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Expanding the Store Network Through New Store Openings

First written in FY2017-Q1. 18 of 43 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.

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  1. FY2027-H1Concurrent expansion of new store openings and closures associated with the restructuring of the food-service businessAnnual report

    「In terms of store expansion, 9 stores were transferred to us through the absorption-type merger with Joyful Sun, while 23 stores were added through the acquisition of Tokiwa Industry as a subsidiary. During the first half of the fiscal year, we also opened 20 new stores, including 8 supermarket-format stores, 4 discount store-format stores and 4 drug-and-food-format stores. At the same time, as part of the restructuring of our food service (FS) business, which we have been pursuing since last year, we closed 11 stores in total, including 8 franchise-operated stores located within general merchandise stores (GMSs). As a result, the total number of stores operated by our group was 389 as of the end of the first half of the fiscal year, at the end of August.」

    Store transfers through the merger and subsidiary acquisition, 20 new store openings and 11 closures associated with the restructuring of the FS business occurred concurrently, bringing the number of stores to 389.
  3. FY2026New Openings Coexisting with Closures and Format ConversionsAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, during the fiscal year we opened 16 new locations, including 7 MaxValu Express urban small-format supermarkets (SMs) and 5 Welcia Plus drug-and-food stores, which combine pharmacies with supermarkets, in Fukuoka Prefecture, a priority area for new store openings, as well as 1 b!olala shop based on the concepts of organic, natural, health and wellness, and sustainability. At the same time, we closed 8 stores, including temporary closures associated with format conversions and the scrap-and-build process aimed at future growth, bringing the number of stores at the end of the period to 348.」

    While opening 16 stores, we closed 8 stores, including temporary closures associated with format conversions and the scrap-and-build process, bringing the number of stores at the end of the period to 348.
  5. FY2026-H1Concurrent store openings and format conversions and closuresAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, during the first half of the consolidated fiscal year, we opened 3 Welcia Plus stores in Fukuoka Prefecture, which we have designated as a priority area for new store openings, and 4 MaxValu Express stores in Fukuoka City. We also opened a new shop, b!olala (Biolala), in a commercial facility operated by another company that opened in April in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City. The shop is based on the concepts of organic, natural, health and wellness, and sustainability. Including these locations, we opened 8 stores in total. At the same time, we closed 4 stores, including temporary closures associated with format conversions and the scrap-and-build process aimed at future growth, bringing the number of stores to 344 as of the end of August.」

    While opening 8 stores, including Welcia Plus, MaxValu Express and b!olala, we closed 4 stores in connection with format conversions and the scrap-and-build process, bringing the number of stores at the end of August to 344.
  6. FY2025New Openings Coexisting with Closures and Format ConversionsAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, we opened 16 new locations to support future growth. At the same time, we closed 14 locations, including temporary closures associated with format conversions and the scrap-and-build process aimed at future growth, bringing the total number of stores to 340 at the end of the consolidated fiscal year.」

    While opening 16 stores to support growth, we closed 14 stores, including closures associated with format conversions and the scrap-and-build process, bringing the number of stores at the end of the period to 340.
  7. FY2025-H1Concurrent expansion of new openings and closures due to format conversion and redevelopmentAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, we opened 7 new stores, including 2 urban small-format SM stores, Maxvalu Express, targeted for rapid expansion under the medium-term management plan, and 1 Welcia Plus food-and-drug store combining a pharmacy with dispensing services and a supermarket offering fresh food, boxed meals and prepared foods. We also opened a new commercial facility, Kashii iina Terrace, on the premises of Aeon Mall Kashii-hama (Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture). Meanwhile, 3 stores closed for format conversion and redevelopment aimed at future growth, bringing the number of stores to 342 at the end of the interim period.」

