01 · Cafés · Australia
6
cafés opened in 18 months
Six cafés in Tokyo in eighteen months
A Melbourne chain wanted to open ten sites at once. We advised six, in three neighbourhoods, with one shared roasting workshop.
Consulting firm · Marunouchi, Tokyo, 32nd floor
Set up in Japan, and stay.
We help foreign companies decide whether to come, get organised on the ground, then sell.
01Market entryWhether to come, where, with whom and how fast. You get an answer with numbers before you sign a lease.
02Set upSubsidiary or partner, first hires, suppliers. A team that holds up when you are not in Tokyo.
03SellDepartment stores, your own shop, online. We choose the channels one at a time, with the numbers.
Case studies
What came of it
02 · Cosmetics · France
7
months from decision to shelf
On the shelves in seven months, not fourteen
All import paperwork went through a single partner, prepared in advance. The products arrived in time for Christmas.
03 · Fashion · Korea
+38 %
sales in the second year
Fewer department stores, more sales
The brand had twenty-two department store counters. We kept nine and opened a shop in Aoyama.
Plans
What you can hand over to us
3 weeksAssessment
¥1,800,000
To decide whether to come, based on numbers.6 monthsSet-up
from¥9,600,000
From the decision to the first sale.per monthOngoing support
¥480,000per month
Once you are set up, someone who knows the ground.Prices exclude tax.
The firm
Fourteen consultants, four languages
Hashira is a consulting firm in Marunouchi, on the 32nd floor of a tower facing the Imperial Palace.
- 2014
- Founded
- 120
- Projects completed
- 14
- Consultants in Tokyo
- 4
- Working languages
Access
On the 32nd floor, three minutes from Tokyo Station
3 minutes on foot from Tokyo Station, Marunouchi South exit, or straight through the underground passage.
Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00 · A tower in Marunouchi 2-chōme (imagined address).