INTERVIEW

Men's, Children's and Living Department Shop Master Ayaka Kobayashi

PROFILE

2016.4 Assigned to Fujisaki Bedding Department
2020.3 Behind Products Assistant Team Manager
2021.3 In charge of the shop master of the Date Craft Shop in charge of living

― Why did you decide to join Fujisaki?

From my experience of club activities and part-time work when I was a student, I realized that what I did was joyful and smiling had led to my own rewarding and growth. In addition, I wanted to get a job that could make use of the marketing and hospitality fields I learned at the Faculty of Business Administration at a university, so I decided to work for Fujisaki, a sales and customer service business.
I was fascinated by the fact that local department stores are rooted in the community and developed with local people, and I joined the company because I wanted to contribute to the community as a traditional company.

― Could you tell me about your current job and rewarding?

I am in charge of the operation of Date Craft, a shop that collects traditional crafts and crafts from the six prefectures of Tohoku. His work includes the development and management of products that convey the goodness of handwork and rediscover the charm of Tohoku, event planning for selling them, and mobilization measures using newsletters and SNS etc. . In addition, there are a wide range of tasks related to shop management, such as analyzing sales and training sales personnel.

I am responsible for being assigned to the shop, but since I can experience everything from product selection to sales, it is very rewarding and I feel that it leads to my growth every day.

― What do you want to do in the future?

In the future, while always wearing antennas, we will select traditional crafts from the six prefectures of Tohoku, mainly in Miyagi Prefecture, and up-to-date crafts by contemporary artists in a well-balanced manner, and also engage in the development of our own original products. I want to.

We aim to contribute to regional development together with local companies and create a sales floor where customers will never get tired of visiting the store whenever they visit.

― How do you spend time off?

I liked traveling, and I often went there before the pandemic. I like to study and plan sightseeing spots, hidden restaurants, and ryokan selection, so I would like to go to various places again when I calm down.


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