New Store Openings Based on Trade-Area Analysis and Profitability Considerations
First written in FY2016-Q3. 10 of 17 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
47 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group is actively rolling out Karaoke no Tetsujin Collaboration Mix, which specializes in collaborations with anime, game and other content, and opened 3 new locations during the current interim consolidated accounting period. It will continue opening stores, mainly in regional cities.」
Under its store-opening policy based on profitability and market-area considerations, the Company added 3 collaboration-focused locations and continues to expand mainly in regional cities. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the current interim consolidated accounting period, the Company opened 2 new locations. It plans to continue opening stores, mainly in regional cities.」
Under its store-opening policy based on market-area and profitability considerations, the Company added 2 collaboration-focused locations, mainly in regional cities, and continues its regional expansion plan. - FY2024-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「The Company is actively opening collaboration-focused stores in major cities nationwide.」
The Company indicated a plan to expand the target areas for store openings nationwide to major cities and roll out collaboration-focused stores, based on profitability and market-area considerations. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「Across the businesses in which it operates stores, the Group is pursuing a strategy of opening new locations selectively in highly profitable areas, mainly in the Tokyo and Chukyo regions, and working to operate stores efficiently.」
The scope of carefully selected openings based on profitability and location has expanded from a focus on the karaoke business to all store-operating businesses and the Tokyo and Chukyo regions. - FY2020RaisedAnnual report
「The Company implemented measures including store development to secure prime locations by expanding the areas in which it owns properties.」
In addition to carefully selected openings based on profitability, the Company expanded its focus to store development aimed at securing prime locations by increasing the areas in which it owns properties. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On 10 February 2020, the Company opened Karaoke no Tetsujin Akihabara Showadoriguchi.」
The opening of the Akihabara Showadoriguchi location demonstrated the Company's policy of opening stores mainly in central Tokyo after considering profitability and other factors. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In November 2019, the Company opened Akakara Kamata inside Karaoke no Tetsujin Kamata, making it the second location combining food service and karaoke.」
The Company opened a food-service outlet within the floor space of an existing location, expanding the combined format to its second location. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its carefully selected store-opening strategy from the previous fiscal year, the Company opened a new location, Karaoke no Tetsujin Gotanda-Nishiguchi, on 21 December 2018.」
Based on a policy of carefully selecting openings while considering investment recovery and other factors, the Company proceeded as far as opening the Gotanda-Nishiguchi location. - FY2018RaisedAnnual report
「The Company stated that it would actively consider openings, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, at properties where a certain level of investment recovery could be secured based on the investment amount, sales, rent and other factors, including in large government-designated cities outside the Tokyo metropolitan area.」
The Company set out investment-recovery criteria and indicated a policy of expanding its target areas from the Tokyo metropolitan area to large government-designated cities outside the region. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「Because the gap between the originally projected sales budget and actual sales was substantial and recovery was not expected to be achievable, goodwill recorded when the operating rights were acquired was impaired.」
Voice, acquired under a store-opening policy that considered profitability, generated substantially less revenue than projected, indicating that recovery of the investment could not be expected. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To further expand the potential of karaoke, we acquired the operating rights to “Voice,” a restaurant karaoke venue in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo, marketed as private karaoke, and will continue opening stores mainly in central Tokyo, leveraging our strengths.」
As part of its expansion into central Tokyo following the Ikebukuro East Exit opening, the Company completed the acquisition of the operating rights to Voice in Nishi-Azabu, giving concrete shape to its policy of opening stores mainly in central Tokyo. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company was preparing to open in central Tokyo, beginning with the east exit of Ikebukuro. In April 2017, to further expand the potential of karaoke, it acquired the operating rights to Voice, a restaurant karaoke venue in Nishi-Azabu marketed as private karaoke, and continued considering new store openings.」
The Company was preparing to expand into central Tokyo following the Ikebukuro East Exit opening and had progressed to a specific plan to acquire the operating rights to Voice, a restaurant karaoke venue in Nishi-Azabu. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company first decided on 9 December 2016 to resume openings in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area, which was becoming a new hub for subculture, and proceeded with preparations.」
The Company identified Tokyo's Ikebukuro area as a specific candidate for a new opening and proceeded with the decision and preparations to resume openings. - FY2016SoftenedAnnual report
「Because rents at candidate sites in the Tokyo metropolitan area had risen, the Company began a major review of opening costs and carried the opening plan forward to the next fiscal year.」
The policy of considering market areas and profitability remains in place, but the opening schedule was postponed because of rising rents. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「For new store openings, the Company is conducting a thorough review of market-area characteristics and resuming consideration of openings for the next growth stage, taking profitability into account.」
Rather than pursuing new openings uniformly, the Company plans to scrutinize market-area characteristics and profitability.