Human impact and the risk of reduced store hours and closures during infectious disease outbreaks
First written in FY2020. 3 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 68 of 90 companies on the "Worse" side.
33 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「The Company recognizes that there remains a certain possibility that an infectious disease similar to COVID-19 could emerge in the future.」
It continues to recognize as risks the human harm, store closures, decline in customer numbers and impact on product supplies caused by outbreaks of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The Company recognizes that there remains a certain possibility that an infectious disease similar to COVID-19 could emerge in the future.」
It continues to recognize as risks the human harm, reduced store hours or temporary closures, decline in customer numbers and impact on product supplies caused by infectious disease outbreaks. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「The Company has also anticipated risks such as store closures following the identification of infected individuals and the suspension of supplies from distribution centers, and has formulated response measures for when infections occur.」
In addition to the previously identified risks of human harm, reduced store hours and temporary closures, it specifies the possibility of store closures following the identification of infected individuals and the suspension of supplies from distribution centers. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is working to continue operating its stores by implementing measures to prevent COVID-19 infections, including requiring employees to wear masks and gloves, thoroughly managing their health through temperature checks and other measures, installing alcohol-based disinfectant and maintaining social distancing, while giving top priority to the safety of customers and employees.」
It reconfirms its approach of implementing infection-prevention measures including masks and gloves, temperature checks, disinfectant and social distancing, and working to continue store operations. - FY2021-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company is working to continue operating its stores by implementing measures to prevent COVID-19 infections, including requiring employees to wear masks and gloves, thoroughly managing their health through temperature checks and other measures, installing alcohol-based disinfectant and maintaining social distancing, while giving top priority to the safety of customers and employees.」
It is implementing infection-prevention measures including masks and gloves, temperature checks, disinfectant and social distancing, and working to continue store operations. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「In the event that a large-scale outbreak of COVID-19, novel influenza or another infectious disease causes harm to people at the Company, the Company may take measures such as reducing store hours or temporarily closing stores to prevent the spread of infection, depending on the extent of the outbreak, while giving top priority to protecting the lives and safety of customers and employees. This could affect the Company's business performance.」
It identifies as a new business risk the possibility of reducing store hours or temporarily closing stores in response to human harm during a large-scale infectious disease outbreak.