Reuse Business Support System

Abstract

This system enables the development of store-type container shops specializing in reuse businesses and provides a reuse business support system that comprehensively supports franchise (FC) reuse businesses to improve profitability. [Solution] The store-type container comprises at least a customer service booth, an FC store terminal 1, a lockable locker 29 for storing purchased items, a precious metal hydrometer 26, and multiple security cameras 25a, 25b, and 25c installed inside. The store-type container has a rectangular frame and one entrance / exit on the frame. The customer service booth is located on the side closer to the entrance / exit, and a backyard is installed in an area separated from the customer service booth. The FC store terminal, the lockable locker for storing purchased items, and the precious metal hydrometer are located in the backyard. Security cameras are installed inside the customer service booth, in the backyard, and outside the entrance / exit. The FC store terminal and a headquarters server that provides comprehensive support for the reuse business to the FC stores are connected via a communication network.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a reuse business support system, and particularly to a reuse business support system that improves profitability for franchise (FC) owners in a reuse business using store-type containers.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, businesses that use containers as stores are known. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, a movable container store is disclosed that incorporates an automatic video lending machine using a special video tape case and performs lending management via a dedicated terminal.

[0003] Further, for example, as described in Patent Document 2, a container store specialized for beauty salon applications using a front camera, a rear camera, a display device and the like is disclosed.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] The container stores of the above Patent Documents 1 and 2 are for business use specialized in video lending and beauty salons, there are no examples of reuse businesses using store-type containers, and there have been no practical application examples of systems that support reuse businesses within store-type containers.

[0006] Furthermore, when operating a store that buys precious metals and other items using a fixed-location property, there were problems such as being unable to generate revenue if the number of customers was low, and being unable to move quickly if the property was under contract. Also, when advertising the store as a store insert in a newspaper, there were problems with not being able to distribute the insert frequently and flexibly, as it could only be done a few times a month.

[0007] To solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to enable the development of store-type container stores specializing in the reuse business and to provide a reuse business support system that comprehensively supports the reuse business of franchise (FC) stores and improves profitability. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] To solve the above problems, the reuse business support system according to the first invention of the present invention comprises at least a customer service booth, an FC store terminal used by the staff of the FC store, a lockable locker for storing purchased reused items, a precious metal hydrometer, and a store-type container in which multiple security cameras are installed inside, wherein the store-type container has a rectangular parallelepiped frame and one entrance / exit in the frame, the customer service booth is located on the side closer to the entrance / exit, a backyard is installed in an area separated from the customer service booth, the FC store terminal, the lockable locker for storing purchased items, and the precious metal hydrometer are located in the backyard, the security cameras are installed inside the customer service booth, inside the backyard, and outside the entrance / exit, and the FC store terminal and a headquarters server that comprehensively supports the reuse business to the FC store are connected via a communication network.

[0009] The reuse business support system according to the second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the headquarters server includes an automatic sales table creation unit that visualizes sales table data including at least cash flow confirmation table data, expense list data, income and expenditure report data, safe cash confirmation table data, payment date reconfirmation table data, wholesaler difference confirmation table data and landing report data, and automatically creates an income and expenditure report from the sales table data, and an advertising response rate calculation unit that calculates the advertising response rate on a minimum daily basis from the flyers inserted into each newspaper that advertise the FC stores.

