Improving the Profitability of Existing Stores
First written in FY2016-Q3. 11 of 35 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
TETSUJIN Holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 3 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 27 stores, with sales at 101.2% of the prior-year period.」
Existing-store sales reached 101.2% of the prior-year period, returning above the prior-year level from 99.5% at the time of the previous full-year report. However, the number of comparable stores fell from 32 to 27. - FY2025Shift from above to below the prior-year levelAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 32 stores, with sales at 99.5% of the prior-year period.」
Existing-store sales reached 99.5% of the prior-year period, falling below the prior-year level from 101.0% at the time of the previous report. - FY2025-H1Continued year-on-year growth, but at a slower rateAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 33 stores, with sales at 101.0% of the year-earlier half-year period.」
Existing-store sales continued to exceed the prior-year level, but the growth rate declined from 107.7% of the prior-year period in the previous report to 101.0%. - FY2024-Q3Continued year-on-year growth, but at a slower rateAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 35 stores, with sales at 107.7% of the year-earlier quarter.」
Existing-store sales continued to exceed the prior-year level, but the growth rate declined from 114.6% in the previous quarter to 107.7%. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 36 stores, with sales at 114.6% of the year-earlier quarter.」
Existing-store sales continued to exceed the prior-year level. Sales were 114.6% of the prior-year period, almost unchanged from 114.7% in the previous quarter. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 36 stores, with sales at 114.7% of the year-earlier quarter.」
Comparable existing-store sales reached 114.7% of the prior-year period, remaining above the prior-year level and improving from 104.1% at the time of the previous report. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 35 stores, with sales at 104.1% of the year-earlier quarter.」
Comparable existing-store sales reached 104.1% of the prior-year period, improving from 90.3% in the previous quarter and moving above the prior-year level. - FY2023-Q2Recovery from below the prior-year levelAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 36 stores, with sales at 90.3% of the year-earlier quarter.」
Existing-store sales remained below the prior-year level, but improved from 74.2% of the year-earlier quarter in the previous quarter to 90.3%. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 38 stores, with sales at 74.2% of the year-earlier quarter.」
While store consolidation and cost-efficiency measures progressed, comparable existing-store sales reached 74.2% of the year-earlier quarter, leaving the earnings power of existing stores below the prior-year level. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 46 stores, with sales at 96.8% of the prior-year period.」
Comparable existing-store sales in the core karaoke business reached 96.8% of the prior-year period, remaining below the prior-year level throughout the year. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 46 stores, with sales at 115.0% of the year-earlier quarter.」
Existing-store sales reached 115.0% of the year-earlier quarter, continuing to exceed the prior-year level. - FY2022-Q2Continued year-on-year growth, but at a slower rateAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 48 stores, with sales at 127.8% of the year-earlier quarter.」
Existing-store sales continued to exceed the prior-year level, but the growth rate declined from 159.2% in the previous quarter. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Comparable existing stores※: 48 stores, with sales at 159.2% of the year-earlier quarter.」
Comparable existing-store sales reached 159.2% of the year-earlier quarter, exceeding the prior-year level. - FY2021-Q3Continued below the previous year, but recoveringAnnual report
「There were 49 comparable existing stores, with sales at 83.5% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales remained below the prior-year level at 83.5% year on year, but improved from 51.7% in the previous quarter. - FY2021-Q2Continued below the previous year, with slight improvementAnnual report
「At karaoke stores, restrained customer usage amid the spread of COVID-19 since the second half of the previous fiscal year was the main factor. There were 51 comparable existing stores, with sales at 51.7% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales remained substantially below the previous year at 51.7% of the same-quarter level, but improved slightly from 51.3% in the previous quarter. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「There were 53 comparable existing stores, with sales at 51.3% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales declined to 51.3% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year, deteriorating further from 92.0% in the first quarter and 74.1% in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「For the consolidated fiscal year, sales in the karaoke and food-service businesses were ¥5,197 million, down 25.0% year on year, and the operating result was an operating loss of ¥100 million, compared with operating profit of ¥996 million in the same period of the previous year.」
While measures to restore existing-store profitability continued, the karaoke and food-service businesses experienced a substantial decline in revenue and shifted from operating profit to an operating loss. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition to the impact on performance expected when the plan was prepared from competitors concentrating new openings in busy downtown locations, sales at comparable existing stores* were 74.1% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year due to the temporary closure of all 58 stores in the Kanto region following the landfall of Typhoon Hagibis in October 2019, as well as closures and shortened operations from April to May 2020 in response to requests to suspend operations to prevent the spread of COVID-19.」
Existing-store sales declined to 74.1% year on year, reflecting the newly reported impact of closures and shortened operations caused by the typhoon and COVID-19. - FY2020-Q2Continued below the previous year, but improved from the previous quarterAnnual report
「Sales at comparable existing stores* were 95.4% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales remained below the same quarter of the previous year but improved from 92.0% in the previous quarter. Initiatives such as promoting part-time staff to full-time employees and store renovations continued. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Due in part to the temporary closure of 55 stores over a weekend as a result of the typhoon in October 2019, sales at comparable existing stores* were 92.0% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, store operations continued to receive planned and ongoing investment, including the promotion of part-time staff to full-time employees and store renovations.」
