Phase Free Market

Market Entrant Companies

I    Phase Free Market Outline

1. Phase Free Concept Outline and Design Philosophy
   1) Introduction
   2) How Phase Free Concept is Born and Developed
   3) Difference from Disaster Prevention
   4) Phase Free Concept Outline and Design Philosophy
2. About the Phase Free Association
   1) Its Main Businesses
   2) Phase Free Certification System
   3) Phase Free Action Partner System
   4) Phase Free Awards
3. Phase Free Policy Trends in Ministries
   1) Ministry of the Environment
   2) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
   3) Cabinet Office
   4) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
   5) Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
4. New Development in Municipal Policies
   1) Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture
   2) Chofu City, Tokyo
   3) Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
   4) Noto area, Ishikawa Prefecture
   5) Koshimizu-Cho, Hokkaido
5. Industries and Consulting Firms Started Placing the Phase Free Concept in Their Proposals
6. Related Topic: Disaster Prevention Agency Foundation Plans
7. Definition of the Phase Free Market

II    Phase Free Market Size/Trends/Outlook

1. Market Size and Trend for Phase Free Products
2. Phase Free Product Trends
3. Phase Free Service Trends
4. Trends of Sales Channels
   1) Characteristics of Each Sales Channel (Advantages and Disadvantages)
   - In-house sales (including ecommerce/online stores)
   - Wholesaling
   - Ecommerce
   - Store channel
   - Sales channels for companies and municipalities
   - Exhibitions and specialty catalogues
   2) Ecommerce Channel
   3) Disaster Prevention Catalogue, Mail Order Sales through Cataloguesグ
5. Sales Promotions
   1) Primary Methods and Characteristics
   2) Challenges and Measures
   3) Future Directions and Noteworthy Measures
6. Challenges and Problems
   1) Low Awareness and Lack of Understanding
   2) Difficulty to Market
   3) Consumer Cognition and Pricing Gaps
   4) Balancing Product Development and Cost
   5) Barriers to Introduction in Companies and Municipalities
   6) Misunderstanding of the Concept and Lack of Stories
   7) Human Resource Shortages
7. Phase Free Market Outlook
   1) Potential Growth of Phase Free Market
   2) Priority Measures and Growth Strategies
   3) Systematization through Public and Private Alignment, and Trust Building
   4) Mid-to-Long Term Visions
8. Image of Future Market Formation and Entry Strategy

III    Trend of Phase Free Market Entrant Companies

1. Tendency of Market Entrant Companies
2. Trend by Type and Possibility of Entry
3. Product Trends
4. Sales Channel Trends
5. Sales Promotion Trends
6. Changes after Entering the Phase Free Market
7. Challenges/Problems
8. Prospects

IV    Questionnaire for Market Entrant Companies

1. Survey Outline
2. Summary of Questionnaire Results
3. Questionnaire Results
   1) Reasons for entering the Phase Free market
   2) Number of staff engaged in phase-free related work
   3) The projected number of staff who will engage in phase-free related work in two to three years.
   4) The ratio of phase-free related sales to total sales
   5) Sales channels handling Phase Free products and services
   6) Efforts to promote and improve sales
   7) New initiatives and efforts as sales promotion measures
   8) Does entering the Phase Free market contribute to performance improvement?
   9) Satisfaction with entering the Phase Free market
   10) Reasons for satisfaction or dissatisfaction with entering the market.
   11) What are the challenges or problems in providing phase-free products or services?
   12) Do you expect growth potential in the Phase Free market in the future?
   13) What are your expectations for the Phase Free Association?
4. Challenges and Measures Identified from the Questionnaire Results
5. Questionnaire Slip

V    Case Studies of Market Entrant Companies

• AOYAMA TRADING Co., Ltd.
• ASICS Trading Co.,Ltd.
• ACE Co.,Ltd.
• Grandex
• Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.
• Funaoka Seisakusho

VI    List of Market Entrant Companies