Disaster Risk Associated with Retail Competition and Store Concentration in Specific Regions
First written in FY2016. 10 of 16 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-05.
Alpico Holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 7 of 16 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026MaterialisedAnnual report
「Because passing all increases in procurement costs on to prices is difficult in competing with rivals, gross profit was squeezed, although the increase in personnel and other costs was covered.」
The impact of being unable to pass on all increases in procurement costs through prices in response to competition became evident in the results, putting pressure on gross profit in the distribution business. - 2026-05-13MaterialisedEarnings
「Because it was difficult to pass on the full increase in procurement costs to customers in the face of competition, gross profit was pressured, although we were able to cover higher costs such as personnel expenses.」
The difficulty of passing on higher procurement costs amid competition pressured gross profit in the distribution business. - FY2026-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Because passing all increases in procurement costs on to prices is difficult in competing with rivals, gross profit was squeezed, although the increase in personnel and other costs was covered.」
The impact of being unable to pass on all increases in procurement costs through prices in response to competition became evident in the results, putting pressure on gross profit in the distribution business. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Risk of intensifying competition (likelihood: high / time to occurrence: short term / impact: moderate)」
Intensifying competition across distribution, transportation and tourism continues to be identified as a risk that is highly likely to occur in the short term. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Risk of intensifying competition (likelihood: high / time to occurrence: short term / impact: major)」
The risk of competition spanning retail, transportation and tourism is assessed as highly likely, likely to occur in the short term and having a major impact. Aggressive drugstore openings and the entry of hotel operators headquartered outside the prefecture are also identified as issues. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In the distribution business, we operate supermarkets in Nagano Prefecture, mainly in central and northeastern Nagano. Competition from aggressive store openings by other companies in the same industry and from online supermarkets could affect the performance and financial condition of our group through a decline in customer visits, lower average selling prices and other factors.」
The risk of competition from other companies in the same industry and online supermarkets, against a backdrop of regional concentration of retail stores, has been reaffirmed. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「Due to flooding centered in northern Nagano Prefecture caused by Typhoon No. 19, the Delicia Toyono store, U Pallet Akanuma store and U Pallet Miyukino store were forced to suspend normal operations.」
In the distribution business, where stores are concentrated in Nagano Prefecture, 3 stores suspended operations due to Typhoon No. 19, resulting in damage to merchandise and facilities and disaster losses of ¥1,003 million. - FY2020-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Due to flooding centered in northern Nagano Prefecture caused by Typhoon No. 19, the Delicia Toyono store, U Pallet Akanuma store and U Pallet Miyukino store were forced to suspend normal operations.」
In the distribution business, where stores are concentrated, 3 stores suspended operations due to Typhoon No. 19, merchandise inventory was damaged, and disaster losses of ¥1,061 million were recorded. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「At some stores of 株式会社デリシア, merchandise and facilities were damaged by flooding.」
In the distribution business, where stores are concentrated, flooding damage to stores and merchandise actually occurred as a result of Typhoon No. 19. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「In the transportation business, deregulation centered on the abolition of supply-and-demand adjustment regulations has been implemented. The entry of new operators into the bus business and the resulting price competition, including competition from existing operators, could affect the performance and financial condition of our group.」
This is organized as a competition risk spanning multiple businesses, including retail competition, new entrants and price competition in buses, hotel competition and the burden of capital investment, and competition with online supermarkets. - FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「While implementing strategic price reductions in selling prices by matching prices at competing supermarkets, we are working to reduce costs, including by cutting disposal losses.」
Strategic price reductions have been implemented in response to competing supermarkets, and the impact of retail competition is reflected in actual sales measures. - FY2019-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「We incurred remodeling expenses and implemented strategic price reductions in selling prices to match those of competing supermarkets, among other measures.」
It is stated that strategic price reductions were implemented by matching prices at competing supermarkets. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We plan to continue focusing our store expansion in the same region. However, competition from aggressive store openings by other companies in the same industry could affect the performance of our group through a decline in customer visits, lower average selling prices and other factors. In addition, because our stores are concentrated in the same region, disasters such as major earthquakes could affect our group's operations.」
The risk of retail competition and disasters associated with the concentration of stores in Nagano Prefecture continues to be disclosed. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Competition from aggressive store openings by other companies in the same industry could affect the performance of our group through a decline in customer visits, lower average selling prices and other factors. In addition, because our stores are concentrated in the same region, disasters such as major earthquakes could affect our group's operations.」
With stores concentrated in Nagano Prefecture, both competitor openings and major earthquakes are identified as risks.