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AEON is one of Japan's longest established retailers, with almost a century of experience serving Japanese customers. It is also one of Asia's largest retailers, with over 500,000 employees 100m+ customers, and more than 20,000 stores across various businesses.
In November 2019, Ocado Group and AEON announced a partnership to develop the online operations of the AEON NEXT grocery business using the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP). This involves the opening of two CFCs; in Honda-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba-city and Hachioji, Tokyo. The first of these opened in July 2023, serving customers in the Kanto region.
In April 2023, AEON NEXT revealed its online grocery delivery brand, Green Beans, ahead of its first CFC opening.
AEON is one of Japan's longest established retailers, with almost a century of experience serving Japanese customers. It is also one of Asia's largest retailers, with over 500,000 employees 100m+ customers, and more than 20,000 stores across various businesses.
In November 2019, Ocado Group and AEON announced a partnership to develop the online operations of the AEON NEXT grocery business using the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP). This involves the opening of two CFCs; in Honda-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba-city and Hachioji, Tokyo. The first of these opened in July 2023, serving customers in the Kanto region.
In April 2023, AEON NEXT revealed its online grocery delivery brand, Green Beans, ahead of its first CFC opening.
AEON is one of Japan's longest established retailers, with almost a century of experience serving Japanese customers. It is also one of Asia's largest retailers, with over 500,000 employees 100m+ customers, and more than 20,000 stores across various businesses.
In November 2019, Ocado Group and AEON announced a partnership to develop the online operations of the AEON NEXT grocery business using the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP). This involves the opening of two CFCs; in Honda-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba-city and Hachioji, Tokyo. The first of these opened in July 2023, serving customers in the Kanto region.
In April 2023, AEON NEXT revealed its online grocery delivery brand, Green Beans, ahead of its first CFC opening.
AEON is one of Japan's longest established retailers, with almost a century of experience serving Japanese customers. It is also one of Asia's largest retailers, with over 500,000 employees 100m+ customers, and more than 20,000 stores across various businesses.
In November 2019, Ocado Group and AEON announced a partnership to develop the online operations of the AEON NEXT grocery business using the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP). This involves the opening of two CFCs; in Honda-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba-city and Hachioji, Tokyo. The first of these opened in July 2023, serving customers in the Kanto region.
In April 2023, AEON NEXT revealed its online grocery delivery brand, Green Beans, ahead of its first CFC opening.
"We see Ocado Group as a state-of-the-art, exciting and transformative partner, aligned with our strategy of accelerating AEON's Digital Shift to serve Japan's consumers."
"We see Ocado Group as a state-of-the-art, exciting and transformative partner, aligned with our strategy of accelerating AEON's Digital Shift to serve Japan's consumers."
Partnership Milestones
AEON and Ocado Group will continue to develop a national fulfilment network across Japan to serve a wide range of customer shopping missions flexibly, as the Japanese grocery ecommerce market develops.
In July 2024, AEON announced the continued expansion of the partnership, with plans to construct a third CFC in Kuki-Miyashiro, the Saitama prefecture of Japan. The new facility will go live in 2027.
AEON NEXT will also leverage Ocado Group's proprietary store-pick software within parts of their existing store network, and offer click-and-collect from selected sites.
The network will have an expected sales capacity of around 600bn JPY by 2030, growing to approximately 1tn JPY by 2035.
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