RETAIL EXPO Tokyo 2026 will be held in conjunction with the conference. The exhibition will showcase the latest retail innovations, business solutions, and the unique appeal of Japanese culture, tradition, and subculture through three dedicated zones.
Exhibiting companies will also deliver presentations in the designated special stage within the exhibition hall.
It will also feature retail sales of Japanese character merchandise. Additionally, a dedicated business networking space will be established to facilitate meetings between visiting international retailers and Japanese subculture-related companies.
It offers a valuable opportunity for visitors to explore future business models and expand their professional networks.
The exhibition is open to all registered participants. Those not attending the conference may also join free of charge with advance registration.
Download the Official Exhibition Guidebook (PDF) here.
The information in the PDF version is current as of September 14, 2026.
Please refer to this page for the latest information.
1) Registered international conference participants (From the 18 countries and regions participating in FAPRA)
2) Professionals in retail, distribution sector, and consumer goods manufacturing companies (Executives and senior management / Management & Sales Planning / IT & Digital transformation Promotion / Product Development & Marketing / Logistics & Inventory Management / Human Resources, Public Relations, Sustainability, etc.)
Booth No.1-1Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.
Booth No.1-2Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Booth No.1-3AEON Co., Ltd.
Booth No.1-4CP AI Robotics Co., Ltd.
Booth No.1-5Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
Booth No.1-6TOKYU CORPORATION
Booth No.1-7NIPPON ACCESS, INC.(ITOCHU GROUP)
Booth No.1-8Ishokudogen.com Co., Ltd.
Booth No.1-9Mitsubishi Corporation Group(Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.)
Booth No.1-10Daiso Industries Co., Ltd.
Booth No.1-11Malaysia Retailers Association
Booth No.1-12National Supermarket Association of Japan
Booth No.1-13Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation
Booth No.1-14The Japan Industrial Association of Electronic Article Surveillance Machines (JEAS)
Booth No.2-1TURN CLOUD JAPAN INC.
Booth No.2-2Kiva Co., Ltd.
Booth No.2-3VINX CORP.
Booth No.2-4SOLUM CO., LTD.
Booth No.2-4BIPROGY Inc.
Booth No.2-5NCR Commerce Japan Ltd.
Booth No.2-6TERAOKA SEIKO Co., Ltd. (DIGI)
Booth No.2-7Fujitsu Limited
Booth No.2-8AVITA, Inc.
Booth No.2-9Celebal Technologies Co. Ltd.
Booth No.2-10Toshiba Tec Corporation
Booth No.2-11NS Solutions Corporation
Booth No.2-12Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Booth No.2-13IntaSect Communications Inc.
Booth No.2-14MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Booth No.2-15Future Architect, Inc.
Booth No.2-16HBLAB JAPAN Co., Ltd.
Booth No.3-1MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Booth No.3-2ITO EN, LTD.
An opening ceremony featuring members of the Executive Committee and Exhibitor Representative.
Thursday, October 8, from 9:00
Representatives from FAPRA member countries and regions will be guided on a tour of the exhibition booths.
Thursday, October 8, from 13:00
Major exhibiting companies will deliver presentations in the designated special stage within the exhibition hall.
Thursday–Friday, October 8–9
9:00~“RETAIL EXPO Tokyo 2026” Opening Ceremony
11:00~11:30CP AI Robotics Co., Ltd.
Physical AI and the Future of 24/7 Retail
Song Yao, Representative Director, CP AI Robotics Co., Ltd.
11:50~12:20Future Architect, Inc.
AI Writes, AI Buys
Kenji Suzuki, Executive Officer, Distribution & Service Business Division, Future Architect, Inc.
12:40~13:10IntaSect Communications Inc.
Transforming retail with AI to unlock the true value of people
Zhihui Tian, New Business Development Division, TeamX Manager, IntaSect Communication Inc.
13:30~14:00Fujitsu Limited
Shibuya as One Department Store:
A New Department Store Strategy Built on Visitor Understanding
Masataka Ito, General Manager, Business Strategy Office TOKYU DEPARTMENT STORE CO., LTD.
