The New Supermarket Association of Japan [Head Office: Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, President: Kiyoshi Yokoyama (CEO of ARCS COMPANY, LIMITED)] will hold the 50th SUPERMARKET TRADE SHOW 2016 from February 10 (Wed) to 12 (Fri), 2016, in both the East and the West halls of Tokyo Big Sight. The event provides a venue to disseminate the latest information on supermarkets and the distribution industry.
With the environment surrounding supermarkets in a state of constant change, a diverse range of issues are coming into focus—from the increase in consumption tax, labor shortages in the retail industry, responding to inbound consumption, and other local problems, to more global issues such as the TPP and the weak yen.
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the tradeshow, which has continued to play a key role in finding solutions to such varied issues. Setting forth "SOU NIPPON – Creation Japan" as the main theme, we hope the tradeshow will contribute to the building of abundant regional communities in Japan through the efforts of the exhibitors and visitors from throughout the country.
With 1,884 companies and organizations exhibiting and 3,389 booths (current as of November 9, 2015) the tradeshow will surpass the previous year in scale. This year, over 1,177 companies will exhibit due to the coordination of municipalities and local financial institutions from across Japan. With the first exhibition by the Embassy of Colombia in addition to the USA Pavilion directly contracted by the United States Department of Agriculture, a total of 152 overseas companies from 16 countries are participating with 85 booths, introducing a wide selection of products from various countries.
Since the venue extends over both the East and the West halls of the Tokyo Big Sight, various measures have been put in place to facilitate business discussions, such as zoning the exhibition into different categories, and establishing information counters to give guidance on the location of booths. The provision of a “SMTS/DTS Product Search” function on the official website from mid-December is an initiative carried over Exhibition and business meeting event providing the latest information to supermarkets and the food distribution industry from the previous year. Exhibited products and exhibitor information will be steadily released on the website. Visitors are able to make preparations for a more targeted experience by searching for the positions of booths of interest on a map of the venue prior to the event.
Display-type planning areas, presentations by exhibitors, and various highly specialized lectures and panel discussions on a stage in the West Hall Atrium will be facilitated by the Organizer’s Project.
Furthermore, four specialist exhibitions will be held together under the comprehensive title FOOD TABLE in JAPAN: ORGANIC EXPO together with BIOFACH JAPAN; the 11th Kodawari Food Fair 2016; Delicatessen Trade Show 2016; and GAISYOKU FOODTABLE 2016. With a scale 1.5 times that of the previous year and 100,000 visitors expected, the aim of these exhibitions will be to produce new innovation and contribute to the development of the Japanese food industry by enabling the mutual exchange of information between visitors and exhibitors in various industries and business categories, crossing over the barriers of retailers, home-meal replacement suppliers, restaurant and organic industries. We look forward to seeing you at the event.
Outline
◆ Name：The 50th Supermarket Trade Show 2016
◆ Date：February 10(Wed.), 11(Thu.), 12(Fri.), 2016 10:00–17:00 Closes at 16:00 on the last day
◆ Venue：Tokyo Big Sight East and West Halls ◆Theme："SOU NIPPON – Creation Japan"
◆ Organizer：New Supermarket Association of Japan ◆Registered Exhibitors (as of Nov.9）：
1,884 companies and organizations with 3,389 booths（incl. 152 overseas companies and organizations from
16 countries with 85 booths）
Supermarket Trade Show 2016 Executive Committee
Chairperson: Kiyoshi Yokoyama (CEO of ARCS COMPANY, LIMITED)
Vice Chairperson: Masashi Mishina (CEO of Ichiyamamart stores Inc.)
Vice Chairperson: Masayasu Oota (Executive vice president of HOKUSHIN SHOJI CO.,LTD>)
Vice Chairperson: Hideki Kogarimai(President of Jois Co Ltd)
+ and 54 other members, 35 supporting members, 6 SMTS advisors
◆ Official Support: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry / U.S. Agricultural Trade Office, The Embassy of the United States of America / Embassy of Italy, Tokyo Trade Promotion Office / Embassy of Canada / PROCOLUMBIA (Embassy of Colombia, Commercial Section) / Economic and Commercial Office, Embassy of Spain / Office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy, Tokyo / Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Trade and Investment Promotion Section / aicep Portugal Global / Embassy of Malaysia / Taiwan Trade Center, Tokyo / Food Marketing Institute Japan (some are still in process)
◆ Visitors： 100,000expected (as FTJ2016 as a whole)
Organizer’s Project
Health-care Food Zone Organizer’s Project Zone [West Hall 3]
The Health-care Food Zone has greatly expanded in scale since the previous year as a result of increased interest in health related products; that is, health-care foods such as functionality-labelled foods, super foods, and organic foods. In the Organizer’s Project Zone, the latest information on functionality-labeled foods will be on display and proposals aimed at retailers will be given concerning the health-care food sales floor, under the supervision of the Japan Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Bar Project@SMTS2016[East Hall 2]
An authentic cooking demonstration by a Spanish chef will be given along with suggestions for ingredients at the Government of Spain’s exhibition booth (supported by the Embassy of Spain). Furthermore, the program will present menu items from Hakodate bars, which have close ties with the area and implement local production for local consumption, and introduce the Hakodate ingredients. (Sponsor: General Foundation Promotion of Hokkaido Food Development and Distribution).
