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Automate Data Preparation and Maintenance

Asahi Group Holdings Implements LBC, Japan's Largest Corporate Master Database, for All Records

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Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

uSonar Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Nami Fukutomi), a company supporting database marketing, is pleased to announce that it has provided its entire LBC corporate master database, covering 8.2 million locations—the largest in Japan—to Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (Headquarters: Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akiyoshi Koji; hereinafter Asahi Group Holdings). By implementing LBC, Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (Headquarters: Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinichi Hirano; hereinafter Asahi Breweries) and Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President: Katsuhiko Kishigami; hereinafter Asahi Soft Drinks) have automated the data maintenance of restaurants, which undergo frequent changes, and general enterprises that frequently merge, close, or relocate. This has enabled the optimization of sales resource allocation based on accurate market size, utilizing consistently up-to-date information.

Background of Implementation

Asahi Breweries and Asahi Soft Drinks meet the diverse needs of their customers with a comprehensive lineup including beer, happoshu, and soft drinks. While they were conducting new business development and following up with existing customers to expand their market share, primarily among restaurants and general enterprises nationwide, they faced the following three challenges:
・ Restaurants undergo frequent changes in business format, relocations, and closures compared to other industries, resulting in a heavy operational burden for data maintenance.
・ Sales representatives register visit histories and transaction records, but frequent duplicate registrations occur due to the use of abbreviations and typos.
・ The inability to accurately grasp the targets (market) within their sales territories made it impossible to optimize the allocation of sales resources.

To address these issues, Asahi Breweries and Asahi Soft Drinks implemented uSonar's corporate master database, LBC (12.5 million locations), into their core systems.

Benefits of Implementing the LBC Corporate Master Database

① Since LBC is maintained on a daily basis, it keeps data on restaurants and general enterprises, which are subject to frequent changes, in a consistently up-to-date state.
② It standardizes data variations such as abbreviations and typos, achieving the unification of accurate customer data.
③ By accurately identifying untapped companies (market) within sales territories, it enables the optimization of sales resource allocation.

Implementation Overview
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Overview of Asahi Group Holdings

Company Name Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Headquarters Location 1-23-1 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Representative President and CEO, Akiyoshi Koji
Capital 182,531 Million Yen (As of December 31, 2017)
Business Description Group Management Strategy and Business Administration
URL https://www.asahigroup-holdings.com/

Overview of Asahi Breweries

Company Name Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
Headquarters Address 1-23-1 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Representative President and Representative Director, Shinichi Hirano
Capital 20,000 Million Yen
Business Description Manufacturer of alcoholic beverages including beer, happoshu, spirits, wine, and shochu, as well as non-alcoholic beverages
URL https://www.asahibeer.co.jp

Overview of Asahi Soft Drinks

Company Name Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd.
Headquarters Address 1-23-1 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Representative Katsuhiko Kishigami, President and Representative Director
Capital 11,081,688,000 JPY
Business Description Manufacturing and sales of various beverages, operation of vending machines, and other related business activities
URL https://www.asahiinryo.co.jp/


* Company names and product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Article Publication Date: October 4, 2018

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