Hitoshi Kondou, Head of Retail & Service Strategic Growth Division, Fujitsu Limited
14:20~14:50ITO EN, LTD.
ITO EN's Overseas Business History and Outlook
-Bringing Oi Ocha to the World-
Kazuhiko Nakajima, Executive Officer, Head of International Business, ITO EN, LTD.
15:10~15:40ITOCHU GROUP(NIPPON ACCESS, INC.)
Creating domestic markets and driving global expansion through integrated Manufacturing, Distribution, and Retails
Tatsuya Imazu, Executive Controller, Senior Staff to the Merchandising Administration & Marketing, General Manager of Marketing & Digital Solutions, NIPPON ACCESS, INC.
16:00~16:30Daiso Industries Co., Ltd.
Aspiring to Be a Truly Global Company:
Enriching Lives and Delivering Smiles Worldwide
Taku Suzuki, Member of the Board, Daiso Industries Co., Ltd.
10:50~11:20VINX CORP.
Making AI the “New Normal”:
Designing Implementation and Adoption Strategies to Turn Innovation into the Norm
Tomohito Nishida, General Manager, Digital Solution Division, VINX CORP.
11:40~12:10Celebal Technologies Co. Ltd.
ERP Modernization
Ashok Kumar, Vice President, Celebal Technologies Co. Ltd.
12:30~13:00TERAOKA SEIKO Co., Ltd.
Creating the future of retail:
Innovations in bulk sales and mobile checkout
Fumikatsu Saitoh, Executive Director & Member of the Board, Business Unit Manager of Retail B.U., TERAOKA SEIKO Co., Ltd.
13:20~13:50Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.
Evolving Manufacturing and Expanding Business Domains
-Powered by Nitori’s Unique Business Model
Yuuji Okuwaki, Corporate Sales Business & Interior Remodeling Division General Manager, NITORI Co., Ltd.
14:10~14:40Toshiba Tec Corporation
Toshiba Tec’s Initiatives for Loss Prevention and Labor-Saving Solutions in Retail Stores
Yasuhiro Kakizaki, Retail Solutions Business Group, Product Planning & Creation Center, Retail Solution Smart Store Product Planning, Expert, Toshiba Tec Corporation
15:00~15:30Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
7-Eleven’s Challenge ~One Global 7-Eleven~
Yusuke Kato, Head of International Business Management Office, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. / Executive Officer Overseas Business Support Office, SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO., LTD.
15:50~16:20Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
The Next Chapter of Retail Transformation:
Toward a Future Co-Created with AI
Soichi Fujii, Japan Industry Advisor, Worldwide Retail and Consumer goods Microsoft Corporation
If you wish to attend a presentation, please come directly to the special stage before the scheduled start time.
Seating is limited to 80 attendees per presentation. Depending on the order of arrival, some attendees may need to stand during the presentation.
Speakers and presentation topics are subject to change.
This area will feature retail sales of Japanese character merchandise. Additionally, a dedicated business networking space will be established to facilitate meetings between visiting international retailers and Japanese subculture-related companies.
Thursday–Friday, October 8–9
A dedicated space will be set up within the exhibition hall for international participants and their accompanying persons to experience Sado, traditional Japanese culture. Sado, also known as chanoyu, is the traditional, ritualized preparation and serving of powdered green tea by a host for the enjoyment of their appreciative guests.
Thursday-Friday, October 8-9
Tea Ceremony Experience
Capacity: 20 participants per session
①11:00–11:50
②13:30–14:20
③15:00–15:50
How to book:
Please sign up for the Cultural Experience Program at the TOKYO CITY INFORMATION DESK, which will be set up during the Convention in the Lobby Gallery on the B 1 floor of the Glass Building at Tokyo International Forum.
Only one program per person
Enriching Lives, Empowering the Future
Our vision is simple yet enduring: to bring richer living to people around the world. This exhibition highlights how we are shaping the future through AI-powered beds, theater sofas, and other innovations that redefine everyday living. It also showcases our fully integrated logistics network, next-generation retail solutions powered by automated warehouses and robotics, and sustainable initiatives that foster the circulation of resources and energy. Through the seamless integration of manufacturing, logistics, IT, circularity, and retail, we are creating new value and connecting richer living to the future.
