Daiso strives to meet customer demand amid high daily transaction volume

SAN ANTONIO – If you haven’t had a chance to visit the Daiso Japanese store in Alamo Ranch, you may want to come on days when the stores receive their shipments.

Daiso continues to sell many items until they sell out, such as food and Sanrio products.

Store manager Stephanie Guerra said she received 17 pallets of food, stationery and Hello Kitty items last Thursday and by the end of Friday they were all sold out.

“We’re adjusting our inventory to meet the demands we’re seeing here in San Antonio. We’ve been very successful,” Guerra said. “Our headquarters in Japan is monitoring us closely, making sure we’re getting that extra support. That way we can meet the volume we have here.”

The store receives shipments of new products on Tuesday and Thursday each week.

Wait times have decreased since the store added a new cash register.

Now, two self-service queues and two cash registers allow customers to enter and exit quickly.

While customers wait 15 to 20 minutes to get in, Guerra said the store has seen more than 1,100 transactions a day.

Daiso offers various products including Japanese ramen, beauty products, candy, toys and much more.

New products are expected to arrive in the next delivery, such as shower caps, fabric pouches and much more.

Daiso’s opening hours are 9am to 9pm Monday through Saturday and 10am to 8pm Sunday.

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