The Induction Ceremony Was Held at Each Group Company

Congratulations to all of our new employees.

The companies of the Seven & i Group, which you have joined, are developing businesses in Japan and overseas that are closely connected to the daily lives of our customers. Each day, we strive to provide valuable products and services based on our basic stance of "always putting ourselves in the customer's shoes and contributing to local communities in Japan and overseas by providing new value of experience.

Today, our group sales exceed 17 trillion yen annually, but our origins can be traced back to 1920, when we opened a store in downtown Tokyo with a floor space of only 2 tsubo. The family of the founder, Masatoshi Ito, the honorary chairman, started the business with a lot of hard work. Since then, the company has continued to grow based on the founding spirit of being an honest company that is trusted by all stakeholders. This spirit of "trust and integrity" has remained our company motto no matter how much we expand our business scale and regions, or how much our business scope changes. We hope that you will experience the importance of this spirit through your work and make it your own.

We have also achieved growth by continuing to "respond to change. The structure of society changes with the times, and we must provide new value as the needs of our customers continue to change. I would like to share with our new employees three attitudes to cope with "change" that I would like them to be aware of in their future work.　　

The first is to always keep your antennae up and be aware of changes.
The environment and social structure surrounding us are constantly changing. In order to meet the expectations of our clients, it is important for us to pay attention to even the smallest changes in order to respond to them. We hope that will help you to identify and create new opportunities, not only through the changes you can learn about from the news and various information media, but also through the small changes in your daily life.

The second is to be willing to take on new challenges without being afraid of failure.
In order to respond to the changes you perceive and provide new value, you need to be proactive and take on challenges. To do this, it is important to have a broad perspective and to keep your ideas in a drawer, and to have the spirit to take on new challenges by utilizing them according to the content of the change. Please learn from your failures, continue to promote while correcting your course, and connect it to your results.　

The third is an attitude of looking at social issues and working to solve them.
We must not only grow economically, but also must be able to both solve the problems and challenges that continue to emerge in an ever-changing society. This is our mission as well, as we are intimately involved in the lives of our customers. We hope that you will make great use of your fresh perspectives here. Keep an eye on the world's issues through your daily life and work, share them with the seniors at where you are assigned, and do what you can and should do.

Finally, I would like to emphasize the importance of "thorough implementation of basics" as well as "response to change. The "basics" that you will be taught in your respective workplaces, such as providing friendly customer service and maintaining clean stores and sales areas, will not change even as the times change. Please keep in mind the importance of being thorough with the basics while adapting to change as you go about your work.

I would like to offer my heartfelt encouragement to all of you, the new employees who will be carrying the future on your shoulders, and express my expectations for your abundant potential and success.


President and Representative Director
Ryuichi Isaka


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