The Joshin Outlet on Route 171 Looks Set to Be Huge. Could It Open in November?

It looks like demolition work for the rebuilding of the “Joshin Outlet” Nishinomiya store along Route 171 has been going smoothly, and it seems it will be completed in late May. It also appears that it will reopen as a regular store rather than an outlet.

They are already hiring staff. (As of September 24)

(Updated November 18) The digital flyer on November 18 said it would open in late November. Recent new Joshin stores have often opened on Fridays or Saturdays, so it seems likely it may open on the 22nd (Fri), 23rd (Sat), 29th (Fri), or 30th (Sat).

The demolition work period is listed as lasting until May 20↓

Here is the map↓

The address is 5-5-11 Kawahara-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo.

(Updated 6/24) It seems undecided whether it will become an outlet store

I haven’t gone to check the site myself, but someone commented that “banners saying things like ‘Home Appliances, PCs, Renovation’ and ‘Kids Land (toys and games)’ have been put up.” Here is what I found after looking into it.

When I contacted a Joshin store (the current inquiry contact, the Gardens store), they said that “at this stage, it has not yet been decided whether it will become an outlet store or a regular store.”

(Updated 7/29) It seems it will become a regular store

So, this article was written on the assumption that it would be an outlet store, but there is a possibility it will become a regular store.

Construction starts in early June, opening in December?

It looks like construction will begin in early June.

According to the project outline, the target completion date is late November. So a December opening seems quite likely.

It was originally planned for this autumn, but it looks like it may be delayed a little.

It does seem that they were previously aiming to complete construction in late October.

On the other hand, you could also say that they have spent that much time refining the plan, so let’s look forward to it!

The old Joshin Outlet being demolished↓
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Maybe it was to keep dust from spreading. They were demolishing it while spraying water.

Joshin Outlet may become quite a large store

The Joshin Outlet being rebuilt this time looks like it will become a much larger building than before.

That’s because it will be built on land that includes both “the former parking lot area” and “the building that used to be next door.”

On top of that, this time it will be a three-story building, and I think the 2nd and 3rd floors will be used as store space, so the sales floor area will probably be quite large.

The 1st floor will be a parking lot with space for 80 cars, and there will also be bicycle parking for 80 bikes. There will also be a dedicated motorcycle parking area with 7 spaces.

The largest Joshin outlet store! Could the sales floor be three times larger than before?!

(It seems it will be a regular store rather than an outlet store.)

Joshin has two outlet-specialty stores in Osaka and one in Tokyo.

There is a tool that lets you measure area on Google Maps, so I checked.

• Ikeda store: 401㎡
• Kitahanada store: 680㎡
• Mitaka store: 700㎡
• Former Nishinomiya store: 809㎡

It seems the Nishinomiya store was already the largest from the start.

And the size of the renewed Nishinomiya store will be

2524㎡ (estimated)

The 1st floor of the renewed store will likely correspond to the building area (1979㎡), so subtracting that from the total floor area (4503㎡) suggests the store area will be 2524㎡.

Compared with the previous 800㎡, 2524㎡ means it will be roughly more than three times larger.

As a Joshin outlet specialty store, this Nishinomiya location is expected to have by far the largest sales floor area, so Joshin may be putting a great deal of effort into creating this store.

Joshin is hiring

“Joshin” is recruiting opening staff for cashier work, stocking shelves, and more.

*The job listing information is from the time of publication. Sorry if recruitment has already ended<m(__)m>

Finally

There are services like Mercari, but physical stores that handle used goods still seem to have demand because they offer reassurance about a minimum level of product quality.

So in terms of price, would it be something like “Mercari > physical outlet store > online shopping > regular store”?

It’s very exciting.

We’ll continue to cover any further progress in the construction.

Steel Frame Going Up for the Joshin Building Along Route 171

2019年7月31日