Electronic Shelf Label

A part of this report was introduced in the May 2024 issue of our periodical, “Yano E plus.”

– Tools to Show Specific Product Information and Prices on Store Shelves Linking Store Checkout Systems and Store Shelves and Contributing to Retail Automation Solutions –

1. What is an Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) System?

2. Digital Transformation Through the ESL System

3. Technology of the ESL System

3-1. Electronic Paper Display

3-2. Liquid Crystal Display

3-3. Communication System

1) Wireless Communication

2) NFC

3) Bluetooth

4. Market Size

5. Companies’ Products and Services

5-1. AINIX Corporation

1) AINIX’s ESL, “Newton ESL”

2) Features of “Newton ESL”

i. Real-Time Display

ii. QR Code Display / NFC Tag

iii. Use of Two Buttons

iv. Use of Multiple Screen Switching

v. Utilization of 7-Color LEDs

vi. Location-Based Service

5-2. L&S co., ltd.

1) System

2) ESL Tag

3) Mechanism of EMS

4) Installation Examples

5-3. CREiST Inc.

1) CREiST’s ESL

i. Server

ii. Data Linkage

iii. Data Linkage Platform

2) Utilization Examples

i. Retail Stores

ii. Logistics Warehouses

iii. The Manufacturing Industry

iv. Public Facilities

5-4. GRTRADE Co., Ltd. / Yamato Signage Inc.

1) Features of GRTRADE’s ESL Products

2) GRTRADE’s Business Model

i. Obtained Domestic Sales Rights of Products by Hangzhou Zkong Networks Co., Ltd. in China and Selling Products as a Manufacturer

ii. Unique Features of Zkong’s Products

iii. Linkage with POP System

iv. GRTRADE’s Sales Style

3) GRTRADE’s ESL Product Development Examples

i. Example of a Major Automotive Parts Supplier, Aisin Corporation

ii. Examples of LEOC, a Food Service Provider in Approximately 2,800 Locations Nationwide: Digitalization of Menus to Electronic Papers

6. Challenges and Future Prospects

6-1. Challenges

6-2. Future Prospects