Promoting More Efficient Store Operations
First written in FY2018. 5 of 12 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 3 of 31 companies on the "Worse" side.
14 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「The company is also working to reduce variations in quality between stores and standardize service levels by standardizing operations such as cooking and customer service.」
The company continues to reduce variations in quality and standardize service levels through the standardization of cooking and customer-service operations. - 2026-05-08AdvancedRevisions to earnings forecasts
「In addition to the increase in revenue, operating profit, ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the previous forecast as a result of optimizing the product mix in response to changes in purchase prices, improving operating efficiency through the expanded introduction of tablet ordering and self-service checkouts, and other measures.」
Product mix optimization and the expanded introduction of tablet ordering and self-service checkouts were specifically identified as factors behind the results exceeding the forecast. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding cost management, the company worked to reduce procurement costs through joint procurement with the Colowide Group and optimization of materials. At each store, it also strictly managed food inventories, optimized staffing based on sales performance and rebuilt its operating structure by streamlining part of the ordering and payment processes through mobile ordering and self-checkout.」
The company introduced mobile ordering, self-checkout and staffing based on sales performance, improving the efficiency of ordering, payment and store operations. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Under this plan, the company aims to strengthen its earnings structure through higher sales and achieve sustainable growth by implementing measures including the following. ・Eliminating instances of meal serving times of 12 minutes or more through reviews of product design and operations」
The new medium-term management plan explicitly called for eliminating meal serving times of 12 minutes or more by reviewing product design and operations. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To address operational challenges caused by labor shortages and reduce investment costs, the company established a food-court model in shopping malls. It also strengthened initiatives adapted to changes in the business environment, including optimizing labor costs through stricter management of working hours at stores, and is working to improve profitability.」
The company continues to improve operational efficiency through establishing a food-court model, stricter management of store working hours and optimization of labor costs. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To address operational challenges caused by labor shortages and reduce investment costs, the company established a food-court model in shopping malls. It also strengthened initiatives adapted to changes in the business environment, including optimizing labor costs through stricter management of working hours at stores, and is working to improve profitability.」
The company established a food-court model in shopping malls as a measure to address labor shortages and investment costs. It also describes optimizing labor costs through the management of store working hours. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company revised its core menu and shortened serving times by simplifying store operations.」
The company continues to describe shorter serving times through simplified store operations as a measure to improve profitability. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Shortening product serving times by simplifying store operations」
The company simplified store operations and shortened product serving times. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Eliminating delays in serving meals through the standardization of store operations」
The company continues to pursue the elimination of serving delays through standardized store operations as a measure to improve profitability in the current fiscal year. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「Eliminating delays in serving meals through the standardization of store operations」
The store-operations efficiency initiative previously identified as a standalone item was presented again in the new plan as the elimination of serving delays through standardization. - FY2020DroppedAnnual report
「Under the following basic policies, we will work to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value over the medium to long term.」
The previous initiative, “promoting more efficient store operations,” is not explicitly identified as a standalone priority in the new medium-term management plan. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「③ Promoting more efficient store operations」
The new 3-year medium-term management plan identified the efficiency of store operations as a standalone initiative for the first time.