Uncertain business prospects New interest in “close support” New Corona May 6 17:53

While the declaration of an emergency has been decided to be extended until the 31st of this month, some business owners are considering closing the store because the business outlook is uncertain in the food and beverage industry. There is a growing interest in services that help business owners to reduce the cost of closing these stores.

Yutaka Tsunoda, who operates a melon bread shop and a language classroom business in Tokyo, is unable to forecast future management due to the refraining from going out due to the new coronavirus.

Although sales of melon bread have temporarily increased, we do not think this situation will continue in the future, and we are considering closing one of the two stores.

Mr. Tsunoda said, "It costs a rent to move out of the store, and it costs about 600,000 yen to restore it. It is a big burden at the stage when the city called for refraining from going out I decided that it was not possible to continue the business in, and I needed to review it. "

A company in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, is in the process of consulting about such closures.It launched a website that mediates people who want to move out due to closures and those who want to start a new business in the future and move in. I am.

On that day, the person in charge visited the owner of a restaurant in Tokyo, which is considering closing the store, and explained the mechanism of mediation. Since the manager who closes the store can move out without restoring the inside of the store, the expenses for closing the store can be suppressed, and if the intermediary is established, a part of the fee paid by the person who wants to move in will be paid to the closing manager .

The owner of the restaurant said, "If it's the size of this restaurant, it will cost between 2 million yen and 2.5 million yen to restore it, so it's a good idea to be a little burdened."

According to this company, about 150 properties centering on restaurants are registered on the site for properties that are considering moving out by the end of last month, and about 1000 companies have requested to move in. is.

Masato Nakano, director of "ACT PRO" who runs the intermediary site, said, "The extension of the emergency declaration is a big blow to the owners of the store. It will be strategically withdrawn, and the store will be restarted after the situation is resolved. With the future uncertain, I hope that it will be used as a consultation point for considering options. ”