Aucnet Co., Ltd.
Full renewal of Aucnet AG internet flower market “ba*net” services for flower producers
~ Contributing to improving “market transparency” in flower distribution ~ ……
Aucnet Agribusiness Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director President and CEO: Susumu Ozaki (hereinafter referred to as Aucnet AG) will fully renew the service for flower producer shipping members of the online flower market “ba*net” operated by Aucnet AG on December 4, 2023. did.
Aucnet established Aucnet AG as a subsidiary in 2015, and operates ba*net, Japan’s only online flower market that enables completely remote purchasing. In addition, our subsidiary Kinuhanaki Gardening Market Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Susumu Ozaki, hereinafter referred to as Kinuhanaki) also operates a gardening shop and flower arrangement shop where you can participate in auctions remotely from your home, store, or workplace. We will launch an “home flower auction service” for stores in March 2022, combining our own internet market “ba*net” and the physical Kinuta flower market, as well as the production and sales business of large-flowered Phalaenopsis orchids using ICT. We are developing a flower distribution business with a transaction volume of 12.2 billion yen. Aucnet AG conducted a preliminary survey of flower growers to improve the convenience of the online flower market “ba*net,” and found that flower growers had no way to obtain information after their products were shipped, so they were unable to sell them. We found that expectations are high regarding market transparency, including information on buyers, sales history, and inquiries from buyers. With this full renewal, flower producers can now centrally check the real-time sales status of shipped products, provide shipping information to the market, and receive accounting documents, which flower producers were previously unable to check. By adding functions that can be performed online, we are now able to provide services that can contribute to “improving market transparency.” In addition, by using this service such as information on market conditions, market prices, and sales destinations, we will also support the agricultural management of flower producers. In the future, we are considering developing a platform that allows us to see the status of orders from flower shops, etc. who are the buyers, as well as the status of future demand. Rather than shipping, we will promote useful market
distribution operations by sharing information between producers and buyers. In addition, Aucnet AG will actively work to resolve the traditional flower distribution issues and strive to further improve the quality of its services so that it can become a leading force in the flower industry as a platform company. ■About the Internet flower market “ba*net” This is a flower market that uses a unique information distribution system to completely separate products and deliver them to stores while maintaining their freshness, allowing 100%
home-purchasing. . It has the functions of a shipping member service for flower producers and a purchasing member service for flower shops, etc., and by allowing customers to purchase from anywhere, it attracts buyers from all over the country. I am joining. Currently, there are over 3,300 shippers and organizations, and over 1,300 buyers who purchase flowers. URL: https://www.ba-net.jp
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[Aucnet AG company profile] Company name: Aucnet Agribusiness Co., Ltd. Head office: Aoyama OM Square, 2-5-8 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo (107-8349) Representative: President and CEO Susumu Ozaki Date of establishment: 2015 January 5, 2020 Capital: 30 million yen (as of December 31, 2022) Business content: Operation support for flower auctions using the Internet [Kinto Hanaki Company Profile] Company name: Tokyo Kinuta Hanaki Gardening Market Headquarters Co., Ltd. : 1-4-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo (157-0074) Representative: Susumu Ozaki, Representative Director and President Date of establishment: July 6, 1998 Capital: 100 million yen Business details: Flowers, orchids, ornamentals Wholesale sales mainly of potted plants such as plants and gardening materials [Aucnet company profile] Company name: Aucnet Co., Ltd. Head office: Aoyama OM Square, 2-5-8 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo (107-8349) Representative: Representative Director, President and CEO Shinichiro Fujisaki Founding date: June 29, 1985 Capital: 1,807 million yen (as of December 31, 2022) Consolidated sales: 40,455 million yen (year ending December 2022) Consolidated employees Number of employees: 860 (as of December 31, 2022) Business content: Circular market design company. We provide online auctions and distribution-related services for used cars, used digital equipment, branded products, flowers, used motorcycles, used medical equipment, etc. Stock: TSE Prime (Securities code: 3964) URL: https://www.aucnet.co.jp/■Inquiries regarding this service Aucnet Agribusiness Co., Ltd. Murata, YokotaTEL: 03-6440-2430■Regarding this matter Inquiries from the press Aucnet Co., Ltd. Arai, Ito, Shin TEL: 03-6440-2530 MAIL: request@ns.aucnet.co.jp