Failure to Adapt to Changing Trends and Customer Preferences
First written in FY2016. 6 of 9 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 4 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「In the women's specialty apparel retail industry in which the group operates, trends often change rapidly and product life cycles are short. If the group is unable to provide products that match customer preferences, weak sales and other factors may affect the group's business performance.」
The risk of weak sales due to changing trends, short product life cycles and failure to match customer preferences continues to be described. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The group will seek to reduce these risks by monitoring sales trends, improving the accuracy of product planning and procurement, optimizing inventory management and control, and reducing lost opportunities.」
The group continues to address changing trends and failure to match customer preferences by monitoring sales trends, improving product-planning and procurement accuracy, and optimizing inventory management. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The group will seek to reduce these risks by monitoring sales trends, improving the accuracy of product planning and procurement, optimizing inventory management and control, and reducing lost opportunities.」
The group continues to address changing trends and failure to match customer preferences by monitoring sales trends, improving product-planning and procurement accuracy, and optimizing inventory management. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「The group will seek to reduce these risks by monitoring sales trends, improving the accuracy of product planning and procurement, optimizing inventory management and control, and reducing lost opportunities.」
Specific measures to address the risk of changing trends and failure to match customer preferences include monitoring sales trends, improving product-planning and procurement accuracy, and optimizing inventory management. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The group will seek to reduce these risks by improving the accuracy of product planning and shortening lead times as much as possible.」
Improving product-planning accuracy and shortening lead times continue to be identified as responses to changing trends and short product life cycles. - FY2020MitigatedAnnual report
「The group will seek to reduce these risks by improving the accuracy of product planning and shortening lead times as much as possible.」
Improving product-planning accuracy and shortening lead times are explicitly identified as responses to changing trends and short product life cycles. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the fashion apparel industry in which the group operates, trends often change rapidly and product life cycles are short. If the company is unable to provide products that match customer preferences, weak sales and other factors may affect the group's business performance.」
The risks of rapidly changing trends, short product life cycles and failure to match customer preferences are reiterated. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the fashion apparel industry in which the group operates, trends often change rapidly and product life cycles are short. If the company is unable to provide products that match customer preferences, weak sales and other factors may affect the group's business performance.」
The risk of weak sales due to rapidly changing trends, short product life cycles and failure to match customer preferences is reiterated. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In the fashion apparel industry, trends change rapidly and product life cycles are short. If the company is unable to provide products that match customer preferences, weak sales and other factors may affect the group's business performance.」
Rapid changes in fashion trends and short product life cycles are identified as risks that could lead to weak sales.