Shinagawa, Tokyo × Takahama, FukuiTwo locations connecting Japan's makers with markets
Case stories

Develop together.
Sell together.

Ideas emerge when we understand both local producers and market needs. Here are examples of Hanbit's product development and sales channel initiatives.

REGIONAL PROJECT

Takahama, Fukui
Developing regional products and sales channels

We work across the entire process, from developing products with local businesses to proposals for department store buyers, site visits and coordination for online sales.

Local government partnershipsProduct developmentDepartment store e-commerce
SEASONAL GIFT

Mother's Day & Father's Day
Planning and selling seasonal gifts

We combine food, sweets and flowers into gifts tailored to the occasion and recipient, then propose and sell them through department stores and mail-order channels.

GiftsProduct planningSales
BUYER PROPOSAL

Curating a range of products
around a shared theme

We bring multiple products together around a region, season or dining occasion, creating a coherent proposal for retail stores and sales media.

Product sourcingThemed collectionsProduct curation
PRODUCT BRUSH-UP

Working with local businesses
to refine their products

We preserve what makes a maker's products special while adjusting pricing, size, gift packaging, shipping and descriptions for the market, preparing them for sale together.

Business supportSpecification adjustmentsSales channel development
Our stance

Turning a local success
into the next opportunity.

Our approach remains the same across products and regions: understand the makers, work back from market needs and take responsibility through to sales. We apply what we learn to the next project.

Visit the producersUnderstand the makers and their products
Translate for the marketPresent products clearly to buyers and customers
Validate through salesUse results to improve the next offering

Let's create
the next success together.

Tell us about your plans for product sourcing, development or regional partnerships.

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