Net Protections, Inc. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shin Shibata; “Net Protections”) is pleased to announce that its Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service, atone, is now available on official online stores of Shimamura, Avail, Birthday, and Chambre, operated by SHIMAMURA Co.,Ltd. (headquartered in Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama; President: Makoto Suzuki; "SHIMAMURA").
Reason for Implementation
There were many requests from customers for in-store pickup in four of Shimamura's online stores. Also, cart abandonments frequently occurred because in-store pickup was only available for customers who paid in advance. Thus, SHIMAMURA could not meet the needs of customers who wanted to pay in cash. atone has various payment methods including a convenience store payment. Thus, SHIMAMURA decided to introduce atone to provide various payment methods and also to meet in-store pickup needs.
Features of atone
①In-store pickup available
Customers can buy online and collect their order in store with atone. This can promote O2O*1, such as customers buying other products when picking up at the store.
*1 Online-to-offline (O2O) is a business strategy that draws potential customers from online channels to make purchases in physical stores.
②Supports long-term reservations
Even if there is a long period of time between the reservation and shipping, customers still can make a payment after the arrival of the product.
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Customers can choose BNPL per purchase or Next month payment
Customers can choose to pay each time they make a purchase or consolidate their bills in the month and pay in the following month.
About atone
atone is a smartphone BNPL service for both online and offline stores. Users can make purchases immediately and pay later without registering a bank account, credit card, or adding funds. On the other hand, atone merchants can prevent cart abandonment which customers leave the site without completing their purchase. In offline stores, atone can contribute to cashless without losing customers who own credit cards but do not use them. The reward points program makes new acquisition and repeat purchases much easier.
For further information regarding atone：https://atone.be/(Japanese Only)
About online stores of SHIMAMURA
Online stores of Shimamura offers not only popular items found in physical stores but also exclusive products available only online. This allows customers who frequently shop at our physical locations to enjoy a delightful shopping experience online as well.
For more information：https://www.shop-shimamura.com/ (Japanese only)
Overview of Net Protections, Inc.
Company Name: Net Protections, Inc.
(Net Protections Holdings, Inc. [Code: 7383, the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange] Group)
Representative: Shin Shibata, CEO
Website: https://corp.netprotections.com/en/
Business Description: Provision of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services
Founded: January, 2000
Capital: JPY 100 million
Head Office: Sumitomo Fudosan Kojimachi First Building 5th Floor, 4-2-6 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan
About SHIMAMURA Co.,Ltd.
Company Name: SHIMAMURA Co.,Ltd.
Representative: Makoto Suzuki, President
Website: https://www.shimamura.gr.jp/https://www.shimamura.gr.jp/
Business Description: Sales of general clothing items
Founded: 1953
Capital: JPY 17,086 million
Head Office: 1-602-1 Kitabukuro-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, 330-9520, Japan
Direct any inquiries regarding this release to:
Net Protections PR
Email: pr@netprotections.co.jp