[0010] The reuse business support system according to the third invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, the FC store terminal comprises the sales table automatic creation unit and the advertising reflectivity calculation unit. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention as described above, it becomes possible to develop a store-type container store specializing in the reuse business, and to realize a reuse business support system that comprehensively supports the reuse business of franchise (FC) stores and improves profitability. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0012] The drawings illustrate specific embodiments of the present invention as disclosed herein, including not only essential components of the invention but also optional and preferred embodiments. [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication network system to which the present invention is applied. [Figure 2] Figure 2 shows the internal layout of the equipment in a franchise (FC) store using a store-type container according to the present invention. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is an exterior view of the FC store shown in Figure 2. [Figure 4] Figure 4 shows the electrical connection diagram of the electrical equipment in the FC store shown in Figure 2. [Figure 5] Figure 5 shows an example of the hardware configuration of an FC store terminal. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is a functional block diagram of a reuse business support system illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the head office server in Figure 1. [Figure 8] Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of sales table data. [Figure 9] Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example of CF confirmation table data. [Figure 10] Figure 10 is a diagram showing an example of expense list data. [Figure 11] Figure 11 is a diagram showing an example of cash in safe confirmation table data. [Figure 12] Figure 12 is a diagram showing an example of payment date-specific discrepancy confirmation table data. [Figure 13] Figure 13 is a diagram showing an example of wholesaler-specific discrepancy confirmation table data. [Figure 14] Figure 14 is a diagram showing an example of arrival report data. [Figure 15] Figure 15 is a diagram showing an example of insert request table data. [Figure 16] Figure 16 is a diagram showing an example of A newspaper data in the insert request table data. [Figure 17] Figure 17 is a diagram showing an example of distribution area data for insert flyers. [Figure 18] Figure 18 is a diagram showing an example of a map of the Kanto region in the distribution area of insert flyers to be included in A newspaper. [Figure 19] Figure 19(a) is a diagram showing an example of the insert request table format, and Figure 19(b) is a diagram showing the A newspaper delivery store list. [Figure 20] Figure 20 is a diagram showing an example of notes for inputting the insert request table. [Figure 21] Figure 21(a) is a diagram showing an example of input to the insert request table, and Figure 21(b) is a diagram showing the A newspaper delivery store list. [Figure 22] Figure 22 is a diagram showing an example of response table data. [Figure 23] Figure 23 is a diagram showing an example of the response table format. [Figure 24] Figure 24 is a diagram showing an example of the response table. [Figure 25] Figure 25 is a diagram showing an example of A newspaper response data in the response table. [Figure 26] Figure 26 shows the results of the newspaper response rate calculation. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0013] The embodiments illustrated below, applying the present invention, will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0014] <Embodiment 1> As shown in Figure 1, the headquarters server 6 equipped with the reuse business support system 5 of this embodiment is connected to FC store terminals 1, 2, and 3 used by FC store employees via a communication network 4, and comprehensively supports the reuse business to FC stores via the FC store terminals 1, 2, and 3. As shown in Figure 2, each FC store is equipped with at least a customer service booth, an FC store terminal 1 used by FC store employees, a lockable locker 29 for storing purchased reuse items, a precious metal hydrometer 26, and a store-type container with multiple security cameras installed inside. The store-type container has a rectangular frame and one entrance / exit on the frame. The customer service booth is located on the side closer to the entrance / exit, and a back room is installed in an area separated from the customer service booth. The FC store terminal 1, the lockable locker 29 for storing purchased items, and the precious metal hydrometer 26 are located in the back room, with a security camera 25b inside the customer service booth, a security camera 25c inside the back room, and a security camera 25a outside the entrance / exit. In addition, outdoor lights 28a, 28b, and 28c are installed outside the store-type container, and an air conditioner 22 and a ventilation fan 23 are installed in the customer service booth area inside the store-type container. Furthermore, a printer 27 and other equipment are installed in the back room in addition to the FC store terminal 1. The exterior of the FC store is shown in Figure 3. As shown in Figure 3, a stair deck is installed, and the entrance is located at a higher position than the ground. This is for security purposes.

[0015] As described above, the internal layout provides a convenient flow for customers who wish to sell reusable items such as precious metals. In addition, the installation of an FC store terminal 1, lockable lockers for storing purchased items, and a precious metal specific gravity meter 26 for measuring the purity of precious metals in the back room also provides an effective security measure against intruders.

[0016] Power supply to the FC store is provided by laying a service line from the electrical service entrance 21, contracting with the power company, and receiving electricity. Figure 4 shows a connection diagram of the electrical equipment that receives power from the electrical service entrance 21. As shown in Figure 4, the air conditioner 22, ventilation fan 23, lighting fixtures 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d, security cameras 25a, 25b, 25c, precious metal hydrometer 26, FC store terminal 1, printer 27, and outdoor lights 28a, 28b, 28c receive power from the electrical service entrance 21. Power outlets are installed via internal wiring work near the location of the electrical equipment.

