Decline in Sales in the Western-Style Confectionery Manufacturing and Sales Business Due to the Heavy Rains in Western Japan
First written in FY2019-Q2. 1 of 2 entries say "Dropped", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2019.
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- FY2019DroppedAnnual report
「In terms of sales, there were negative factors including department store closures and the impact of natural disasters, as well as the slight struggles of the 2018 Valentine’s sales campaign due to a cold spell, but」
Although the current fiscal year broadly describes the impact of natural disasters, torrential rains in western Japan are no longer specifically mentioned, so the item has disappeared as a distinct risk theme. - FY2019-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Sales of summer products remained solid for dry confectionery due to the extreme heat after the end of the rainy season, but the Valentine’s sales campaign struggled somewhat, and the impact of torrential rains in western Japan and other factors caused total sales for the period to fall below the same period of the previous year. As a result, sales in this business were ¥13,218 million, down 0.7% year on year.」
The impact of torrential rains in western Japan and other factors was cited for the first time as a reason why total dry-confectionery sales for the period fell below the same period of the previous year, while sales in the Western confectionery manufacturing and sales business were ¥13,218 million, down 0.7% year on year.