Why exhibit at SMTS?

Scale of Exhibition *In SMTS2025

The latest store facilities, materials and information services are displayed as well as food and local products of Japan and overseas. It is one of the largest scale exhibitions in Japan organized by the retail distribution industry association.

Registered Visitors
77,305
*For all 3 shows including multi-day visitors
Exhibitors
2,237 companies/organizations
Booths
3,611 Booths
*Overseas Exhibitors: 103 companies, 140 booths from 15 countries and regions

Quality of Visitors *Excerpt from SMTS/DTS2025 Show Report

We invite a large number of retailers including supermarkets and food distributors. Visitors are retailers VIP (CEO, owner and board member) and buyers who have the decision authority.

Organizerʼs Visitor Promotion

Leveraging the strengths of a retail distribution industry association, NSAJ extends invitations to a large number of stakeholders from the retail industry, including supermarkets in Japan, as well as from the food distribution sector.

NSAJ Network

NSAJ carries out promotional activities utilizing the network, including inviting approximately 300 member supermarkets and securing publicity in the association’s journal.

Cooperation of supporters and co-sponsors

Among the supporting and sponsoring organizations, invitation tickets will be distributed to those groups whose members are key target visitors, seeking their cooperation in attracting attendees.

Invitation tickets

Invitation tickets will be sent mainly to proprietors in distribution industry and buyers from the past visitors' data.

Advertisement and publicity

NSAJ actively places advertisements and conducts publicity activities in industry-specific newspapers, regional papers, and other distribution-related media to attract visitors with a clear purpose.

Business Meetings during the Show *Excerpt from SMTS/DTS2025 Show Report

Business cards

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Business meeting

Out of , how many had a clear intention in having business meeting at your booth?

New meeting

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Appointment acquiring rate

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*Appointment total ÷ Concrete business meeting total

Order intake rate

How many orders did you get?
*Order total ÷ Concrete business meeting total