Our company name, G.A.P., is derived from the English word "gap".
There are many "gaps" in the world markets that offer the potential for new business opportunities. Our company name, G.A.P., reflects our corporate mission statement to "mind the gap" and "bridge the gap" in the most efficient way possible, so that, as a result, we maximize satisfaction for our customers as well as our business partners.
The Business Planning Department is the only department at G.A.P.
We do not have a sales or telemarketing team that solicits business.
Based on the belief that only quality goods and services that benefit all parties (customer, partner, and G.A.P.) will enjoy long, sustainable growth, we have only one division, the Business Planning Department, that seeks to find gaps and bridge them in the marketplace.
To bridge the "gap" in international telecommunication services,
we started G-Call in April 1998.
As with our corporate name, the letter "G" was taken from the word "gap." G-Call has grown to become a widely-supported service for both its price and quality, due to our thorough streamlining of operations for maximum efficiency. As a result, approximately 290,000 telephone numbers have been registered in 5 years and 8 months (as of Dec. 2003), and monthly traffic exceeded 9.90 million minutes (as of Dec. 2003). Of this number, international traffic accounted for 4.41 million minutes, or approximately 3% of all fixed-line Japan-originated international traffic. Most noteworthy is the fact that these results were achieved with only 10 full-time employees.
In light of false labeling practices causing a tendency toward safe and authentic foods,
we focused on the gap between producers and consumers,
and started retail sales of the finest, premium brand rice "Minami Uonuma Koshihikari".
In partnership with Japan Agricultural Cooperative (JA) Uonuma-minami, we have offered the epitome of rice brands, Minami-uonuma Koshi-hikari, which is ranked as the number one rice in Japan, at 100% authenticity and reasonable pricing. In the year and nine months since sales started, aggregate volume has reached 185 tons, far exceeding all estimates. The response has been truly phenomenal.
Recent problems with BSE (or "mad cow" disease) and toxicity of agricultural chemicals have further heightened the need for safe food products. Acting as the crucial link between producers and consumers, we will continue to provide authentic and safe products at reasonable prices. Through implementation of our mission statement to "mind the gap" and "bridge the gap" we aim to deliver more timely products that are needed by our valuable customers.
The real growth in our G-Call Shopping services is only just beginning.All our customers have selected G-Call of his or her own volition, and not because of sales calls or visits. For such valued customers, and for our potential customers in the future, we will continue our search for inefficient "gaps".
In order to achieve this, we will focus on the following themes.
- Tie-up with business partners who can supply good value
- Increasing products offered via G-Call Shopping (always seeking business partners)
- Further improvement of database
- Building of a website that customers would want to visit
- Securing quality personnel for planning/business strategies (always seeking qualified employees/interns)
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