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In 1985, Aucnet became the first company in the world to begin used car auctions that utilized satellite communications. In 1997, the company launched the operation of a flower market that made use of an original information distribution system that it had developed over the years. Today, it has more than 3,300 growers and organizations making shipments for sales on the market. Meanwhile, there are over 1,355 buyers who make purchases through this flower market. The market is the only Internet flower market in Japan that has realized complete remote purchasing, handling an annual trading volume of over 7.5 billion yen.
ba＊net is a flower market that achieves a complete separation of sales and logistics by utilizing an original information distribution system. It allows purchasing to be carried out fully from the home for the delivery of flowers to the store front while maintaining their freshness.
Buyers participate in this market from various regions all around Japan because purchases can be made from virtually anywhere.
Shipments are received at the distribution center located in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, where received shipments are then divided up and shipped for delivery to the customer. It is committed to enabling buyer members to make purchases with an ease of mind, such as through the execution of quality inspections.
1) After the arrival of a shipment, it is immediately divided up based on sales information.
2) Quality inspections are made on a routine basis to enable buyers to make their purchases with ease of mind.
3) All deliveries are made through shipments that are dedicated to the transport of fresh flowers.
4) The purchased merchandise is delivered to the store front or workshop, so purchasing is completed without any need to head out to a flower market.
On Fri., August 6, 2010, Aucnet obtained the MPS-Good Practice Auction certification from MPS, an international certification organization for the flower industry. It was the world's first MPS-GPA certificate granted to a flower auction that utilizes Internet communications.
| May 1997 | Begins negotiated transactions (with the participation of 4 companies) |
| December 1997 | Begins the world's first satellite-based TV auctions for flowers (with the participation of 75 companies) |
| August 2000 | Begins auctions on two channels |
| November 2004 | Shifts from satellite communications and begins Internet-communication-based auctions |
| December 2004 | Exceeds annual trading volume of 3 billion yen |
| February 2005 | Exceeds the hosting of 1,000 auctions |
| November 2006 | Begins potted plant auctions |
| May 2007 | Relocates its distribution center to Urayasu City to expand its scope of distribution |
| December 2008 | Exceeds annual trading volume of 5 billion yen |
| March 2009 | Marks trading volume of 100 million yen in a single hosting session |
| March 2010 | Marks the exceeding of 20,000 cases in the number of cases handled in a single hosting session |
| October 2016 | Exceeds 1,000 buyer members |
| February 2018 | Exceeds the hosting of 3,000 auctions |
| July 2020 | Absorbed and merged Kinuta Flower Auction CO.LTD |
| October 2020 | The web service for florist "Otoriyose Torihiki" received the Excellence Award（優秀賞） at 3rd Nihon Service Award. |
| September 2021 | Absorbed and merged GRAND BOUQUET OTAKI LIMITED. Entered the flower gardening business using ICT. |
Satellite communications-based auction screen
November 2013: Relocates head office
We have successfully completed M&A with Tokyo Kinuta Flower Gardening Market and Grand Bouquet Otaki Co.
| Company name | AUCNET INC. |
| Founded | June 29, 1985 |
| Head office | Aoyama OM Square, 5-8 Kita-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8349 JAPAN Phone: +81-3-6440-2500 Fax: +81-3-7726-0675 |
| Capital | 1.807 billion yen (as of December 31, 2022) |
| No. of employees (consolidated) | 860 （as of December 31, 2022） |
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