"NEXSTO: Next Generation Store Idea Contest 2022" to be held

Danshosha will be holding the "NEXSTO - Next Generation Store Idea Contest 2022" (hereinafter referred to as the "Contest") for the second time following last year, starting on Friday, July 22nd.

This contest is calling for submissions from individuals and corporations alike for ideas for "next-generation stores" that will make customers feel excited and excited about visiting stores, as new era keywords such as digital, technology, SDGs, and sustainability are driving a transformation in the way stores are run. This time, a new "Student Award" has been created, with the aim of attracting more submissions from the younger generation.

Through this contest, Tanseisha will create an opportunity for various people to think about creating new stores, inviting Tanseisha's clients, such as select shops and restaurant chains, as judges, and together with Tanseisha's designers, exploring the possibility of realizing stores that incorporate excellent ideas. The idea that was selected as the best award from many applications last year is currently being verified with the client with a view to realizing it. Tanseisha has continued to expand the field of space creation with its ability to read the times, and will promote open innovation that creates next-generation stores together with clients, challenging itself to create new spaces that can only be created as Comprehensive display business that handles the creation of a wide variety of spaces.

Background of the event

As a pioneer in spatial creation within the chain store business, Tanseisha has worked to create Japan's leading select shops and restaurant chains. This contest will widely solicit ideas for creating new spatial experiences suitable for the next generation of stores. As part of its open innovation initiative, Tanseisha's clients will also participate as judges, and Tanseisha's project managers, designers and Cross Media Innovation Headquarters, who promote spatial creation, will work with the clients to explore the possibility of introducing and realizing the best ideas in actual stores.

For more details, please visit the contest webpage (https://www.tanseisha.co.jp/nexsto).

News Release
Tanseisha to hold idea contest for next-generation store creation with the theme of "excitement" from July 22nd
~Companies with retail stores will participate in the judging process, and the best ideas may be introduced in physical stores~

"NEXSTO - Next Generation Store Idea Contest 2022" flyer

"NEXSTO - Next Generation Store Idea Contest 2022" Recruitment Details

theme	"excited"
Recruitment details	~ Ideas and designs for next-generation stores with the theme of "excitement" ~ Going to department stores or shopping centers with your family, or going shopping or eating with friends in town. Or going to school or the gym alone may have been a way to change your mood and enjoy a short trip. Now that we can do more at home or in the palm of our hands, we want to rediscover the joy of visiting physical stores. Ideas for stores that will make you feel excited.
Application period	From Friday, July 22, 2022 to Tuesday, October 11, 2022Applications are now closed
examination	First screening: Late October, document screening (Results will be sent by email to successful applicants in early November) Second round (Judges' Special Award): Mid-November Online presentation Final judging (Grand Prize, Excellence Prize, Student Prize): Face-to-face presentation in late November
award	Grand Prize (1 piece) 500,000 yen, Excellence Prize (1 piece) 150,000 yen, Student Prize (1 piece) 150,000 yen, Special Jury Prize (about 10 entries) 100,000 yen
Eligibility	Individuals, corporations, groups and all ages welcome. *However, applicants must be able to communicate in Japanese.
Submissions	A3 size (landscape) PDF 1-5 pages (capacity 10MB or less)
How to Apply	Enter and apply via the official website (https://www.tanseisha.co.jp/nexsto/)
Judges (In alphabetical order / titles omitted)	【STORE】 ・Yoshio Enomoto (United Arrows Co., Ltd. Store Operation Center) Senior Manager, Store Development Division) ・Mayumi Kamiya (General Manager, Store Development Department, Sales Promotion Division, Store Sales Headquarters, Kinokuniya Bookstore Co., Ltd.) * Added on August 5, 2022 ・Kosaku Kibe (Manager, Design Planning Group, Store Design Department, Cainz Co., Ltd.) Noritaka Koyama (Japan Kentucky Fried Chicken Co., Ltd. Director Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Development Division) ・Yusuke Saito (Starbucks Coffee Japan Co., Ltd., Store Development Division, Store Construction Department) Group Manager, Construction Management Group) *Added on July 15, 2022 Shunsuke Suzuki (Deputy General Manager, Merchandising & Analysis Group, New Business Category, Workman Co., Ltd.) *Added on August 5, 2022 ・Tadashi Tokiyama (General Manager, Store Design & Development Department, Royal Holdings Co., Ltd.) ・Seiichiro Hatase (Baycruise Co., Ltd. SHOP DESIGN Div SHOP DESIGN Sec.) ・Miwa Michijiri (General Manager, Store Construction Department, Camel Coffee Co., Ltd.) *Added on August 5, 2022 ・Minako Yazaki (General Manager, Adastria Co., Ltd., Store Design Department) 【DEVELOPER】 ・Kazuhito Terada (Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., DX Division, DX Dept. 2, DX Group Manager) 【DESIGN】 ・Takao Katsuta (LINE-INC.) CEO/Creative Director） ・Taisuke Uegakiuchi (TANSEISHA Co., Ltd. Design Center Principal Creative Director) Norito Takahashi (CEO of Jamo associates / Interior Designer) 【DIGITAL】 ・Nozomu Kubota (Creator's NEXT Co., Ltd. Representative Director) ・Akihiro Suzuki (TANSEISHA Co., Ltd. Cross Media Innovation Headquarters Spatial Media Produce General Manager, General Department, Department 1/ Chief Producer)
Organizer	TANSEISHA Co., Ltd.
cooperation	JDN INC.
Media Partners	Japan's largest contest information site "Toryumon" by JDN
Contact	『次世代店舗アイデアコンテスト2022』事務局（JDN内） nexsto2022@japandesign.ne.jp 　※対応時間 平日10:00～17:00（土日祝を除く）