i-Store DB α®
Store information database covering approximately 120,000 stores / 1,400 companies nationwide
i-Store DB α (“alpha”), a new value-added version of i-Store DB, is available from January 2024.
✔ In addition to the previously offered semi-annual service, weekly and monthly services are also available.
✔ With the addition of channels such as 100 yen shops, the no. of channels has been increased to 11. *1
✔ In addition to delivery by e-mail, i-Store DB α also supports cloud delivery. *2
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*1: Four new channels have been added: home electronics retailers, 100 yen and 300 yen shops, department stores, and toy stores.
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*2: Customers are required to prepare their own cloud platform for receiving the data. Additional fees may apply depending on the specifications.
* The existing i-Store DB will be discontinued at the end of March 2025 with the December 2024 edition (to be released in January 2025).
Registered Data
i-Store DB α is a database of retail chain stores with location information and other data that we have independently collected and maintained.
Basic data such as location, telephone number, sales floor area, number of parking spaces, and hours of operation are included, as well as supplementary data such as district and resident profiles based on groupings derived from store trade area data.
Data Coverage
i-Store DB α primarily covers retail chain stores handling processed foods, beverages, daily sundries, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, baby products, etc.
Channel Coverage (4 channels in bold: added from January 2024)
Supermarkets (Hypermarkets and Food supermarkets), Drugstores (excluding dispensing pharmacies), Home centers, Discount stores, Convenience stores, Liquor stores, Baby product shops, Home electronics stores, 100 yen / 300 yen shops, Department stores, and Toy stores.
* “Home centers/Discount stores” was a single channel in i-store DB but has been split up into two categories, “Home centers” and “Discount stores”, in i-store DB α.
| Channel name | Number of companies | Number of stores | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard channels | Supermarkets | 934 | 22,448 |
| Drugstores | 149 | 19,728 | |
| Home centers | 80 | 4,673 | |
| Discount stores | 35 | 1,565 | |
| Optional channels | Convenience stores | 16 | 56,148 |
| Liquor stores | 63 | 1,463 | |
| Baby product shops | 6 | 1,705 | |
| Toy stores | 6 | 146 | |
| Department stores | 28 | 226 | |
| Home electronics stores | 18 | 3,065 | |
| 100 yen shops / 300 yen shops | 24 | 8,771 | |
| Total | 1,359 | 119,938 | |
Registered Data Categories
| Store information type | Data categories |
|---|---|
| Basic categories (A) | Store name, company name, chain name, channel, postal code, address, telephone number |
| Basic categories (B) | Sales floor space, hours of operation, availability and number of parking spaces |
| Supplementary categories | Longitude and latitude coordinates, station distance rank, district profile and neighborhood resident profile |
Service Frequency
Weekly (delivered every Tuesday)
Monthly (delivered on the last Tuesday of every month)
Semi-annual (June and December every year)
- * Delivered on the following business day if the indicated day is a holiday (in accordance with separately established service schedule)
Contract Type and Price
| Nationwide Edition | Area Edition （Price per area） | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 4 Channel Edition （Supermarkets, Drugstores, Home centers, and Discount stores） |
2.4 million yen | 800,000 yen |
| Optional Channel Edition | From 240,000 yen each | From 80,000 yen each |
- Type of Contract
- Annual contract
- Service Options
- In addition to area editions, channel-specific service is also available.
- * The above prices are for semi-annual delivery (excluding tax).
- * Area edition categories: Hokkaido/Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku/Shikoku, and Kyushu
- * Channel-specific editions for each of the 4 standard channels (Supermarket, Drugstore, Home center, and Discount store) are also available at 60% off the price of the Standard 4 Channel Edition (Nationwide Edition).
i-Store DB®（To Be Discontinued in March 2025）
The previously-offered i-Store DB will be discontinued at the end of March 2025 with the release of the December 2024 edition (in January 2025).
Customers currently using i-Store DB are advised to switch to i-Store DB α.
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