Sales for this month
August 2026Fiscal year ending December 2026Zoff business sales were down 1.8% year on year across all stores and down 7.1% on a same-store basis. Sales of photochromic lenses, however, remained strong, and initiatives to strengthen sales of value-added products are making progress.
High prior-year benchmark created by promotional initiatives that generated significant attention last year, Insufficient customer traffic, Poor weather during the month
Initiatives to strengthen sales of value-added products
Year 2,025 / All stores (%) 22.8 / Same stores (%) 18, Year 2,024 / All stores (%) 17.3 / Same stores (%) 12.5
Scope of aggregation: Domestic Zoff business and Megane Super business
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | August 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Domestic Zoff business and Megane Super business |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | -1.8 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | -1.8 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Ratio (%) -7.1 / Definition Stores that were not closed during either the same month of the previous year or the current month |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Zoff business — all stores / Year-on-year (%) -1.8, Name Zoff business — same stores / Year-on-year (%) -7.1 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Zoff business, month-end store count / Value 349 stores / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name Megane Super business, month-end store count / Value 302 stores / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Category Zoff business / Number of stores 349 stores, Category Megane Super business / Number of stores 302 stores |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 1 / Store name Zoff Kyoto Yodobashi store, Number of Cases 1 / Store name Megane Super Contact Nakano Station North Exit store |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 1 / Store name Megane Super Aeon Mall Ayagawa |
| Monthly Commentary | Zoff business sales were down 1.8% year on year across all stores and down 7.1% on a same-store basis. Sales of photochromic lenses, however, remained strong, and initiatives to strengthen sales of value-added products are making progress. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | High prior-year benchmark created by promotional initiatives that generated significant attention last year, Insufficient customer traffic, Poor weather during the month |
| Measures from the following month onward | Initiatives to strengthen sales of value-added products |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Year 2,025 / All stores (%) 22.8 / Same stores (%) 18, Year 2,024 / All stores (%) 17.3 / Same stores (%) 12.5 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In addition to being unable to attract enough customers to exceed the high prior-year benchmark created by promotional initiatives that generated significant attention last year, the business was affected by poor weather during the month.