Setting Appropriate Prices and Absorbing Costs Through Product Turnover

「季節商品の上代価格を据え置いたことや、円安の影響を受けて仕入原価が上昇したことなどにより、売上総利益率は58.9％（前年同期比0.7ポイント減）となりました。」

「In terms of earnings, we maintained a production system utilizing our Myanmar subsidiary and a high ASEAN production ratio, achieving a stable supply of products. However, in addition to reviewing prices to make them more affordable, we were affected by higher procurement costs resulting from the weaker yen, and the increased proportion of discounted sales also contributed to gross profit margin declining to 58.9%, down 0.3 percentage points year on year.」

「In terms of profitability, in addition to continued growth in the e-commerce business, the company periodically reviewed prices, managed product launches and inventories appropriately, and worked to promote full-price sell-through and limit markdowns. It also maintained a high proportion of ASEAN production and made effective use of production at its Myanmar subsidiary to ensure a stable supply of products. However, efforts to promote quick-turn production in China and sell-through of all-season products resulted in a gross margin of 58.8%, down 2.6 percentage points year on year.」

「As a result, sales increased and the company maintained its gross margin at a high level, but operating profit declined because procurement costs rose due to the continued depreciation of the yen and other factors.」

「In terms of profitability, in addition to continued growth in the e-commerce business, the company worked to promote full-price sell-through and limit markdowns through timely and appropriate product launches and inventory controls. It also worked to ensure a stable supply of products by maintaining a high proportion of ASEAN production and improving production efficiency at its Myanmar subsidiary. As a result, it secured a gross margin of 60.0%, up 0.9 percentage points year on year.」

「In terms of profitability, in addition to continued growth in the e-commerce business, the company worked to promote full-price sell-through and limit markdowns through timely and appropriate product launches and inventory controls. It also worked to ensure a stable supply of products by maintaining a high proportion of ASEAN production and improving production efficiency at its Myanmar subsidiary. As a result, it secured a gross margin of 61.4%, up 1.8 percentage points year on year.」

「In terms of profitability, in addition to continued growth in the e-commerce business, the company worked to promote full-price sell-through and limit markdowns through timely and appropriate product launches and inventory controls. It also worked to ensure a stable supply of products by maintaining a high proportion of ASEAN production and improving production efficiency at its Myanmar subsidiary. As a result, it secured a gross margin of 62.4%, up 3.4 percentage points year on year. Forward exchange contracts to reduce currency fluctuation risk also helped maintain the margin.」

「The company promoted full-price sell-through and limited markdowns under appropriate inventory controls, working to reduce missed sales opportunities through product launches aligned with demand. It also worked to ensure a stable supply of products by leveraging its high proportion of ASEAN production and improving production efficiency at its Myanmar subsidiary. Following a review of the prices of some products in pursuit of appropriate pricing, it secured a gross margin of 60.9%, up 0.6 percentage points year on year.」

「In terms of profitability, in addition to growth in the e-commerce business, the company worked to improve the accuracy of full-price sell-through and reduce missed sales opportunities through timely product launches, while limiting markdowns. It also maintained a high proportion of ASEAN production and increased the proportion of production in Myanmar, enabling a stable supply of products. As a result, it secured a gross margin of 59.6%, unchanged from the same period of the previous year. Forward exchange contracts to reduce currency fluctuation risk also helped maintain the margin.」

「In terms of profitability, in addition to growth in the e-commerce business, the company worked to improve the accuracy of full-price sell-through and reduce missed sales opportunities through timely product launches, while limiting markdowns. It also maintained a high proportion of ASEAN production and increased the proportion of production in Myanmar, enabling a stable supply of products. As a result, it secured a gross margin of 59.0%, up 0.4 percentage points year on year. Forward exchange contracts to reduce currency fluctuation risk also helped maintain the margin.」

「In terms of profitability, in addition to growth in the e-commerce business, the company worked to reduce procurement costs through ASEAN production, limit markdown sales, improve the accuracy of full-price sell-through through timely product launches, and reduce missed sales opportunities. As a result, it secured a gross margin of 60.3%, up 1.2 percentage points year on year.」

「In terms of profitability, in addition to growth in the e-commerce business, the company worked to reduce procurement costs, limit markdown sales, and reduce missed sales opportunities through timely product launches. As a result, it secured a gross margin of 59.0%, up 0.9 percentage points year on year. Forward exchange contracts to reduce currency fluctuation risk also helped maintain the margin.」

「In terms of profitability, the company benefited from lower procurement costs through ASEAN production and the hedging effect of forward exchange contracts on currency fluctuation risk. It also worked to limit markdown sales and reduce missed sales opportunities through timely product launches, securing a high gross margin of 59.6%, up 0.6 percentage points year on year.」

「In terms of profitability, the company worked to reduce procurement costs through a shift to ASEAN sourcing and other measures, maintained merchandise inventories at appropriate levels through purchasing controls, and improved inventory turnover through timely product launches. Together with the effect of limiting markdown sales, these efforts enabled the company to maintain its gross margin at a high level of 58.6%, up 1.2 percentage points year on year.」

「In terms of profitability, the company worked to reduce procurement costs through a shift to ASEAN sourcing and other measures, maintaining its gross margin at a high level of 59.1%, up 0.8 percentage points year on year. Selling, general and administrative expenses were ¥23.064 billion, up 2.9% year on year, while the SG&A ratio was 50.8%, down 1.9 percentage points year on year.」

「The company also worked to reduce merchandise inventories to appropriate levels and cut selling, general and administrative expenses through purchase adjustments, timely markdowns, and other measures.」

「The company also worked to reduce merchandise inventories to appropriate levels through purchase adjustments and other measures, and to cut selling, general and administrative expenses.」

「The company also worked to reduce merchandise inventories through purchase adjustments and other measures, and to cut expenses.」

「The company will work to offer prices acceptable to customers by offsetting increases in raw material prices and labor costs through efficient inventory turnover.」

「The company will work to offer prices acceptable to customers by offsetting increases in raw material prices and labor costs through efficient inventory turnover.」

「The company will work to offer prices acceptable to customers by offsetting increases in raw material prices and labor costs through efficient inventory turnover.」

「Sales exceeded the previous year because a review of product unit prices increased customer numbers.」

「The company will work to offer prices acceptable to customers by offsetting increases in raw material prices and labor costs through efficient inventory turnover.」