Weather-Related Fluctuations in Apparel Demand

「また、天候不順の影響もあり、季節商品の販売は伸び悩みました。」

「Although reviewing retail prices to more affordable levels had some effect in improving the number of items purchased, customers remained strongly inclined to save and customer traffic struggled to grow. The prolonged summer through mid-October helped clear summer merchandise, but temperature patterns, including shorter spring and autumn seasons, frequently affected sales. Regular-price sales of autumn merchandise struggled, while inventory adjustments for spring merchandise in the second half were the main factor behind the year-on-year decline in net sales.」

「Net sales increased year on year. There were many days of high temperatures, and summer merchandise, particularly items using functional materials, performed well. Sales of late-summer merchandise designed for the lingering summer heat were also strong. Autumn and winter merchandise was affected by temperature fluctuations, but sales increased as the company adjusted merchandise displays to temperatures, provided products in line with customer demand, and regularly improved product quality and reviewed prices for appropriateness.」

「In the women's specialty apparel retail industry, the operating environment remained challenging due to higher procurement costs resulting from rising raw material prices and the continued depreciation of the yen, as well as weather factors.」

「Net sales increased year on year as summer merchandise performed well due to the recovery in demand for going out and higher temperatures. Although the start of sales of autumn merchandise was delayed by the lingering summer heat, autumn and winter merchandise also performed steadily as temperatures fell, and progress was broadly in line with plan.」

「In the second quarter (September-November), the start of sales of autumn merchandise was soft partly because of record nationwide heat, but revenue increased as sales of autumn and winter merchandise progressed with the decline in temperatures.」

「Net sales increased as summer merchandise, in particular, performed well amid higher temperatures and greater consumer interest in going out for regional events and summer holidays.」

「Sales of the apparel and miscellaneous goods handled by the group are susceptible to fluctuations caused by unpredictable changes in weather conditions, including abnormal weather such as cool summers and mild winters, as well as increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters. Such changes may affect the group's business performance.」

「Net sales increased as demand for going out recovered and sales grew, although there were weather factors including extremely hot days, localized heavy rain and typhoons, and the impact of the seventh wave of COVID-19 was less severe than previously despite its spread.」

「Net sales increased as summer merchandise, particularly, performed well in line with temperatures, despite the spread of the seventh wave of COVID-19 and weather factors including extremely hot days and localized heavy rain. The absence of restrictions on activities also contributed.」

「Sales of the apparel and miscellaneous goods handled by the group are susceptible to fluctuations caused by unpredictable changes in weather conditions, including abnormal weather such as cool summers and mild winters, as well as increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters. Such changes may affect the group's business performance.」

「Net sales declined in the first half due to the nationwide spread and subsequent contraction of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, and high temperatures in early autumn. In the third quarter, sales increased despite the impact of the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant, as the impact of the infection diminished, customer traffic recovered, and winter merchandise performed well as temperatures fell.」

「Net sales got off to a strong start due in part to the early end of the rainy season and rising temperatures, but declined as unstable conditions continued, including the nationwide spread and subsiding of COVID-19, particularly the Delta variant, and high temperatures in early autumn.」

「In contrast, revenue declined in August as the nationwide spread of COVID-19 led to significant restrictions on customer traffic, including entry restrictions at large commercial facilities, with greater curbs on the movement of people required than in the previous year. The decline was also affected by falling temperatures in mid-August and unsettled weather.」

「Net sales in the first half were broadly in line with the same period of the previous year. This was despite the impact of the resurgence of COVID-19 and unsettled weather, as regular-price sales in June and October, when infections had subsided, were strong.」

「The women's specialty apparel retail industry to which the Group belongs was among the industries most heavily affected by COVID-19, along with the food service and travel industries. Although there was a temporary recovery in June after the lifting of the state of emergency, conditions remained generally weak due to the resurgence of infections and unsettled weather.」

「Thereafter, performance was generally soft due to the resurgence of COVID-19 and unsettled weather.」

「Thereafter, performance was generally soft due to the resurgence of COVID-19, the July 2020 torrential rains, prolonged rain and low temperatures, and the heatwave in August.」

「Net sales remained firm through the third quarter despite the stagnation in consumer sentiment caused by the consumption tax increase and the effects of the mild winter, but declined in the fourth quarter due to the closure of commercial facilities and other measures associated with the spread of COVID-19.」

「The women's apparel specialty-store industry to which the Group belongs was significantly affected by an exceptionally warm winter, as well as by a series of natural disasters.」

「The women's apparel specialty-store industry to which the Group belongs continued to face a challenging operating environment due in part to unfavourable weather and typhoons.」

「In the women's apparel specialty-store industry to which the Group belongs, business remained sluggish through mid-July due to low temperatures and prolonged rain, but began to recover after the rainy season ended.」

「The women's specialty apparel retail industry to which the Group belongs continued to face difficult conditions due to natural disasters such as the torrential rains in western Japan and the heatwave in July, as well as a trend toward warmer winters during the peak selling period for winter clothing.」

「The women's specialty apparel retail industry to which the Group belongs continued to face difficult conditions, as the torrential rains in western Japan, the heatwave in July and the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake affected customer traffic.」

「Regarding sales, customer traffic in Japan was adversely affected by torrential rain in western Japan and numerous typhoons.」

「The women's specialty apparel retail industry to which the Group belongs continued to face difficult conditions due to the expansion of e-commerce and the resale market, as well as the effects of unstable weather, including prolonged rains and unseasonably low temperatures.」

「Although customer traffic was affected by unstable weather and other factors, revenue exceeded the previous year and earnings increased as a result of strengthening full-price sales through timely product launches.」

「The women's specialty apparel retail industry to which the Group belongs continued to face difficult conditions amid a sustained decline in propensity to consume, particularly among younger people, as well as record-long summer rains, low temperatures and two typhoons affecting weekends in October.」

「In the women's apparel specialty-store industry to which the Group belongs, weather conditions were relatively favourable in June and July, and sales of high-summer merchandise remained strong, but low temperatures and prolonged rain, mainly in northern and eastern Japan, affected customer traffic in August.」

「Sales of the apparel and miscellaneous goods handled by the Group are susceptible to fluctuations caused by abnormal weather, such as cool summers and warm winters, as well as unforeseeable changes in weather conditions, including typhoons, which could affect the Group's performance.」

「The women's specialty apparel retail industry to which the Group belongs continued to face a difficult operating environment due to unsettled summer weather and lower disposable income associated with increased social security burdens.」

「Weather conditions were relatively favourable in June and July, and sales of high-summer merchandise remained strong, but repeated typhoon landfalls in August affected customer traffic.」

「Sales of the apparel and miscellaneous goods handled by the Group are susceptible to fluctuations caused by abnormal weather, such as cool summers and warm winters, as well as unforeseeable changes in weather conditions, including typhoons, which could affect the Group's performance.」