    Seven new stores opened while 3 stores closed for format conversion and redevelopment, bringing the number of stores to 342 at the end of the interim period. Store expansion and rationalization continued to occur simultaneously.
  8. FY2025-Q1Concurrent new openings and closures, including scrapping and rebuildingAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, we opened 3 new stores for future growth. Aeon Yufuin (Yufu, Oita Prefecture), which opened in March, was established through the scrapping and rebuilding of the Maxvalu Yufuin store that closed last year. In addition, as part of store expansion aimed at increasing market share in urban areas, we opened Maxvalu Express Chiyo (Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture) in April. Meanwhile, 1 store closed for format conversion aimed at future growth, bringing the number of stores to 340 at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」

    Three new stores opened and 1 store closed simultaneously. The Yufuin store involved scrapping and rebuilding, while the Chiyo store supported expansion of urban market share. The number of stores at the end of the period was 340.
  9. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「We opened 14 new stores for future growth. These included 3 Maxvalu Express stores in Fukuoka City, a compact supermarket format designed to expand market share in urban areas, and 5 Welcia Plus stores, a new format combining a pharmacy with dispensing services and a supermarket offering fresh food, boxed meals and prepared foods. Meanwhile, 6 stores closed, 3 of them due to format conversion for future growth. Including these stores, the number of stores was 338 at the end of the consolidated fiscal year.」

    The company explains that 14 new stores opened while 6 stores closed, 3 of them due to format conversion. Store network expansion and rationalization occurred simultaneously.
  10. FY2024-Q3Concurrent new openings and closures, including scrapping and rebuildingAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, we carried out planned renovations to improve the profitability of existing stores and opened 13 new stores for future growth. Meanwhile, 5 stores closed, 3 of which were closed as part of scrapping and rebuilding or format conversion for future growth. Including these stores, the number of stores was 338 at the end of the third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」

    The company explains that 13 new stores opened while 5 stores closed, 3 of them due to scrapping and rebuilding or format conversion. Store expansion and rationalization occurred simultaneously.
  11. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「As new store openings, we opened Aeon Nakama (Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture), Maxvalu Express Muromi (Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture), Maxvalu Jono Station Front (Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture), Maxvalu Express Shirogane (Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture), and, through Aeon Welcia Kyushu Co., Ltd., Welcia Plus Onojo Wakakusa (Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture) and Welcia Plus Kumamoto Shimomachi (Minami-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture).」

    In addition to the previously opened new stores, Maxvalu Express Shirogane and Welcia Plus Kumamoto Shimomachi opened, expanding the store network.
  12. FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「As new store openings, we opened Aeon Nakama (Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture), Maxvalu Express Muromi (Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture), Maxvalu Jono Station Front (Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) and Welcia Plus Onojo Wakakusa (Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture), the first store of Aeon Welcia Kyushu.」

    In addition to Aeon Nakama, Maxvalu Express Muromi and Maxvalu Jono Station Front, the first Welcia Plus store opened, expanding the store network and formats.
  13. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, we opened Maxvalu Express Takeshita-dori (Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture) and Maxvalu Shimooori (Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture) in the SM format, and Aeon Shimabara SC (Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture) in the GMS format.」

    The SM format opened 2 new stores and the GMS format 1, expanding the store network. The capital investment plan for the following fiscal year also includes Aeon Nakama, Maxvalu Express Muromi and Aeon Togitsu, among others.
  14. FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, in addition to opening 2 new SM-format stores and 1 new GMS-format store, including Maxvalu Express Takeshita-dori (Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture), which opened in November」

    The SM format opened 2 new stores and the GMS format 1, expanding the store network.
  15. FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「We operate a total of 330 stores in various formats, including general merchandise stores, supermarkets, discount stores and home improvement centers, as of 31 August 2022.」

    It states that a network of 330 stores across various formats is being operated.
  16. FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「As new stores, we opened MaxValu Shimootoshi Store (Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture) and AEON Shimabara SC (Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture) in March. As a new store format, we also operated a concession inside Welcia Kumamoto Aso-da Store (Higashi Ward, Kumamoto), which Welcia Yakkyoku Co., Ltd. opened in April, offering fresh foods (meat, seafood and produce), prepared foods, boxed meals, bakery products and frozen foods. Also in April, we opened AEON Sasebo Yonkacho Store (Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture), a small-format store selling apparel and other products.」

