Impact of Hiring Difficulties on Store Openings and Operations
First written in FY2021. 1 of 4 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2022. Latest entry: FY2025.
Abc-Mart moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 8 of 26 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".
- FY2025SoftenedAnnual report
「In Japan, the Group hires approximately 200 new employees each year. If recruitment becomes difficult or the turnover rate rises, our store-opening strategy and store operations could be affected.」
The description of annual hiring changed from "more than 200 people" to "approximately 200 people." The risks to store openings and store operations from recruitment difficulties and a rising turnover rate continued to be disclosed. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「The Group's main initiatives to secure human resources include diversifying employment arrangements, including short-hours regular employees, and recruiting personnel locally. We are also enhancing our recruitment and training systems and working to develop employees and improve their skills, thereby taking steps to prevent the departure of younger employees who will lead the Group in the future. In addition, we use the "Welcome Back Program" to encourage the reemployment of employees who left for various reasons.」
Measures to address recruitment difficulties and rising turnover were specified, including diversification of employment arrangements, local recruitment, training and reemployment programs, expanding the response to these risks. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「In Japan, the Group hires more than 200 new employees each year. If recruitment becomes difficult or the turnover rate rises, our store-opening strategy and store operations could be affected.」
In addition to the existing risk of recruitment difficulties, a rising turnover rate was identified as a factor that could affect the store-opening strategy and store operations, broadening the scope of the risk. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「In Japan, the Group hires more than 200 new employees each year. If recruitment becomes difficult, our store-opening strategy and store operations could be affected.」
Against the background of hiring more than 200 people annually in Japan, the risk that recruitment difficulties could affect the store-opening strategy and store operations was presented for the first time.