Company-wide Cost Reduction and Personnel Expense Cuts
First written in FY2021-Q1. 2 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 2 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As an example of a system introduced from January 2026, we began implementing RPA (Robotic Process Automation). This technology and tool enables software, or software robots, to automatically perform routine tasks that people carry out on computers. We have begun introducing it as needed, particularly for processing paper forms such as order forms in the back-office functions of the seafood distribution area, and expect it to reduce head-office overhead costs.」
Gave concrete form to the company-wide cost reduction initiative through the introduction of RPA for processing paper forms. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「As part of our group's initiatives, we will continue to pursue cost reviews and reductions more aggressively. Specifically, we will further minimise labor costs and other expenses by streamlining operations through reviews of business processes and IT systems. We will also reduce costs through various measures, including reductions in head office expenses.」
The policy of continuing to pursue more aggressive reviews of business processes and IT systems and reductions in labor costs and head office expenses is disclosed. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As part of our group's initiatives, we will continue to pursue cost reviews and reductions more aggressively. Specifically, we will further minimise labor costs and other expenses by streamlining operations through reviews of business processes and IT systems. We will also reduce costs through various measures, including reductions in head office expenses.」
The policy of continuing to pursue more aggressive reviews and reductions in business processes, IT systems, labor costs and head office expenses is disclosed. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, as revenue declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented timely and appropriate cost controls. Specifically, we reviewed and reduced all types of expenditure, including food delivery costs, sales promotion expenses, recruitment expenses, fees paid, and directors' remuneration, and negotiated rent reductions for stores. We also contained labor costs by promoting the secondment, temporary transfer and transfer of personnel to align staffing levels with the number of stores.」
Food delivery costs were added to the previous cost-cutting measures, and company-wide expenditures, including sales promotion expenses, recruitment expenses, remuneration, rent and labor costs, were reviewed. - FY2021-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, as revenue declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented timely and appropriate cost controls. Specifically, we reviewed and reduced all types of expenditure, including sales promotion expenses, recruitment expenses, fees paid, and directors' remuneration, and negotiated rent reductions for stores. We also contained labor costs by promoting the secondment, temporary transfer and transfer of personnel to align staffing levels with the number of stores.」
In response to the decline in revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, company-wide expenditure reviews and reductions, including sales promotion expenses, recruitment expenses, remuneration, rent and labor costs, were explicitly identified as new measures.