんでした。実際、顧客を持つ企業にその戦略がありますが、それが意図的かつ効果的であるかどうかが問題なのです。
記事を見るeBay Announced the 3rd Quarter Financial Results. Annual active buyers decreased by 5%
On October 27, a major online shopping company US eBay announced its financial results for the 3rd quarter of 2021. Sales increased 11% from the same period of the previous year to 2.5 billion dollars (Approximately 282.8 billion yen), net income was 283 million dollars (approximately 32 billion yen), and GMV (guaranteed minimum value) decreased 10% from the same period of the previous year to 19.5 billion dollars (approximately 2.2056 trillion yen). The company is saying that it has reduced its annual active buyers by 5% and now has 154 million global buyers. eBay is focusing on expanding "Managed Payments," the use of its unique payment service for sellers worldwide, with all sellers expected to complete the transition later this year. In the 3rd quarter, more than 90% of transactions on platforms around the world were processed by their payment services, migrating more than 18 million sellers globally.
記事を見るSweden's Postpaid Settlement "Klarna" has Partnered with U.S. Payment Major Stripe
On October 26, Sweden's postpaid payment service provider "Klarna" announced that it had agreed to a strategic partnership with US payment major "Stripe." According to the data from the market information database "CB Insights," Stripe and Klarna are the top two unicorns in the global fintech market, with market values of 95 billion dollars and 46 billion dollars, respectively. The background of the alliance is that the postpaid payment service called BNPL (buy now pay later) has been growing rapidly in the Western markets in recent years, and they aim to expand each other's customer base through the alliance. This alliance is likely to intensify competition in the postpaid payment market.
記事を見るShopify has announced its financial results for the 3rd quarter gross profit has increased 50% from the same period of the previous year
On October 28, Canada's online shopping major Shopify announced its financial results for the 3rd quarter of 2021. Sales increased 46% from the same period of the previous year to 1.123 billion dollars (approximately 127.5 billion yen), gross profit increased 50% from the same period of the previous year to 60.89 million dollars (approximately 68.9 billion yen), and GMV (guaranteed minimum value) increased 35% from the same period of the previous year to 41.8 billion dollars (approximately 4.7279 trillion yen). It is said that Shopify has launched "Shopify Markets" a new solution in September 2021 and started full-scale cross-border e-commerce support. In addition, they have expanded the alliance with the short video "TikTok" and started to provide new shopping functions to sellers in some regions who have accounts for the advertising platform "TikTok For Business." This allowed sellers to add a "shopping" tab to TikTok's profile, allowing customers to purchase products directly within the app.
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「SDGsの基礎を学ぼう」～日本の社会課題とトランスコスモス～
シリーズ「SDGsの基礎を学ぼう」、今回は日本の社会課題とトランスコスモスをテーマに、「働きがいも経済成長も」「産業と技術革新の基盤を作ろう」についてお伝えします。
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