[0017] As shown in Figure 5, FC Store Terminal 1 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, a display unit 13, a storage unit 14, and an input unit 15. The configurations of FC Store Terminals 2 and 3 are the same as those in Figure 5. Specifically, the configurations are similar to those of general hardware such as personal computers, tablet terminals, and smartphones, so a detailed explanation is omitted. FC Store Terminal 1 accesses the internet from a browser screen on a personal computer or smartphone, or connects to the reuse business support system 5 via installed dedicated application software to receive services. FC Store Terminal 1 is installed in franchise owner stores and stores directly managed by headquarters. When a franchise owner's store signs a franchise agreement, it is provided with original templates (formats) for a sales report function, including a used goods ledger, cash flow statement, profit and loss statement (PL), discrepancy check, daily report creation, and a visualization tool for inventory from wholesale to payment. It is also provided with original templates (formats) for an advertising request form and a response check form, which are tools to dramatically increase the effectiveness of "newspaper inserts," the main advertising method for used goods stores, in attracting customers. Franchise owners use advertising request forms and response check sheets to essentially outsource advertising to agencies. They specify distribution plans on a daily basis, rather than vaguely defining distribution schedules like distributing flyers four times a month or on specific days of the week. They create request forms and submit distribution requests based on customer data collected using the response check sheets. The operating headquarters receives a monthly fee from franchise owners in the form of marketing support fees and provides these services. The following explains these services in detail.

[0018] Figure 5 is a functional block diagram of the sales report automatic creation unit 51 and the advertising response rate calculation unit 52 in the characteristic reuse business support system 5 of the present invention.

[0019] As shown in Figure 5, the headquarters server 6 is characterized by comprising an automatic sales table creation unit 51 that visualizes sales table data including at least cash flow confirmation table data, expense list data, income and expenditure report data, safe cash confirmation table data, payment date difference confirmation data, wholesaler difference confirmation table data, and landing report data, and automatically creates an income and expenditure report from the sales table data, and an advertising response rate calculation unit 52 that calculates the advertising response rate on a minimum daily basis from the flyers inserted into each newspaper that advertise FC stores. Another feature is that the FC store terminal 1 is also equipped with an automatic sales table creation unit 51 and an advertising response rate calculation unit 52.

[0020] Figure 7 shows an example of a system configuration in which the functions of the sales table automatic creation unit 51 and the advertising response rate calculation unit 52 from Figure 6 are implemented on the server 6. As shown in Figure 7, the headquarters server 6 includes an automatic sales report creation unit 51, an advertising response rate calculation unit 52, a communication control unit 71, a reception unit 72, a program processing unit 73, a sales management database 74, an FC management database 75, a flyer distribution area database 76, a customer visit database 77, and an advertising response database 78.

[0021] The sales report data described above is shown in Figure 8. As shown in Figure 8, the sales report data includes cash flow confirmation data, expense list data, income and expenditure report data, cash receipt confirmation data, payment date variance confirmation data, wholesaler variance confirmation data, and final report data. An example of a cash flow confirmation table is shown in Figure 9. An example of an expense list is shown in Figure 10. A cash receipt confirmation table is shown in Figure 11. A payment date variance confirmation table is shown in Figure 12. A wholesaler variance confirmation table is shown in Figure 13. A daily final report is shown in Figure 14. These data items are used in general accounting, so their explanation is omitted here. As shown in Figures 9 to 14, all sales report data is visualized and saved, so the sales report automatic creation unit 51 can automatically create daily sales reports.

[0022] Next, we will explain the characteristic daily flyer distribution request of the present invention. Figure 15 shows the flyer distribution request data entered into the flyer distribution request form. As shown in Figure 15, the flyer distribution request form data consists of distribution date data, day of the week data, A newspaper data, Y newspaper data, M newspaper data, S newspaper data, T newspaper data, N newspaper data, distribution quantity data, inventory data, and delivery data. It covers major national newspapers, and by creating one flyer distribution request form, it becomes possible to distribute flyers on a minimum daily basis. If the flyer distribution request form is common to both the headquarters and the FC stores, local newspapers may be added. As shown in Figure 16, the A newspaper data consists of the store name, store code, basic circulation, and requested circulation. Because the A newspaper data covers many distribution areas (described later), it also has additional fields for store name, store code, basic circulation, and requested circulation. For other newspapers, one field each for store name, store code, basic circulation, and requested circulation is sufficient. The distribution area for the flyers can be differentiated based on the distance from the sales point, and the number of flyers requested can be changed accordingly. Figure 17 shows examples of distribution areas within a 3km radius, within an 8km radius, and beyond 8km. Figure 18 shows a map where the distribution area for Otaki Town in the Kanto area is defined based on these conditions.

[0023] In the example in Figure 18, the distribution area for the flyers is divided into 3 or 4 sections. Area 1 P1 is the area enclosed by the thick line A in the figure, Area 2 P2 is the area enclosed by the dashed line B, excluding Area 1, and Area 3 P3 is the area enclosed by the dashed line C, excluding Areas 1 and 2 P1 and P2.

