In the Age of AI, Even Supermarkets Are Searched Online: Canly to Host Seminar on Information Consumers Want to See in One Place

Canly Inc. (Location: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Co-CEOs: Mamoru Tatsumi, Yutaro Akiyama), the developer and provider of "Canly Store-level Marketing," a service for centralizing management of customer acquisition media such as the three major map platforms (Google Business Profile, Yahoo! Place, Apple Maps), websites, apps, and social media, will host an online seminar for the food supermarket industry titled "In the Age of AI, Even Supermarkets Are Searched Online: What is the 'Information Consumers Want to See in One Place' that Can't Be Solved Just by Being a Chain or Well-Known?" over three days on June 16 (Tue), 17 (Wed), and 18 (Thu), 2026.

"I already have my go-to supermarket." --However, as household financial defenses rise due to inflation, are consumers continuing to use their usual supermarkets, or are they starting to explore new ones?

"We can attract customers with flyers." --However, with the recent spread of AI search, aren't people using the internet as well as flyers when looking for a store?

This seminar, targeting regular supermarket users, will analyze survey data on their behavior of adding or switching main supermarkets, and decipher the trends and information sources they use when searching for a store. We will use data to explain the information that consumers "want to see in one place," which can't be addressed simply by "being a chain" or "being well-known." Targeting headquarters staff of multi-store food supermarket chains, we will explain "how to organize store information" to retain regular customers and acquire new ones in the age of AI search.

We look forward to your participation.

◾️ Recommended for: - Headquarters of multi-store food supermarket chains - Promotion staff responsible for retaining and acquiring regular customers in their area - Marketing staff considering digital information strategies common to all stores

◾️ Benefits of attending: - Understand the reality of how consumers add or switch their main supermarkets - Discover the information sources consumers look at when switching - Gain insights into measures for preparing store information before customers visit

＜Event Overview＞ Date/Time: Live Stream: June 16 (Tue) 13:00-13:30 Recorded Stream: June 17 (Wed) 13:00-13:30 Recorded Stream: June 18 (Thu) 13:00-13:30 Location: Online Participation Fee: Free Topic: In the Age of AI, Even Supermarkets Are Searched Online: What is the "Information Consumers Want to See in One Place" that Can't Be Solved Just by Being a Chain or Well-Known?

Including the live stream, the seminar will be available for three days. Please join on a date that is convenient for you.

Canly Inc. Marketing Department, Shoya Takayama A graduate of Chiba University's graduate school. Engaged in planning and producing marketing content such as seminars and white papers based on research.

◾️ About Canly Store-level Marketing "Canly Store-level Marketing" is a store management cloud service that reduces management and operational costs and leads to the improvement of measures by identifying operational issues through data analysis by centrally managing customer acquisition media such as Google Business Profile, Yahoo! Place, Apple Maps, websites, apps, and social media. It goes beyond just providing a tool, as experienced operational staff provide support while working alongside customers.

◾️ About Canly Employee Benefits This is an employee benefits service that utilizes the map information data from the "Canly Store-level Marketing" system, which manages over 130,000 store locations, allowing employees of all types, including part-timers and temporary staff, to receive various discounts using a map regardless of their employment status or work location. It is also an accessible service for companies that have previously foregone introducing employee benefits, as it can contribute to sales and branding improvement through its use as a customer acquisition channel and its digital functions for in-house discounts.