Goldratt Japan Co., Ltd. Author of “Uniqlo vs. Zara” Takahiro Saito speaks! Apparel Management Seminar “Why is the sales rate of regular items not increasing?”

【Goldratt Japan Co., Ltd.】 Author of “Uniqlo vs. Zara” Takahiro Saito speaks! Apparel Management Seminar “Why is the rate of sales of regular goods not increasing?” ​
Goldratt Japan Co., Ltd. Press release: June 11, 2025 To members of the press Author of “Uniqlo vs. Zara”, Saito Takahiro, speaks! Apparel Management Seminar “Why doesn’t the regular sales rate increase?” Explaining the secret to creating funds for wage increases Goldratt Japan Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo) will hold a free online seminar titled “Apparel Management Seminar: A Fun and Learning Experience with a Plenty of Case Studies: Why Isn’t the Proper Use Rate Increasing?”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/55533/77/55533-77-27209463a7a5552ca0968e4c4909e4f0-960×540.jpg Many apparel companies are facing the challenge of “how to raise the funds for wage increases.” Behind this lies structural problems such as a chronic labor shortage and rising minimum wages. How can companies ensure sustainable profits in this environment? In this seminar, we will provide specific approaches and practical tips on how to generate the funds to raise wages. This time, we will welcome Takahiro Saito, an apparel inventory optimization consultant and the author of “Uniqlo vs. Zara” and “Apparel Survival,” as our guest lecturer. He will explain the essential reasons why the regular sales rate is sluggish with a wealth of examples and a sharp perspective. He will discuss the secret to increasing productivity, how to create funds for wage increases, and how to turn past “preconceptions” into new realizations to achieve high profits. In the second part, Goldratt Japan’s Tobita Motoi will introduce cutting-edge inventory
optimization technology that utilizes AI, along with examples of technology that turns missed sales into sales opportunities. He will explain the new inventory management that evolves from tasks that were previously judged by humans to being led by AI. He will share the new value and prospects that AI will bring about in reforming back-end operations. Click here to apply:
https://jp.goldrattgroup.jp/form/onebeatseminar250709 ■Seminar overview Apparel management seminar with plenty of case studies to learn from and have fun: “Why is the regular sales rate not
increasing?” Date and time: July 9, 2025, 15:00-16:30 Format: Online (Zoom) Participation fee: Free (pre-registration required) Application URL: https://jp.goldrattgroup.jp/form/onebeatseminar250709 ■Program Part 1: Why is the rate of proper use stagnating? Unravel that “preconception”! Guest lecturer: Takahiro Saito (Inventory
optimization consultant/fashion distribution expert) Part 2: AI optimizes inventory at each location and for all SKUs. World-leading technology that turns missed sales into sales opportunities. Lecturer: Motoi Tobita (Goldratt Japan Partner) ◆Speakers◆ Guest lecturer: Takahiro Saito
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/55533/77/55533-77-507dcad3c823eaa379d7cc7a8a51156a-200×263.jpg A fashion distribution consultant with extensive practical experience in the fashion industry, from global apparel product procurement to local store management. He specializes in creating organizations and business structures for inventory management that converts excess inventory into gross profit and cash. He also serves as a cash flow coach based on the vision of the management. Representative of Demand Works (https://www.dwks.jp/) Author of “Uniqlo vs. Zara” and “Apparel Survival” (both published by Nikkei BP), currently serializing “Fashion Industry’s Friend” and “Saito Takahiro’s Secret to Profit” in WWD Japan. [Work Experience] He has systematized his own know-how on inventory management to optimize inventory in fashion specialty stores, based on his experience of struggling with excess inventory at a general trading company, a Japanese subsidiary of a European brand (import wholesaler), and an apparel specialty store. To date, he has supported over 30 businesses, mainly start-ups in the growth stage, and has witnessed seven of these brands exceed 10 billion yen in annual sales. Currently, he is supporting the introduction of an AI-based inventory optimization solution for each chain store location and all SKUs, aiming for a world where people and AI coexist to increase productivity. Lecturer: Motoi Tobita
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/55533/77/55533-77-7aedc9c09b429cab459944e60ee3d17d-163×163.png Partner, Goldratt Japan Co., Ltd. He earned a Ph. D. in chemical physics from the University of Florida in the United States with the goal of becoming an astronaut. He has been involved in research and simulation technology in the early days of AI. He is a scientist who is nicknamed the “profit creator,” and his mathematical knowledge and experience in manufacturing and retail gained at the Goldratt Group are utilized in the core engine of the inventory management software Onebeat. He uses scientific thinking to enlighten people about overall optimal operations that maximize profits, and works every day to update the times. He is a practitioner of breakthrough thinking that breaks down existing ways of thinking in the fields of child education, research and development, and sports coaching. ■About the Goldratt Group The Goldratt Group is a corporate group founded in Israel by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, author of the best-selling book “The Goal,” which has been read by 10 million people around the world. The group uses the total optimization management theory “TOC (Theory of Constraints)” to support its clients’ management reforms. By making full use of the ever-evolving TOC knowledge system, the group is bringing breakthroughs to its clients around the world. We conduct our corporate activities under the motto advocated by Dr. Goldratt: “Let’s make Mondays a company people look forward to!” URL:
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