Mitsui & Co. Retail Network - Where Japan Meets Asia
Mitsui & Co. will showcase the various functions that support the distribution and retail industry in Japan, together with our extensive retail business network across Asia. On both days, we will be offering mini presentations introducing our businesses, as well as product sampling sessions, at the following times:
10:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, and 16:00
Please note that the schedule is subject to change without prior notice.
Beyond Retail
AEON is creating new value beyond the traditional boundaries of retail. At this booth, visitors can explore TOPVALU’s approach to product development, our Health & Wellness initiatives, digital transformation through iAEON and Green Beans, and sustainability efforts integrated into our businesses. Working together with partners across Asia, AEON is shaping next-generation lifestyle infrastructure and contributing to a more sustainable future.
Striding into the Era of Physical AI
CP AI Robotics Co., Ltd. is a Physical AI company jointly launched by serial entrepreneur Yao Song, CP Group, and Yu Chao, a renowned young scholar at Tsinghua University. At this exhibition, we will showcase our humanoid robots powered by World Action Models and reinforcement learning. Designed for autonomous operation in real-world commercial and industrial environments, our robots demonstrate the potential of Physical AI for scalable deployment across diverse applications.
Transforming 7-Eleven. Taking on New Challenges.
Since our founding, we have been guided by our founder’s spirit of “Trust and Integrity” and “Embracing Change while Strengthening Fundamentals.” We have continually evolved alongside the changing lives and needs of our customers, embracing new challenges along the way.
Building on the strengths we have developed in Japan and North America, including product development, supply chain capabilities, store operations, and strong partnerships with our franchise owners, we are harnessing technology to deliver even greater value through our products and services.
We will continue to evolve and take on new challenges as we strive to be customers’ first choice for convenience around the world.
Entertainment × Retail Strategy and Case Studies in the Tokyu Group
we will always embrace speed, innovation, and challenges, striving to create a new business model unique to Nippon Access that is distinct from conventional approaches. We will continue to provide new value for further growth as a leading company in the industry.
Making health part of everyday life.
ISDG presents Japanese wellness: health foods, foods & hygiene goods for Asia's future lifestyles.
Creating Retail's Future with Mitsubishi Corporation Group Strength
Leveraging the collective strength of the Mitsubishi Corporation Group, Mitsubishi Shokuhin showcases innovative solutions in digital transformation, marketing, and supply chain management. Through advanced initiatives such as AI-powered merchandising support, data-driven marketing, cross-industry logistics collaboration, and automated logistics, we demonstrate practical approaches to addressing retail challenges and creating new value.
Enriching the lives of people around the world at a single price point -exciting prices, exciting quality-
We will showcase our 3-brand combined store concept featuring "DAISO", "Standard Products", and "THREEPPY". This next-generation retail model boasts overwhelming customer attraction, bringing coexistence and co-prosperity to commercial facilities and local communities. We will also display various originally developed products that are available for global expansion.
23RD APRCE 2028
TOWARDS TOMORROW : BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE & INTERCONNECTED RETAIL FUTURE
We will present the current state of the supermarket industry and the various challenges it faces from the perspective of an industry association with a history of approximately 70 years. Furthermore, we will introduce our association's mission and initiatives to address these issues, focusing primarily on our flagship event, the Supermarket Trade Show.
Your Voice. We Made Real.
The PPIH Group is committed to listening to diverse customer voices and adapting to change. Here is how we translate feedback from three key perspectives "Japanese Customers","Overseas Customers" and "Corporate Partners" into strategic business initiatives.
Future of Retail without Loss
The Japan Industrial Association of Electronic Article Surveillance Machines (JEAS) is an industrial association representing companies engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and support of Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) systems and related loss prevention solutions.JEAS works in close cooperation with government agencies and related industrial organizations to promote sound business practices within the retail sector and to contribute to the prevention of juvenile delinquency. Through these activities, the Association fulfills both important industrial and social responsibilities.