Overseas Retailers Program
This program invites retail managers and buyers from overseas to a welcome party and provides tours for VIPs and buyers during the period of the tradeshow. While giving an overview of SMTS and introducing the latest information in the presentation booths, the program coordinates with overseas media to promote the dispatch of information to foreign countries.
SMTS’s 50th anniversary Display Zone [East Hall 5]
This section introduces the history of the supermarket trade show, which started with the Self Service Fair (1964), while also introducing the history of the industry.
Products we want to buy at the supermarket! "30 attractive food products 2016"
In this program, 30 products of interest from the consumer’s perspective are selected from the entries in a document and tasting inspection by judges comprising the managerial dietitian recommended by the organizer, culinary researchers, and other professionals. In addition to an exhibition bringing together all the selected products at the venue and related talk sessions on a seminar stage.
8th Best Store Manager Award
Excellent supermarket managers in Japan will be selected and publically recognized, followed by a panel discussion with the aim of improving the status of supermarkets.
Stage Programs [West Hall Atrium 1st day：FTJ Stage／ 2nd & 3rd day：SMTS Stage]
Feb.10 (Wed.)
10:30～11:40 ＜SMTS Speaks＞
Title: Distribution fundamentalism and a stratified society
Speaker: Kiyoshi Yokoyama (Chairman of New Supermarket Association of Japan / CEO of ARCS COMPANY, LIMITED)
Feb.11 (Thu.)
10:30～12:10 ＜Conference＞
Title: The SMTS Global Food Conference - Current trends in retail industry illustrated by examples overseas -
Presenter: Kiyoshi Yokoyama (Chairman of New Supermarket Association of Japan / CEO of ARCS
COMPANY, LIMITED)
Speakers: Tim Barrett（Euromonitor International Global Retail Analyst・USA）
Ignacio Garcia-Magarzo（ASEDAS General Director・Spain）
黃 來進（Aigo Group CEO・Taiwan）
25～13：25 ＜Keynote Lecture＞
Title: The outlook for retailers and food manufacturers in the lead up to 2020 – Perspectives on the retail industry in the approach to 2020: Responding to the TPP, the weak yen, corporate governance, and big data
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Lecturer: Rinji Watanabe(CEO of Rinji Advice / Doctor of Philosophy in Commerce, Keio University)
* Other specialized lectures, panel-discussion and etc. will be organized during the 3 days.
* Free attendance
* Pre-registration is not available. Please come to the venue direct.
* Capacity: 350
Seminar Room [West 1, Business Talk Room (6)] / Presentation Room [East 6 –Organizer’s Office] Various seminars will be given, including “Buyer’s University,” in which attendees can get the latest product knowledge from specialists in various product categories, and “Exhibitor Presentations,” where exhibitors present products and services that that are difficult to promote properly at their booths. Maximum of 50 people; free of charge.
* Pre-registration on the official website is only necessary for Buyer’s University (registration opens on December 1)
SMTS.DTS Reception Party [Conference Tower: Reception Hall]
The SMTS/DTS Reception Party will be held from 17:30 on February 11 (Thu.) [Sponsors: Asahi Breweries, Ltd.; KOKUBU & CO.,LTD; Konishi Brewing Company; TAKARA SHUZO CO., LTD.; Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited; YOMEISHU SEIZO CO., LTD.]. It will be a social networking party for people in the supermarket and related industries to come together. This year the party will include the special program "Taste of New Zealand” sponsored by the New Zealand Embassy. Participation is by invitation only, limited to
members of the New Supermarket Association of Japan, guests, SMTS/DTS exhibitors, and other invitees of organizer.
About Organizer
New Supermarket Association of Japan
URL：http://www.super.or.jp/
Sakurai Bldg.4F, 3-19-8 Uchi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0047
Tel：03-3255-4825 Fax：03-3255-4826
Foundation: 1958 (Became an Incorporated Association in 1963. Renamed from Japan Self Service
Association in Sep. 2010.)
Chairman: Kiyoshi Yokoyama (CEO of ARCS COMPANY, LIMITED)
Members: 336 regular members, 840 supporting members (as of Nov. 2015)
Contents of Business Operation: Conducting surveys, research, educational training and qualifying examination, issuing publications, organizing exhibitions, business matching project and etc. all concerning supermarkets.
Press Rooms [East exhibition hall 1F: East 2 - Organizer's office/ West exhibition hall 2F: West 1 - Conference Room 2]
The reception for the press during the tradeshow will be in the press rooms. The press rooms will provide cloakroom services and issue important information, in addition to distributing news releases from exhibitors. The press rooms also provide a comfortable working environment.
We are expecting exhibitors from USA, Thailand, Poland, Korea, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Italy, Malaysia, Portugal, Spain, Brazil Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Turkey Also many buyers from all over the world will visit us.
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