Strengthening talent development and securing high-quality personnel
First written in FY2016. 15 of 19 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
32 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「We position talent development as our most important management issue. The “30 Articles of Hard Off Theory” states: “People are everything at a company—talent development should take priority over all other activities,” and we are actively engaged in talent development.」
The positioning of talent development as the most important management issue continued, with the training framework including on-the-job training, monthly web-based training and overseas training restated. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to on-the-job training in stores, we have established a range of web-based training programs, including the “be Store Manager Program,” held monthly online to accelerate the development of talent aspiring to become store managers. We also conduct overseas training regularly and are working to develop global talent, which is essential to advancing overseas store openings.」
The talent-development framework progressed to include the monthly online “be Store Manager Program” and regular overseas training, as well as the development of global talent. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding talent development, the “30 Articles of Hard Off Theory” states: “People are everything at a company—talent development should take priority over all other activities.” We position it as our most important management issue. In addition to establishing a range of training programs, including web-based training, we encourage external training and the acquisition of public qualifications.」
The Company explicitly positioned talent development as its most important issue and described a training framework including web-based and external training and encouragement to obtain public qualifications. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to strengthen talent development and expand purchasing channels.」
Strengthening talent development was restated as an ongoing initiative. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to strengthen talent development and expand purchasing channels.」
Strengthening talent development was restated as an ongoing initiative under the annual theme. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「We will work to build up retained earnings steadily through improvements in performance and management efficiency and use them to prepare for future investment in securing and developing talent, newly opened stores and the expansion of new business areas.」
The policy of treating the securing and development of talent as an ongoing investment was restated. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Ensuring that every employee adopts an owner-manager mindset」
The policy of emphasizing an owner-manager mindset among individual employees continued as a specific measure under the annual theme. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Ensuring that every employee adopts an owner-manager mindset」
The talent-development and operating policy of emphasizing an owner-manager mindset among individual employees continued. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Ensuring that every employee adopts an owner-manager mindset」
The policy of emphasizing an owner-manager mindset among individual employees was presented as a specific initiative under the annual theme. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We will work to build up retained earnings steadily through improvements in performance and management efficiency and use them to prepare for future investment in securing and developing talent, newly opened stores and the expansion of new business areas.」
The policy of treating the securing and development of talent as an ongoing investment was restated. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We will work to build up retained earnings steadily through further improvements in performance and management efficiency and use them to prepare for future investment in talent development, newly opened stores and the expansion of new business areas.」
The policy of using retained earnings for talent development, investment in newly opened stores and new business areas continued. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We will work to build up retained earnings steadily through further improvements in performance and management efficiency and use them to prepare for future investment in talent development, newly opened stores and the expansion of new business areas.」
Talent development was identified as one of the uses of retained earnings, reflecting the continued emphasis on developing personnel. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In talent development, we regularly hold internal study sessions using Skype and other tools. By sharing knowledge among employees and raising their expertise, we will further deepen the appeal of each product category.」
In addition to the existing training and recruitment policy, the Company specified regular internal study sessions using Skype and other tools and knowledge sharing as concrete methods of talent development. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「① Strengthening talent development (top priority)」
The policy of making talent development the top priority continued. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「① Strengthening talent development (top priority)」
The policy of making talent development the top priority among the annual focus areas continued. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We will pursue systematic talent development by enhancing various training programs held nationwide, including monthly head-office training held at headquarters. In light of our future store-opening plans, we will also step up recruitment efforts to secure high-quality personnel.」
The policy of talent development and recruitment continued through monthly head-office training, enhanced nationwide training and recruitment aligned with store-opening plans. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 6.0% due to higher personnel expenses associated with increasing store staffing in preparation for future new store openings, as well as new-store opening costs.」
The increase in store staffing in preparation for new store openings continued. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Due to higher personnel expenses associated with increasing store staffing in preparation for future new store openings,」
The policy of developing and securing talent remained in place, and store staffing was increased in preparation for new store openings. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We regard developing the talent that supports the organization as our top priority and will address it ahead of all other operations. In addition to monthly head-office training held at headquarters, we will pursue systematic talent development through skills-up training sessions aimed at acquiring specialized product knowledge and skills, information-sharing sessions for part-time and casual staff, information-sharing sessions for store operations managers, and theme-based information-sharing sessions. We will also step up recruitment efforts to secure high-caliber personnel.」
Talent development and recruitment are treated as top priorities through training, information-sharing sessions and hiring activities.