Unifying System, Data, and Market - AI-Powered Retail, Redefined
TURNCLOUD Group delivers an end-to-end retail transformation platform trusted by 80%+ of Taiwan's department stores and deployed across 350+ sites in 8 markets. Our integrated solution connects in-store POS, merchandise management, multi-currency finance, and EC into a single scalable infrastructure. Beyond operations, our AI data platform unifies POS, CRM, and advertising data into a conversational intelligence hub — letting executives query insights in natural language. For brands entering Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia, our Inbound Marketing Support provides market research, KOL execution, and performance tracking. Four specialized AI Agents — Pandora, Banana Split, Adriana, and Moana — accelerate social listening, creative production, ad optimization, and local WOM content.
Innovative enterprise AI transformation platform and workflow-type AI agent
SamuraiAX is a company-wide AX (AI transformation) service that starts from accounting — the department where every workflow ultimately converges. Department-by-department AI rollouts always stall at handoffs between teams. SamuraiAX solves this on a single platform with two depths of use: a company-wide chat agent that lets frontline staff automate their own work instantly, and FDE-built applications where our engineers rebuild core systems — accounting, HR, CRM — as AI-native from the ground up. Both run on the same platform, so effects are measured in real terms: reduced outsourcing costs and reduced headcount pressure.
Amid major shifts in the retail landscape driven by labor shortages, rising costs, and the rapid evolution of AI, retailers are faced with a critical question: what needs to change?
With decades of experience specializing in retail IT, from POS and core system implementation to operational support, VINX is uniquely positioned to envision new possibilities for the retail industry.
At the heart of this vision is Retail Brain, a generative AI platform built specifically for retailers.
No.1 Solution Provider
Explore SOLUM's latest innovations in retail digital transformation, featuring Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL), e-Paper displays, digital signage, and AI camera solutions. Our technologies help retailers improve operational efficiency, reduce manual workloads, enhance customer engagement, and create smarter in-store experiences.
Enabling Future-Ready Retail that Responds to Evolving Business Environments and Changing Consumer Purchasing Behaviors
BIPROGY Inc. has been supporting and growing alongside the Japanese retail industry for more than 40 years.
At this exhibition, we will introduce BIPROGY's global initiatives, as well as a range of retail solutions from three key perspectives: Store Digital: Enhancing operational efficiency in stores Customer Experience (CX): Promotions and customer engagement OMO (Online Merges with Offline): Data & AI Be sure to stop by our booth and discover how BIPROGY is helping retailers drive digital transformation and innovation.
A Platform-powered leader in unified commerce
Voyix POS is a next-generation, microservices-based POS platform designed to support retail operations from cloud to edge. Centralized management streamlines deployment, configuration, updates, and monitoring, minimizing operational burden and downtime. Leveraging open APIs and modern technologies, Voyix POS enables rapid innovation, personalized customer experiences, and data-driven decision-making, making it a future-ready solution for business growth.
Experience, for the first time in Japan, the next generation bulk retail solution designed to address environmental and business sustainability challenges while enhancing convenience. In addition, we will introduce a mobile checkout system that contributes to loss prevention, enhances profitability, and invigorates customer experience. Discover our latest innovations supporting the future of retail.
Uvance for Retail -Agility for the Retail Frontline-
Diversifying consumer needs, labor shortages, increasingly complex supply chains, and rapidly growing data volumes. Japan's retail industry is now at a major turning point.
Uvance for Retail is Fujitsu's next-generation retail model, connecting datapoints from the shop floor to the board room while empowering people and technology to work in harmony.
We will highlight cutting-edge use cases and offerings aimed at enhancing consumer and employee experience and building more sustainable supply chains.
AI Avatars Streamline Hiring, Training, and Customer Service
AVITA, in collaboration with TANAX, will propose a new approach to in-store customer service and operations using AI avatars. In addition to AI avatar-powered product guidance, we will showcase AI role-play for staff training and AI interviews for recruitment support, helping retailers improve operational efficiency and enhance the customer experience across customer service, training, and hiring.