    In addition to new SM and GMS store openings, the store network and formats were expanded through concession outlets inside Welcia stores and the opening of small-format apparel stores.
  17. FY2022AdvancedAnnual report

    「In terms of stores, in addition to opening 4 new SM-format stores and 1 new DS-format store」

    The SM format opened 4 new stores and the DS format 1, expanding the SM, DS and GMS store network.
  18. FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In addition to opening 2 new SM-format stores and 1 new DS-format store」

    The SM format opened 2 new stores and the DS format 1, expanding the store network.
  19. FY2022-Q2Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store rationalizationAnnual report

    「In addition to opening 1 new SM-format store and 1 new DS-format store, we revitalized existing stores by reopening 4 GMS-format stores, 10 SM-format stores and 1 DS-format store after renovation, and converted 1 SM-format store to the DS format.」

    The SM and DS businesses opened 2 stores, while the home improvement center business closed 1 and other businesses opened 7 and closed 2, resulting in new openings and store rationalization occurring simultaneously.
  20. FY2022-Q1Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store rationalizationAnnual report

    「At the end of the quarter, the number of stores was 154 in the SM format, 28 in the DS format and 66 in the GMS format, following the opening of 1 SM-format store during the period.」

    The SM format opened 1 store, while the home improvement center business closed 1 store and other businesses opened 4 and closed 1, resulting in new openings and store rationalization occurring simultaneously.
  21. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a new store opening, Maxvalu Umeda (Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture) opened in September.」

    Maxvalu Umeda opened as a new store in the SM and DS businesses following the business integration, bringing the number of SM and DS stores to 181.
  22. FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「We began operations as the new Aeon Kyushu, inheriting 155 Maxvalu and Maxvalu Express stores, 25 discount-store-format The Big stores and 15 GMS-format stores, for a total of 195 stores, and operating 314 stores (*). (*The number of stores at the end of the quarter was 316.)」

    Through the business integration, 195 stores were inherited and operations began with 314 stores; by the end of the quarter, 316 stores were operating. In addition, Maxvalu Umeda and Aeon Hara opened as new stores.
  23. FY2021-Q2Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store closuresAnnual report

    「The number of stores at the end of the quarter was 37 following 6 openings and 2 closures during the period.」

    Other businesses opened 6 stores while closing 2. The home improvement center business also closed 1 store, with new openings and store rationalization occurring simultaneously.
  24. FY2021-Q1Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store closuresAnnual report

    「The number of stores at the end of the quarter was 32 following the closure of 1 store during the period. The number of stores at the end of the quarter was 37 following the opening of 4 stores during the period.」

    The home improvement center business closed 1 store, while other businesses opened 4, with network expansion and rationalization progressing simultaneously.
  25. FY2020Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store closuresAnnual report

    「In the cycle business, we are converting cycle sales areas inside GMS stores to the Aeon Bike bicycle specialty-store format, and opened 6 new stores during the fiscal year.」

    Aeon Bike opened 6 stores during the fiscal year, while closures in the GMS, home improvement center and other businesses also had an impact, resulting in new openings and store rationalization occurring simultaneously.
  26. FY2020-Q3Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store closuresAnnual report

    「The number of stores at the end of the fiscal year was 33, following 8 openings and 1 closure during the period.」

    During the period, 8 stores opened while 1 store closed, with new openings and store rationalization progressing simultaneously.
  27. FY2020-Q2Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store closuresAnnual report

    「The number of stores at the end of the fiscal year was 31, following 6 openings and 1 closure during the period.」

    Other businesses opened 6 stores while closing 1, with new openings and store rationalization progressing simultaneously.
  28. FY2020-Q1Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store closuresAnnual report

    「As a result, the general merchandise retail business had 51 stores at the end of the quarter, with sales of ¥43,601 million, or 97.8% of the same period of the previous year.」

