Responding to Mature and Shrinking Markets
First written in FY2017-Q1. 17 of 23 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-09.
Hokuyu Lucky moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 4 years after the typical company in this theme (2020).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Customers' increasingly strong focus on saving and tendency to defer purchases due to prolonged high prices」
The Company states that, in addition to the conventional focus on saving, the tendency to defer purchases became more pronounced against the backdrop of higher prices. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the supermarket industry, changes in the operating environment continue, including declines in the consumer and working-age populations due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in consumer purchasing behavior and work styles resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and a growing focus on saving in response to higher prices.」
The Company reaffirms population decline due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in purchasing behavior and work styles resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and a focus on saving amid higher prices as ongoing changes in the market environment. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the supermarket industry, the environment surrounding the industry has changed significantly, including a decline in the consumer and working-age populations due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in consumer purchasing behavior and work styles resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing focus on saving, and over-storing and intensifying competition across industries and business formats, and the situation is expected to remain unpredictable.」
The Company continues to recognize changes in the market environment, including declines in the consumer and working-age populations due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in purchasing behavior and work styles, and a growing focus on saving. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the supermarket industry, the environment surrounding the industry has changed significantly, including a decline in the consumer and working-age populations due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in consumer purchasing behavior and work styles resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing focus on saving, and over-storing and intensifying competition across industries and business formats, and the situation is expected to remain unpredictable.」
The Company continues to recognize changes in the market environment, including population decline due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in purchasing behavior and work styles, and a growing focus on saving. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the industry has changed significantly, including a decline in the consumer and working-age populations due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in consumer purchasing behavior and work styles resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing focus on saving, and over-storing and intensifying competition across industries and business formats, and the situation is expected to remain unpredictable.」
The Company continues to recognize changes in the market environment, including population decline due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in purchasing behavior and work styles, and a focus on saving. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「In the supermarket industry, the environment surrounding the industry has changed significantly, including a decline in the consumer and working-age populations due to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in consumer purchasing behavior and work styles resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing focus on saving, and over-storing and intensifying competition across industries and business formats, and the situation is expected to remain unpredictable.」
In addition to the conventional market contraction and changes in customer needs, the Company identifies declines in the consumer and working-age populations, changes in purchasing behavior and work styles, and a growing focus on saving as specific changes in the operating environment. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, responding to a range of customer needs arising from the aging of the consumer population, changes in lifestyles, and increasingly diverse preferences」
The Company continues to identify responding to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in lifestyles and preferences, and diverse customer needs as challenges. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Responding to a range of customer needs arising from the aging of the consumer population, changes in lifestyles, and increasingly diverse preferences」
The Company continues to identify responding to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in lifestyles and preferences, and diverse customer needs as challenges. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, responding to a range of customer needs arising from the aging of the consumer population, changes in lifestyles, and increasingly diverse preferences」
The Company continues to identify responding to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in lifestyles and preferences, and diverse customer needs as challenges. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, companies are required to respond to a range of customer needs arising from the aging of the consumer population, changes in lifestyles, and increasingly diverse preferences」
The Company continues to identify responding to the declining birthrate and aging population, changes in the market and preferences, and diverse customer needs as challenges. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Companies are required to have the ability to respond to customers' diverse purchasing preferences, including a preference for lower prices, and to market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population」
The Company continues to identify responding to diverse purchasing preferences, including a preference for lower prices, and market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population as challenges. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Companies are required to have the ability to respond to customers' diverse purchasing preferences, including a preference for lower prices, and to market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population」
The Company continues to identify responding to a preference for lower prices and market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population as challenges. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Companies are required to respond to customers' diverse purchasing preferences, including a preference for lower prices, and to market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population」
The Company continues to identify responding to a preference for lower prices and market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population as industry challenges. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population」
The Company continues to identify market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population as a challenge in its operating environment. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population」
The Company continues to identify market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population as an industry challenge. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population」
The Company continues to identify market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population as a challenge in its operating environment. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although personal consumption is expected to improve, the environment surrounding the retail industry is becoming increasingly competitive across industry boundaries, the market continues to shrink due to the declining birthrate and aging population, and labor costs continue to rise following revisions to the minimum hourly wage, so the challenging situation is expected to continue with no room for optimism.」
Regarding the response to a mature and shrinking market, the Company continues to identify market contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population as a specific challenge. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The supermarket industry faces numerous challenges, including accelerating consolidation and shakeout in the retail industry, intensifying competition across industries, adapting to a mature and shrinking market, securing human resources, and the delayed recovery in personal consumption, resulting in an increasingly challenging operating environment as companies compete for survival.」
The Company continues to identify responding to changes in a mature and shrinking market as an industry challenge. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Responding to changes in a mature and shrinking market」
The Company continues to identify addressing a mature and shrinking market as a challenge. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Responding to changes in a mature and shrinking market」
The Company identifies addressing a mature and shrinking market as a challenge.