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Monthly2678ASKUL CorporationRetail

Notice of Monthly Performance for August in the Fiscal Year Ending May 2027

Standalone sales in August 2026 were 94.3% of the same month a year earlier, falling below the prior-year level. The core ASKUL business was at 95.6%, while the LOHACO business was at 83.1%.

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68In focus
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Direction
Deterioration
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
94.3
Percentage of the same month of the previous year
Wording
Conditional
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Sales for this month

August 2026Fiscal year ending May 2027
29,809¥ million
Net Sales
-5.7%
Number of Customers / ASKUL business
-5.2%
Average Spend per Customer / ASKUL business
+0.9%
The center line represents the same level as the same month of the previous year (100). The distance from the line represents the year-on-year change.
Year-on-year change by component
LOHACO Business
-16.9%
ASKUL business
-4.4%
The bars use a logarithmic scale. This allows the relative sizes of the other items to be read even when one item is much larger than the others.
Monthly Commentary

Standalone sales were 94.3% of the same month a year earlier. The ASKUL business was at 95.6%, but is estimated at 91.4% after adjusting for the difference in the number of operating days. The number of purchasing customers was 94.8%, average spend per purchasing customer was 100.9%, and the LOHACO business was at 83.1%.

Factors Affecting the Change

There was 1 more weekday of operations than in the same month a year earlier

Next Scheduled Disclosure

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Monthly trend for the same period last year

Month June / Total year-on-year 86.2 / ASKUL business year-on-year 85.3 / LOHACO business year-on-year 95.4, Month July / Total year-on-year 83.4 / ASKUL business year-on-year 83.2 / LOHACO business year-on-year 85, Month August / Total year-on-year 94.3 / ASKUL business year-on-year 95.6 / LOHACO business year-on-year 83.1, Month September / Total year-on-year Not disclosed / ASKUL business year-on-year Not disclosed / LOHACO business year-on-year Not disclosed, Month October / Total year-on-year Not disclosed / ASKUL business year-on-year Not disclosed / LOHACO business year-on-year Not disclosed, Month November / Total year-on-year Not disclosed / ASKUL business year-on-year Not disclosed / LOHACO business year-on-year Not disclosed

Scope of aggregation: Standalone

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredAugust 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending May 2027
Scope of aggregationStandalone
Net sales for the month¥29,809 million
Year-on-year change in monthly net sales94.3
Year-on-Year Change in Customer CountASKUL business 94.8
Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerASKUL business 100.9
Year-on-year change by categoryName ASKUL business / Year on year 95.6, Name LOHACO Business / Year on year 83.1
Sales by categoryTotal ¥29,809 million, ASKUL business ¥26,979 million, LOHACO Business ¥2,822 million
Key KPIsNumber of purchasing customers 94.8 Percentage of the same month of the previous year, Average spending per purchasing customer 100.9 Percentage of the same month of the previous year, ASKUL Business operating days 26 days
Monthly CommentaryStandalone sales were 94.3% of the same month a year earlier. The ASKUL business was at 95.6%, but is estimated at 91.4% after adjusting for the difference in the number of operating days. The number of purchasing customers was 94.8%, average spend per purchasing customer was 100.9%, and the LOHACO business was at 83.1%.
Factors Affecting the ChangeThere was 1 more weekday of operations than in the same month a year earlier
Monthly trend for the same period last yearMonth June / Total year-on-year 86.2 / ASKUL business year-on-year 85.3 / LOHACO business year-on-year 95.4, Month July / Total year-on-year 83.4 / ASKUL business year-on-year 83.2 / LOHACO business year-on-year 85, Month August / Total year-on-year 94.3 / ASKUL business year-on-year 95.6 / LOHACO business year-on-year 83.1, Month September / Total year-on-year Not disclosed / ASKUL business year-on-year Not disclosed / LOHACO business year-on-year Not disclosed, Month October / Total year-on-year Not disclosed / ASKUL business year-on-year Not disclosed / LOHACO business year-on-year Not disclosed, Month November / Total year-on-year Not disclosed / ASKUL business year-on-year Not disclosed / LOHACO business year-on-year Not disclosed
Next Scheduled DisclosureSee the company's IR website for the schedule of future monthly disclosures
Items this document does not state (8)
Total-store sales, year on yearSame-Store Sales, Year on YearCumulative Sales from Start of PeriodCumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of PeriodNumber of Stores at Period-EndNumber of stores opened during the monthNumber of stores closed during the monthMeasures from the following month onward

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

As the ASKUL business had 1 more weekday of operations than in the same month a year earlier, the company estimates that growth after adjusting for the number of operating days would be 91.4%.

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