Retail backroom support in Tokyo: stock ready before the doors open
We take on the backroom tasks of a shop: checking deliveries, labelling, shelving, returns and tidying, at a fixed price agreed by message.
A delivery arrives: check, label, shelve
The core backroom task is turning a delivered carton into stock the floor can use. Our team opens the cartons, checks the contents against your delivery note or order list, notes shortages and visible damage, applies your price labels or stickers where you ask, and shelves the goods in the places you define. The checking criteria are yours, we apply them and report what we find.
Re-labelling and sticker work
Price changes, promotion stickers, expiry or lot labels you supply, and barcodes that need replacing are all hands-on tasks that take a surprising amount of time when there are many items. We work from your label sheets and a sample item showing exactly where the label goes. We do not decide prices and we do not print labels that need your system; you supply the labels, we apply them.
Returns and exchanges
Returned items are checked against your criteria: complete, unused, damaged. They are sorted into return-to-shelf, return-to-supplier and for-your-decision groups, repacked if needed and shelved or boxed accordingly. We do not authorise refunds or make judgement calls about customers. Anything unclear is held and reported.
Making the backroom work for everyone
A good backroom lets a person new to the shop find a product in seconds. We organise the room by category and sales speed, label shelf edges, keep fast-moving lines near the door and leave the seasonal and display materials in their own marked zone. This is the same approach as in our stockroom organisation page, adjusted for the daily rhythm of a shop.
Food, cosmetics and regulated goods
We do not handle food that needs licensed or temperature-controlled handling, regulated medicines or other items that need a licence. For general merchandise such as clothing, accessories, stationery, household goods and packaged products that need no special handling, we can help. If your range mixes the two, we agree beforehand which parts we take and which stay with you.
A contracted task, not extra pairs of hands
The shop decides what is to be done, which items, how many and by when, and what standard the result must meet. Our supervisor directs our team in the backroom, so your own people stay on the shop floor with customers, and answers for the result. The price is fixed for each task, batch or agreed period, and confirmed by message before the work. That is the whole arrangement.
Timing around opening hours
Most backroom tasks suit the early morning before opening, a quiet weekday or after closing. Requests are accepted at any hour, and we agree the time with you by message within our agreed scope. Noise and foot traffic in the corridor are kept low during trading. If the shop is in a shared building or a station complex, tell us the delivery entrance and the rules for carts and lifts.
Shop types we are asked about
Boutiques and variety stores with large seasonal assortments, convenience-type shops needing tidy backrooms, small supermarkets with general goods, and online sellers that run a storefront and a small stockroom. Details differ, but the tasks are alike: check, label, shelve, return, tidy. We adapt the description of the task to your range.
Fixed price from deliveries and volumes
The price is built from the number of cartons or items per task, the labelling involved, the number of shelf locations and the deadline, using your description, a sample delivery and photos of the backroom. One fixed amount per task, batch or agreed period is sent by message and confirmed before we start. If a delivery turns out far bigger than described, the supervisor says so at once.
Seasonal peaks and promotions
Backroom pressure is not even through the year. Before a sale, a gift season or a new-product launch, deliveries multiply and the display materials need to be out and ready. Tell us the date, the amount expected and what must be on the floor first. We plan the task backwards from that date, prepare the display lines first and shelve the general stock afterwards. When the peak is over, we can take the same approach in reverse, boxing up the promotion materials, labelling them by event and putting them in the seasonal zone for next time.
Receiving notes and the difference list
When we check a delivery, we keep a simple note: cartons opened, items counted against your list, anything missing, anything with a damaged outer box. You receive the note as a short list, with photos of damaged cartons, so that you can raise a shortage with the supplier quickly. We do not contact suppliers or carriers on your behalf, and we do not accept or reject deliveries. The decision is always yours.
Areas and language
We serve Tokyo’s 23 wards, Chiba including Noda, Funabashi, Kashiwa and Yachiyo, Saitama including Kasukabe, Kanagawa, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma, with travel cost stated before you confirm outside the 23 wards. We work in English and Japanese, so overseas owners and Japanese suppliers can both be part of the conversation.
Reports and putting things right
After a task we send a photo report where useful, with a short list of shortages, damage or unclear items. If something was not done to the agreed standard and you tell us within 24 hours, we put it right at no extra cost. The work is carried out with our operations partner, Global Access Co., Ltd.
How it works
Tell us the task
Describe the work, the quantity, the place and the deadline. Photos help.
We confirm by message
We reply within 1 hour with whether we can take it on and a fixed price.
Our supervisor leads the team
The team arrives with a supervisor who directs the work and is accountable for the result.
Check and report
We report when the work is complete, and put right anything reported within 24 hours.
Frequently asked questions
Can you put our price stickers on items?
Yes. You supply the stickers and a sample showing the position, and we apply them. We do not set prices.
Do you handle food or medicines?
No. We do not handle food needing licensed or temperature-controlled handling or regulated medicines.
Will you decide on refunds for returned items?
No. We check returns against your criteria, sort them and report. Refund decisions are yours.
How do we get a price?
Describe the delivery or send photos. We reply within 1 hour with a fixed price confirmed by message.
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