Sales for this month
September 2026Fiscal year ending June 2027Trial's sales of food and seasonal products remained steady, and same-store sales exceeded the prior-year level for the 9th consecutive month. 西友 also exceeded the prior-year level in same-store sales for the 12th consecutive month, supported by strong growth in customer numbers and an improvement in average spend per customer.
Increased rainfall and reduced sunshine hours caused by typhoons and the autumn rain front, A decline in temperatures from the record-high levels of the prior year, Steady sales of food and seasonal products, Growth in sales of fresh foods, prepared foods and alcoholic beverages during Silver Week, There was 1 more public holiday than in the prior-year month, Strong sales of private-label products, retort-packaged curry, sweet buns, frozen fruit, fresh foods and prepared foods, Strong sales of rainwear, loungewear and autumn/winter clothing, Rice sales fell below the prior-year level following the reaction to demand for stockpiled rice in the prior year, 1 Trial store was temporarily closed
Month July 2026 / Trial same-store sales 104.0% / 西友 same-store sales 108.9%, Month August 2026 / Trial same-store sales 103.5% / 西友 same-store sales 108.8%, Month September 2026 / Trial same-store sales 103.5% / 西友 same-store sales 107.0%
Scope of aggregation: Retail (トライアル and 西友)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | September 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending June 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Retail (トライアル and 西友) |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | Trial same stores 103.5% / Trial total stores 109.8% / 西友 same stores 107.0% / 西友 total stores 105.4% |
| Total-store sales, year on year | トライアル 109.8% / 西友 105.4% |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | トライアル Rate 103.5% / Definition Not disclosed / 西友 Rate 107.0% / Definition Not disclosed |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | Trial same stores 100.8% / 西友 same stores 106.9% |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | Trial same stores 102.8% / 西友 same stores 100.2% |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Trial same-store sales / Year on year 103.5%, Name Trial total-store sales / Year on year 109.8%, Name 西友 same-store sales / Year on year 107.0%, Name 西友 total-store sales / Year on year 105.4% |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Name トライアル / Number of stores 383 Location, Name 西友 / Number of stores 244 Location |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 2 / Store name and location Nabari Store (Mie Prefecture), Kanegasaki Store (Iwate Prefecture) |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 0 |
| Monthly Commentary | Trial's sales of food and seasonal products remained steady, and same-store sales exceeded the prior-year level for the 9th consecutive month. 西友 also exceeded the prior-year level in same-store sales for the 12th consecutive month, supported by strong growth in customer numbers and an improvement in average spend per customer. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Increased rainfall and reduced sunshine hours caused by typhoons and the autumn rain front, A decline in temperatures from the record-high levels of the prior year, Steady sales of food and seasonal products, Growth in sales of fresh foods, prepared foods and alcoholic beverages during Silver Week, There was 1 more public holiday than in the prior-year month, Strong sales of private-label products, retort-packaged curry, sweet buns, frozen fruit, fresh foods and prepared foods, Strong sales of rainwear, loungewear and autumn/winter clothing, Rice sales fell below the prior-year level following the reaction to demand for stockpiled rice in the prior year, 1 Trial store was temporarily closed |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Month July 2026 / Trial same-store sales 104.0% / 西友 same-store sales 108.9%, Month August 2026 / Trial same-store sales 103.5% / 西友 same-store sales 108.8%, Month September 2026 / Trial same-store sales 103.5% / 西友 same-store sales 107.0% |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The factors cited include steady sales of food and seasonal products, sales growth in fresh foods, prepared foods and alcoholic beverages, 1 more public holiday than in the prior-year month, and strong sales of various private-label products, rainwear and autumn/winter merchandise. The company also explained that rainfall caused by typhoons and the autumn rain front, as well as the reaction to demand for stockpiled rice in the prior year, had an impact.