Transform Retail with AI/Ontology-Driven Enterprise Intelligence
Celebal Technologies empowers global retailers to transform legacy systems into intelligent, autonomous enterprises through busines ontology-driven AI and modern cloud data platforms. We help organizations unify enterprise data, modernize legacy SAP analytics, and deploy autonomous agents to optimize store operations, strengthen supply chains, and accelerate executive decision-making. Faceless ERP (screenless ERP execution), Agent Garage (agentic AI orchestration platform), and CausalX (causal AI for root-cause and demand analytics), alongside AI Business Solutions and Datawarehouse modernisation such as SAP BW/BO, Teradata, Vertica,Synapse,SAS, and more. Together, these AI-ready data foundations enable secure, scalable innovation, operational excellence, and measurable growth across the entire retail value chain.
Creating with You
We will showcase a self-checkout loss prevention system, a conversational AI agent that supports data utilization in the retail and distribution industry, and POS solutions for global markets.
We accelerate digital transformation in the retail industry with AI and help create sustainable future growth together with our customers.
Delifit AI transforms deli departments from experience-based operations to data-driven management. Combining demand forecasting and optimization technologies, it minimizes missed sales opportunities, maximizes gross profit, and supports sustainable deli operations in a challenging labor environment.
A retail media solution powered by smart carts, delivering targeted ads and digital coupons at the point of purchase. By connecting shopper behavior and purchase data, it measures campaign effectiveness, enhances the shopping experience, and creates new revenue opportunities for both retailers and brands. Currently in pilot testing.
Powering Retail's Future — Unmanned, Cashless, Data-Driven Technology
We are shaping the future of retail through digital technology.
The retail industry is undergoing rapid change, driven by labor shortages, diversifying consumer needs, the shift toward cashless payments, and growing demand for sustainability. By leveraging technologies such as AI, cloud services, digital payments, and robotics, we deliver DX solutions that address a wide range of retail challenges—from store automation and operational efficiency to smarter use of data and better customer experiences.
Advances in generative AI and AI agents are accelerating improvements in the customer experience and transforming the way people work in the retail industry. At the Microsoft booth, under the theme “RETAIL FORWARD -RETURN ON INTELLIGENCE-,” we will showcase AI solutions and cloud technologies that support the next generation of retail businesses, as well as initiatives from our partner companies designed to assist with AI implementation.
Supporting retail growth in Asia with MUFG’s global reach and local expertise
MUFG supports Japanese retailers’ overseas expansion through its group and partner bank network across ASEAN. At our booth, we will introduce market entry insights, business matching with local companies, sales finance, purchase support, and digital payment solutions.
We design Business and AI
Future Architect leverages deep business insight in retail and distribution to provide end-to-end support—from business strategy to IT infrastructure and generative AI. Going beyond basic solution delivery, we drive seamless digital transformation across store operations, logistics, and supply chains. Utilizing our Singapore office, we also empower client global expansion and regional DX initiatives across the Asia-Pacific.
Accelerating AI adoption for retailers
HBLAB helps retailers turn AI ambitions into practical solutions that work in day-to-day operations and deliver business value. We provide end-to-end support, from legacy system assessment and modernization to core retail systems such as POS, inventory and e-commerce, data platforms for AI adoption, and AI development and operations. Our FDEs work closely with business teams to identify high-value use cases, implement and refine solutions, and scale successful initiatives across the organization—helping turn AI into sustainable business outcomes.
The exquisite culture woven by traditional Japanese art and crafts — KOGEI
MUFG has been promoting the “MUFG KOGEI Project”, a social contribution initiative that supports in the motto of Japanese craftsmanship - “Tradition is Innovation”.
We bring fulfillment and elegance to everyday living through the exhibition and sale of traditional Japanese art and craft.
Japanese Tea, for the Next 100 Years and Beyond
Through beverages and loose-leaf tea products, including the Oi Ocha brand, we share the appeal of tea, an integral part of Japanese culture, with people in Japan and around the world.