Sales for this month
March 2026Fiscal year ending February 2027Existing-store sales were 99.3% year on year including stores and e-commerce, 99.7% for stores alone, and total-store sales were 102.7%. Spring merchandise sales were steady through mid-month, but growth slowed as temperatures fell toward the end of the month. Total-store sales of apparel and general merchandise exceeded the prior year.
Steady sales of spring merchandise through mid-March, Falling temperatures toward the end of the month, Recovery in customer numbers driven by young casual brands, The high comparison base resulting from PAL CLOSET sales increasing by nearly 20% in the prior year
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Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2025 / March 101.7 / April 99.7 / May 100.1 / June 104.9 / July 104.4 / August 104.2 / September 100.5 / October 103.2 / November 105.2 / December 97.2 / January 101.7 / February 105.2
Scope of aggregation: All stores and existing stores of PAL GROUP Holdings CO.,LTD (stores and e-commerce)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | March 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | All stores and existing stores of PAL GROUP Holdings CO.,LTD (stores and e-commerce) |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | All Stores 102.7 / Existing stores (stores and e-commerce) 99.3 / Existing stores (stores) 99.7 / Total-store e-commerce 96.1 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 102.7 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 99.3 / Definition Existing stores, including stores and e-commerce |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Sales at all stores / Year on year 102.7, Name Total-store e-commerce sales / Year on year 96.1, Name Existing-store total sales / Year on year 99.3, Name Existing-store retail sales / Year on year 99.7, Name Existing-store e-commerce sales / Year on year 96.9 |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Total 1,165 / Number of apparel retail stores 702 / Number of general-merchandise retail stores 463 / Number of 3COINS PLUS stores 296 / Number of 3COINS stores 81 / Number of general-merchandise stores other than 3COINS-format stores 86 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 18 / Breakdown Apparel 14, general merchandise 4 |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 4 / Breakdown Apparel 4, general merchandise 0 |
| Monthly Commentary | Existing-store sales were 99.3% year on year including stores and e-commerce, 99.7% for stores alone, and total-store sales were 102.7%. Spring merchandise sales were steady through mid-month, but growth slowed as temperatures fell toward the end of the month. Total-store sales of apparel and general merchandise exceeded the prior year. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Steady sales of spring merchandise through mid-March, Falling temperatures toward the end of the month, Recovery in customer numbers driven by young casual brands, The high comparison base resulting from PAL CLOSET sales increasing by nearly 20% in the prior year |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2025 / March 101.7 / April 99.7 / May 100.1 / June 104.9 / July 104.4 / August 104.2 / September 100.5 / October 103.2 / November 105.2 / December 97.2 / January 101.7 / February 105.2 |
| Next Scheduled Disclosure | Around the Monday of the third week of the following month. If compilation is not completed in time, the following Monday. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Spring merchandise sales grew steadily through mid-March, but growth slowed as temperatures fell toward the end of the month. In apparel store sales, both customer numbers and average spend per customer at existing stores exceeded the prior year, with young casual brands driving the recovery in customer numbers. E-commerce sales were 96.1% year on year because PAL CLOSET sales had increased by nearly 20% in the prior fiscal year, resulting in a high comparison base.