Although store investment and personnel initiatives continued, existing-store sales declined to 92.0% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year due partly to the temporary closure of 55 stores because of the typhoon. - FY2019-Q3Continued year-on-year growth, but at a slower rateAnnual report
「Existing stores continued to implement appropriate staffing, renovations and repairs to maintain and strengthen store operating quality, as well as various sales-promotion initiatives. As a result, sales at comparable existing stores* during the cumulative period of the third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year were 103.7% of the level in the same period of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales continued to exceed the previous year at 103.7% year on year, but the growth rate declined from 104.6% in the previous cumulative quarter. Appropriate staffing, renovations and repairs, and sales promotion continued. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Ahead of the peak sales season in December, existing stores continued to implement appropriate staffing, renovations and repairs to maintain and strengthen store operating quality, as well as various sales-promotion initiatives. As a result, sales at comparable existing stores* during the cumulative period of the second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year were 104.6% of the level in the same period of the previous year.」
As a result of continuing appropriate staffing, store renovations and repairs, and sales promotion, existing-store sales reached 104.6% year on year, exceeding the previous year. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Competition is intensifying as competitors concentrate new openings in busy downtown locations, but the business achieved a steady recovery by accurately implementing operational improvement initiatives. As part of its shift in profit structure, the company actively closed unprofitable stores in the previous fiscal year, closing 10 stores, and continued to strengthen store personnel and renovate stores, as it had in the previous year. As a result, comparable existing-store sales* were 107.3% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Following measures including the closure of 10 unprofitable stores, stronger staffing and store renovations, existing-store sales recovered to 107.3% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「At existing stores, the company recruited and appropriately allocated store employees and carried out store renovations and equipment repairs to improve the competitiveness of store operations. As a result, sales at comparable existing stores* were 98.5% year on year.」
Existing-store sales remained below the previous year at 98.5% year on year, but the company worked to improve the competitiveness of store operations through employee recruitment, appropriate staffing, renovations and equipment repairs. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At existing stores, the company recruited and appropriately allocated store employees and carried out store repairs, then strengthened promotional activities from March onward. As a result, recent existing-store sales recovered to 99.4% year on year, based on the cumulative 3-month period of the third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
Existing-store sales were 95.8% year on year on a cumulative 9-month basis, while recovering to 99.4% on a cumulative basis for the most recent 3 months. - FY2018-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In this environment, the company recruited store employees and implemented appropriate staffing allocations, carried out store renovations, promoted collaboration initiatives, and reduced and cut procurement costs and head office expenses to restore impaired store profitability.」
Although measures to restore profitability were implemented, sales in the karaoke-room operations business fell 7.3% year on year, and segment profit declined 0.5%, indicating that the recovery remains weak. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「To restore impaired store profitability, the company recruited approximately 20 store employees and implemented appropriate staffing allocations, resumed store renovations for the first time since the fiscal year ended August 2013, promoted collaboration initiatives, and reduced and cut procurement costs and head office expenses. In terms of performance, sales at comparable existing stores were 93.5% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Although measures to restore profitability were implemented, existing-store sales remained below the previous year, and the operating loss in the karaoke-room operations business widened to ¥55 million from ¥43 million in the same period of the previous year. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of performance, sales at comparable existing stores were 97.3% of the level in the same period of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales remained below the previous year for the full fiscal year. The new management team has set the recovery of store profitability as a target for the fiscal year ending August 2018. - FY2017-Q3Existing-store sales remain below the previous year, but the figure has improvedAnnual report
「In terms of performance, sales at comparable existing stores were 96.9% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales remained below the previous year at 96.9% of the same-quarter level, but improved from 96.2% in the previous quarterly report. - FY2017-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of performance, sales at comparable existing stores were 96.2% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales were 3.8% below the same quarter of the previous year, indicating deterioration in performance relative to efforts to improve existing-store profitability. - FY2017-Q1Deterioration in existing-store performanceAnnual report
「Sales at comparable existing stores were 93.5% of the level in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Existing-store sales fell below the same quarter of the previous year, indicating deterioration in performance despite efforts to improve existing-store profitability. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「With a focus on profitability at existing stores, the company analyzed its customer base, worked to reduce store costs and improve menus, and implemented appropriate staffing allocations to achieve more efficient store operations.」
The company continues to prioritize improving the profitability of existing stores. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「The company operates with a focus on improving the profitability of existing stores.」
Improving the profitability of existing stores is a key operating priority.