Improving Product Freshness through Merchandising Reform and Agile Product Launches
First written in FY2016. 17 of 28 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-06.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 2 of 11 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-10-06AdvancedEarnings
「衣料事業におきましては、ヤングカジュアルブランドが好調に売上を伸ばしたほか、４週間ＭＤサイクルにより店舗の鮮度を高めた結果、店舗売上が回復軌道に乗りました。」
4週間MDサイクルを店舗鮮度向上と店舗売上回復に結び付けた実績を記載している。 - FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this strong customer base, we analyze data obtained through social media marketing and advance reservations and purchasing behavior on EC platforms, helping us identify trend changes at an early stage and improve the accuracy of ordering the right quantities at the right time. Through these initiatives, we implemented thorough inventory management, strengthened full-price sales and curbed markdown sales, resulting in a significant improvement in the gross profit margin.」
The company describes how analysis of data obtained from employee influencers and EC members was linked to trend monitoring, improved ordering accuracy, inventory management and markdown control, resulting in a significant improvement in the gross profit margin. - FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「Because a four-week MD system has not yet been established and operationalized across all brands, the company will proceed with establishing and embedding the system across all brands.」
For four-week MD, the company has explicitly expanded the scope from continuing it as an existing priority measure to establishing and embedding it across all brands. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company worked to improve the gross profit margin by flexibly adjusting order quantities in response to customer reactions and reducing unsold inventory.」
The company identifies adjusting order quantities in response to customer reactions and reducing unsold inventory as specific measures to improve product freshness and the gross profit margin. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Compared with the previous year, store sales remained strong as restrictions on activities were lifted, enabling the company to achieve record-high revenue above pre-pandemic levels. Despite the impact of soaring raw material prices and the sharp depreciation of the yen, the gross profit margin increased by 0.3 percentage points to 55.2%, while the ordinary profit margin was 9.8%, unchanged from the previous year.」
While continuing four-week MD as a priority measure, the company reported that the gross profit margin increased by 0.3 percentage points year on year to 55.2%. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to pursue its longstanding priority measures, including optimizing inventories and improving the gross profit margin through thorough implementation of four-week MD, as well as optimizing labor costs and improving store operating efficiency through more efficient shift scheduling.」
The company continues to optimize inventories and improve the gross profit margin through four-week MD as a longstanding priority measure. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to pursue its longstanding priority measures, including optimizing inventories and improving the gross profit margin through thorough implementation of four-week MD, as well as optimizing labor costs and improving store operating efficiency through more efficient shift scheduling.」
The company continues to optimize inventories and improve the gross profit margin through four-week MD as a longstanding priority measure. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Accordingly, each brand is implementing Plus One Category initiatives to increase customer traffic from new perspectives, while striving to fully implement and advance four-week MD, with four weeks treated as one season for products.」
In addition to the existing MD reform and agile product launches, the company specifies Plus One Category initiatives and four-week MD as concrete operating methods. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the apparel business, the company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company continues to pursue brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the apparel business, the company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company continues to improve product freshness through brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the apparel business, the company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company continues to improve product freshness through brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company has reiterated brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches as ongoing measures for its apparel business. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company continues to improve product freshness through brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company continues to improve product freshness through brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the apparel business, the company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company continues to improve product freshness through brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the apparel business, the company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company has reiterated brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches as ongoing measures for its apparel business. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the apparel business, the company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company continues to improve product freshness through brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the apparel business, the company actively promoted its brands, pursued MD reform and improved the freshness of products in stores through agile product launches, as a result」
The company continues to improve product freshness through brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to conducting active brand promotions, the company is pursuing merchandising reforms and improving the freshness of products on store floors through the timely introduction of products」
The company has reiterated brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches as ongoing measures for its apparel business. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to conducting active brand promotions, the company is pursuing merchandising reforms and improving the freshness of products on store floors through the timely introduction of products」
The company has reiterated brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches as ongoing measures for its apparel business. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to conducting active brand promotions, the company is pursuing merchandising reforms and improving the freshness of products on store floors through the timely introduction of products」
The company continues to implement brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches as measures for its apparel business. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to conducting active brand promotions, the company is pursuing merchandising reforms and improving the freshness of products on store floors through the timely introduction of products」
The company continues to pursue brand promotion, MD reform and agile product launches as measures for its apparel business. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the apparel business, in addition to conducting active brand promotions, the company is pursuing merchandising reforms and improving the freshness of products on store floors through the timely introduction of products」
The company continues to implement brand promotions, merchandising reforms and the timely introduction of products. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In addition to conducting active brand promotions, the company is pursuing merchandising reforms and improving the freshness of products on store floors through the timely introduction of products」
This is described as a specific product and sales initiative aimed at expanding sales in the apparel business.