Risk of higher utility and other costs due to elevated crude oil prices

「Utilities expenses 511,454 453,446」

「一方で、水道光熱費が同58百万円減少となりました。」

「In the supermarket industry, the operating environment remains challenging as food prices have continued to rise due to higher costs, including labor, logistics and energy, as well as surging raw material prices and the weaker yen, further strengthening consumers' preference for lower prices and frugality.」

「人件費やエネルギーコストなどの各種経費について更なる増加が見込まれる」

「Utilities and other costs increased by ¥18 million」

「The operating environment remains challenging due to higher costs, including labor, utilities and other costs, as well as intensifying competition among companies across industries and business categories.」

「Utilities and other costs decreased by ¥30 million」

「Selling, general and administrative expenses reflected higher energy costs, with utilities and other costs increasing by ¥212 million from the prior period and delivery costs increasing by ¥71 million.」

「By expense category, utilities and other costs increased by ¥43 million, reflecting persistently high energy costs.」

「Selling, general and administrative expenses were ¥5.175 billion, down ¥23 million, or 0.5%, year on year. By expense category, utilities and other costs increased by ¥69 million, reflecting persistently high energy costs, but」

「This was due to a ¥52 million increase in utilities and other costs, reflecting persistently high energy costs.」

「Selling, general and administrative expenses reflected higher energy costs, with utilities and other costs increasing by ¥212 million from the prior period and delivery costs increasing by ¥71 million.」

「In terms of expense management, reflecting higher energy prices, utilities and other costs increased by ¥158 million year on year to ¥708 million in the third quarter of the current fiscal year, a substantial increase of 28.7%.」

「In terms of expense management, utilities and other costs and delivery costs surged due to higher energy prices, while」

「In the supermarket industry, companies are required to address intensifying competition, including competition from different industries such as e-commerce operators and drugstores, soaring energy and logistics costs, and consumers' growing focus on saving due to successive price increases, while adapting to the new lifestyle under COVID-19 and working to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection, and the operating environment is expected to remain challenging.」

「Lower labor costs, energy savings from LED lighting and other measures, and lower utilities and other costs from reviewing electricity contracts also contributed, and」

「Decline in utilities and other costs due to stagnant crude oil prices」

「In addition, utilities and other costs decreased due to weak crude oil prices, and」

「In addition, utilities and other costs decreased due to the decline in crude oil prices, and」

「Utilities and other costs decreased due to weak crude oil prices, among other factors, and」

「Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 2.8% from the prior-year period, representing a reduction of ¥320 million from the prior-year period, due in part to lower selling commissions from more efficient point-based promotions, lower utilities and other costs resulting from a review of electricity contracts, and lower labor costs.」

「Reducing utilities expenses through a review of electricity contracts and other measures」

「Reducing utilities expenses through a review of electricity contracts and other measures」

「Containing higher utilities and other costs through measures including a review of electricity contracts」

「Although utilities and other expenses exceeded the previous fiscal year as a result of higher labor costs affected by minimum wage revisions and higher crude oil prices,」

「Although utilities and other expenses increased as a result of higher labor costs due to the rise in the minimum hourly wage and higher crude oil prices,」

「Utilities and other costs increased due to higher labor costs from rising hourly wages and the impact of higher crude oil prices, but」

「Higher labor costs due to rising hourly wages and higher utilities and other costs due to the impact of higher crude oil prices remained a concern during the current period, but」

「Utilities and other costs exceeded the prior-year level due to higher crude oil prices, among other factors, but」

「Although concerns arose over higher costs for utilities and other items due to rising hourly wages and the impact of higher crude oil prices,」