[0024] Area 1, P1, represents the area within a 3km radius of the standard newspaper delivery store. Area 2, P2, represents the area within an 8km radius of the standard newspaper delivery store. Area 3, P3, represents the area beyond 8km of the standard newspaper delivery store. These areas P1 to P3 may actually be color-coded, and the color-coding rules may be changed as appropriate.

[0025] Furthermore, for the first area P1, for example, densely populated areas may be set to a finer radius than 3km, for example, 1km. Also, rules for sparsely populated areas may be set to a radius of 10km or 20km. Figure 19(a) shows an example of a flyer insertion request form format, Figure 19(a) shows a list of A newspaper delivery stores, and Figure 20 shows an example of notes to be taken when making a flyer insertion request. In the example in Figure 20, the layout allows for an overview of the one-month schedule without scrolling. Color coding rules should be created and implemented depending on the distribution area. A list of newspaper delivery stores is displayed in the lower area. Figure 21(a) shows an example of inputting a flyer insertion request form at the Otaki Town store, and Figure 21(b) shows a list of A newspaper delivery stores.

[0026] By distributing these newspaper inserts, the response rate (response level) of the distributed inserts can be calculated by the advertising response rate calculation unit 74, allowing the response rate to be confirmed.

[0027] Figure 22 shows the response table data. As shown in Figure 22, the response table data consists of insert cost data, A newspaper data, Y newspaper data, M newspaper data, S newspaper data, T newspaper data, N newspaper data, and total newspaper data. An example of the response table format is shown in Figure 23, and an example of data entered into the response table format is shown in Figure 24. In the example in Figure 24, for example, the response data for A newspaper consists of distribution location, number of copies, number of copies distributed, number of customers, sales amount, sales price per unit, gross profit, and response rate. Figure 26 shows an enlarged view of the response data for A newspaper in Figure 24. In Figure 26, for example, the distribution location was Yachiyo, 6000 copies were distributed, and the number of customers was 3. If the sales amount was 49,097 yen, the sales price per unit was 16,366 yen, and the gross profit was 32,447 yen, the response rate would be 0.050%.

[0028] In this way, the response rate of the flyers can be checked, enabling marketing that utilizes the response rate. The operating headquarters can then support the placement of mobile container-type stores, thereby increasing the profitability of franchise owners. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0029] 1,2,3 FC Store Terminal 4. Communication Network 5. Reuse Business Support System 51. Automatic Sales Report Creation Section 52 Advertising Response Rate Calculation Department 6. Headquarters Server 11 Control Unit 12 Communications Department 13 Display section 14 Storage section 15 Input section 21 Electrical service entrance 22 Air conditioner 23 Ventilation fan 24a,24b,24c,24d Lighting equipment 25a, 25b, 25c Security Cameras 26 Precious metal hydrometer 27 Printers 28a, 28b, 28c Streetlights 29 Lockable lockers for storing purchased items 71 Communication Control Unit 72 Reception Department 73 Programming Processing Unit 74 Sales Management Database 75 FC Management Database 76. Database of areas for insert flyer distribution 77 Customer visit database 78 Advertising Response Database

Claims

1. The store is equipped with at least a customer service booth, a store terminal for use by store employees, a lockable locker for storing purchased reused items, a precious metal hydrometer, and a store-type container with multiple security cameras installed inside. The aforementioned store-type container has a rectangular parallelepiped frame and one entrance / exit in the frame. The customer service booth is located on the side closest to the entrance, and a back room is set up in an area separated from the customer service booth. The FC store terminal, the lockable lockers for storing purchased items, and the precious metal hydrometer are placed in the back room. The aforementioned security cameras are installed inside the customer service booth, inside the back room, and outside the entrance / exit. A reuse business support system characterized in that the FC store terminal and the headquarters server, which provides comprehensive support for the reuse business to the FC store, are connected via a communication network.

2. The aforementioned headquarters server is A sales table automatic creation unit visualizes sales table data including at least cash flow confirmation table data, expense list data, income and expenditure report data, safe cash confirmation table data, payment variance confirmation table data, wholesaler variance confirmation table data, and landing report data, and automatically creates an income and expenditure report from the sales table data. An advertising response rate calculation unit that calculates the advertising response rate on a minimum daily basis from the flyers inserted into each newspaper that advertise the aforementioned FC store, The reuse business support system according to claim 1, characterized by comprising the following features.

3. The aforementioned FC store terminal is The aforementioned sales table automatic generation unit and the aforementioned advertising reflectivity calculation unit A reuse business support system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising the above.

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