"NEXSTO - Next Generation Store Idea Contest 2023" to be held

Danshosha will launch the "NEXSTO: Next Generation Store Idea Contest 2023" (hereinafter referred to as the "Contest") on Monday, July 3rd.

This contest is calling for ideas for "next-generation stores" that create a sense of "comfort" at a time when we are resuming our daily lives after having acquired new senses and habits following the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following on from last year, a "Student Award" has also been established, and we hope to attract many submissions from the younger generation.

Through this contest, Tanseisha will create an opportunity for a wide range of people to think about new store creation, 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. Tanseisha, which has continued to expand the field of spatial creation with its ability to read the times, will promote open innovation that will create next-generation stores together with its clients, and will take on the challenge of creating new spaces that only Comprehensive display business that handles the creation of a wide variety of spaces can produce.

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 design with "comfort" as theme from July 3rd
~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 2023" flyer

"NEXSTO - Next Generation Store Idea Contest 2023" Recruitment Details

theme	"Comfort"
Recruitment details	Reunion with people. Reunion with the place. Daily life is gradually returning. Now that activities have resumed, many people are coming and going, and a sense of "interaction" and "connection" is emerging and being regained, what will physical stores look like in the future, so that you can feel "comfortable"? Please present your ideas, mechanisms and devices that will create a sense of comfort through space.
Application period	July 3, 2023 (Monday) to October 10, 2023 (Tuesday)Applications are now closed
Selection	First screening: Late October, document screening (Results will be sent by email to successful applicants in early November) Second round (Judges' Special Award): November 8th (Wed) and 9th (Thu) Online presentations Final Judging (Grand Prize, Excellence Prize, Student Prize): November 22 (Wednesday) Face-to-face presentation
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 9 entries) 100,000 yen
Eligibility	Individuals, corporations, groups and all ages welcome. *However, those who can 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] ・Shuichi Arino (Manager, Store Development Department, Sales Promotion Department, Kinokuniya Bookstore Co., Ltd.) ・Kenichiro Ito (Executive Officer, General Manager of Store Development and General Manager of Store Planning, Alpen Co., Ltd.) ・ Kazuyoshi Oshima (United Arrows Store Development Department) ・Atsuo Kibe (Group Manager, Store Design Department, Cainz Co., Ltd.) Noriyoshi Koyama (Director and Managing Executive Officer of Development Division, Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan Ltd.) Yusuke Saito (Team Manager, Store Planning Team, Business Promotion and Sales Group, Licensing Department, Starbucks Coffee Japan Co., Ltd.) ・ Shunsuke Suzuki (Deputy Director of the New Business Format Division at Workman Corporation) ・Yusuke Fujikado (Director, Store Design and Development Department, Royal Holdings Co., Ltd.) ・Minako Yazaki (Manager of the Store Design Team, Store Development Division, Adastria Co., Ltd.) [DEVELOPER] ・Kazuhito Terada (Group Manager, Digital Transformation Division, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.) ・Megumi Funamoto (General Manager of Development Strategy Department and Consulting Department, Company General Affairs Headquarters, JR West Japan SC Development Co., Ltd.) [DESIGN] ・Takao Katsuta (LINE-INC. CEO/Creative Director) ・Uegauchi Taisuke (Principal Creative Director TANSEISHA Co., Ltd. Design Center) ・Norihito Takahashi (Jamo associates CEO/Designer) [DIGITAL] ・Nozomi Kubota (Director of Creator's NEXT Co., Ltd.) ・Akihiro Suzuki (Director/Chief Producer, Produce Division 1, Spatial Media Produce Division, Cross Media Innovation Headquarters TANSEISHA Co., Ltd.)
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2023』事務局（JDN内） nexsto2023@japandesign.ne.jp 　※対応時間 平日10:00～17:00（土日祝を除く）