PARCO is the Italian word for “park,” and much like a park itself, we provide a place where people come together to share time and space, and where they can relax and have fun. We are working to enhance the appeal of local communities and contribute to realizing a society that offers urban consumers fulfillment by devising creative business activities with a grasp of local needs and trends.
PARCO stores participate in their communities, actively hold collaborative local events and help raise the appeal of local neighborhoods and districts by taking measures to maintain a safe and secure environment for customers visiting our stores.
PARCO stores participate in their communities, actively hold collaborative local events and help raise the appeal of local neighborhoods and districts by taking measures to maintain a safe and secure environment for customers visiting our stores.
Events and promotions held in collaboration with local communities
Collaborations spanning a range of partnerships are crucial to develop the appeal of local communities. PARCO is involved in close cooperative relationships with local authorities across all PARCO stores.
Initiatives for peace of mind and safety
Since PARCO stores are places where members of local communities gather, we have taken a wide range of measures to ensure both the peace of mind and safety of the people who visit our stores.
Initiatives to achieve “Safety in day-to-day living”
The restaurants and food stores inside PARCO conform to rigorous standards for health and safety management. Furthermore, PARCO conducts its own periodic health and safety inspections, checking the sanitary conditions in kitchens and the storage conditions for food products and ingredients.Checks are also made as needed to ensure that restaurant menus display appropriate information, and that raw ingredients, potential allergens, and expiration dates are all properly displayed.
Initiatives to achieve “Safety in the store”
There are many shop windows in a PARCO store. Each of these glass panes is coated with antishattering film to protect people in the unlikely event of window breakage. The large display shelves have mechanisms to prevent the shelves from collapsing.We also have staff who are specially trained in disaster prevention roles, and they practice each day.
We actively participate in fire-fighting technology training tournaments held by local fire stations, and have achieved some good results. We also offer training to the shop staff on how to use fire extinguishers so that they can take action in initial fire fighting. We have set up an information system that links each shop to our Disaster Prevention Center so that the shops can rapidly respond to emergencies.
Furthermore, we are actively involved in crime prevention activities, holding regular training sessions designed to share examples of problematic behavior and other aspects of crime prevention.
Initiatives to achieve “Life-protecting safety”
To prepare for the possibility that a shopper may suffer an injury or suddenly take ill, all PARCO security staff and maintenance personnel undergo paramedic training with the local fire station staff.All shops have an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and the staff is trained in their use.
Proactively supporting local communities in the event of a disaster
Major earthquake disasters threaten not only businesses, but also local governments and residents, and cooperation with these groups is essential for the smooth and effective recovery of affected areas, including PARCO stores. We believe that proactive, mutual assistance for local areas and neighboring businesses should be carried out in parallel with the recovery of PARCO stores. PARCO’s Business Continuity Plan for Major Earthquake Disasters also sets forth our policy for providing assistance to customers who have difficulty returning home in the event of a disaster.
Pre-arrangements with tenant shops for sale of daily necessities
PARCO has made arrangements with shops that carry daily necessities—primarily food, medicine, outdoor goods, and light clothing such as underwear—so that these items can be provided or sold at outside locations in the event of a disaster to affected areas.Collaboration with residents and government
Local cooperation, partnerships and supportTo the extent possible, PARCO will provide voluntary assistance and relief support and equipment to victims of natural disasters in the areas in which we operate. We will also support regional restoration activities and work to provide information and other forms of aid through our tenant shops.
Cooperation with local governments
In the event of a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake, business continuity is necessary both from the perspective of resuming store operations and contributing to local recovery. For that reason, PARCO exchanges information with local governments not just when disasters occur, but in normal times too.
Mutual support among local businesses
PARCO is strengthening relationships with neighboring businesses in the areas in which we operate and exchanging information and establishing cooperative frameworks as a means of providing mutual support and assistance. In the event of a disaster, this cooperation helps facilitate local recovery by providing evacuation guidance, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Updated Sept. 28, 2021