    The general merchandise retail business had 51 stores. In the home improvement center business, 1 store closed during the period, leaving 33 stores, while other businesses opened 3 stores and closed 1, leaving 28 stores in total. New openings and closures progressed simultaneously.
  29. FY2019Concurrent continuation of new store openings and store closuresAnnual report

    「At the end of the fiscal year, the number of stores in the general merchandise retail business was 50 following the closure of 2 GMS stores. The home improvement center business had 34 stores following the closure of 2 stores. Other businesses had 26 stores in total, comprising 7 Wide Mart stores, following 1 closure, and 19 cycle-business stores, following 3 openings.」

    The cycle business opened 3 stores, while 2 GMS stores, 2 home improvement center stores and 1 Wide Mart store closed, with network expansion and rationalization progressing simultaneously.
  30. FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the cycle business, we are converting GMS cycle sales areas to Aeon's bicycle specialty-store format, Aeon Bike (AB), in order to provide a highly specialized product range and customer service. AB Omura (Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture) opened in June, AB Hayato-Kokubu (Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture) in July and AB Marina Town (Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture) in September.」

    Aeon Bike opened 3 stores, bringing the number of Aeon Bike stores to 19 at the end of the quarter. Meanwhile, 1 Wide Mart store closed.
  31. FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「AB Omura (Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture) opened in June, followed by AB Hayato-Kokubu (Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture) in July.」

    Aeon Bike opened 2 stores, Omura and Hayato-Kokubu, bringing the number of Aeon Bike stores to 18 at the end of the quarter. Meanwhile, 1 Wide Mart store closed.
  32. FY2018AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the cycle business, we are converting cycle sales areas in GMS stores to Aeon's bicycle specialty-store format, Aeon Bike (AB), in order to provide a highly specialized product range and customer service. During the fiscal year, 7 stores were newly converted.」

    During the fiscal year, 7 stores were converted to the Aeon Bike format, bringing the number of Aeon Bike stores to 16 at the end of the fiscal year. The expansion of the store network is progressing in concrete terms.
  33. FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the cycle business, we are converting cycle sales areas in GMS stores to Aeon's bicycle specialty-store format, Aeon Bike (AB), in order to provide a highly specialized product range and customer service. AB Ogori opened in October and AB Chikushino in November.」

    Aeon Bike stores in Ogori and Chikushino opened in October and November, expanding the specialty-store network.
  34. FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a new store opening, we opened Aeon Otogane SC in July as a shopping center with a new concept.」

    Aeon Otogane SC, whose opening had been planned in the previous quarter, actually opened in July, expanding the store network.
  35. FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「On 29 July, we plan to open Aeon Otogane Shopping Center (Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture), a new store embodying new forms of community centered on child-rearing, local community and convenience.」

    The policy of continuing new store openings remains in place, with details provided for the planned 29 July opening of Aeon Otogane Shopping Center. As of the end of the quarter, the opening itself remained scheduled.
  36. FY2017RestatedAnnual report

    「As a new store opening, we opened Aeon Aira (Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture) in March as the anchor store of Aeon Town Aira.」

    The opening of Aeon Aira is reported, bringing the number of stores in the general merchandise retail business to 52. As this does not describe an additional result achieved during the fiscal year, it is treated as ongoing.
  37. FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In August, Aeon Bike Shimooori opened inside Aeon Shimooori (Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture), followed by Aeon Bike Kumamoto inside Aeon Kumamoto in October.」

    In addition to the existing Aeon Aira, 2 Aeon Bike stores opened in August and October, expanding the store network.
  38. FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「We opened Aeon Aira (Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture) in March as the anchor store of Aeon Town Aira.」

    The opening of Aeon Aira continues to be reported.
  39. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「As a new store opening, we opened Aeon Aira (Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture) in March as the anchor store of Aeon Town Aira.」

    Aeon Aira opened as the anchor store of Aeon Town Aira.
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