Strengthening the Retail, Manufacturing and Logistics Base in the Tohoku Region
First written in FY2024-Q3. 1 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 11 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The expansion of small-format stores was also achieved through the acquisition of part of the business from 株式会社佐藤長 dated 23 October 2023.」
The expansion of the Group’s stores and operating base in the Tohoku region through the acquisition of the business from 佐藤長 is reiterated as a past achievement. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of stores at the end of the consolidated fiscal year was 318, including 3 franchise stores. The number of new store openings includes the 18 stores acquired in October 2023 from 株式会社佐藤長, which operated food supermarkets in Aomori Prefecture, comprising 3 smart-format stores and 15 small-format stores.」
The acquisition of the business from 佐藤長 was completed, bringing 18 stores in Aomori Prefecture into the Group. The food-processing business was also acquired at the same time, expanding the retail, manufacturing and logistics infrastructure in Tohoku. - FY2024-Q3First statedAnnual report
「We decided to acquire the company’s business after determining that expanding the retail operating locations of our Group’s retail distribution business in the Tohoku region would strengthen our operating base in the region, including manufacturing and logistics.」
The acquisition of the food retail, fresh-fish tenant and food-processing businesses in Aomori Prefecture is described as a measure to strengthen the operating locations and manufacturing and logistics infrastructure in the Tohoku region.