Stabilizing the Business Mix by Strengthening General Sporting Goods

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. Growth in running products, the company's highest-priority area, continued throughout the year and drove overall performance. Racket sports also continued to perform well, while soccer-related sales increased toward the fourth quarter because of the World Cup.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. In competitive/general sports, running, a strengthened category, performed well, along with basketball and racket sports.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. Growth continued in strengthened categories such as running shoes, sneakers and basketball, while demand for winter apparel and cold-weather products also increased as temperatures fell, resulting in broadly strong performance.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. Although winter apparel, in particular, struggled because of the mild winter, footwear and competitive sports-related items increased sales steadily as sports activities and opportunities to go out recovered. Running and basketball performed especially well as a result of strengthening the product mix and reviewing the related sales floors.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. Apparel and cold-weather products in both competitive and general sports performed poorly because of the mild winter, but shoes and gear-related items performed well as sports activities recovered and the effects of reviewing the product mix and sales floors took hold.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. Although fall/winter apparel and cold-weather products struggled because of high temperatures, footwear-related products and competitive sporting goods, for which the company has been strengthening its product mix and sales floors, performed well, supported by the broad recovery in sports demand.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. Competitive sports performed strongly and well above the previous year as sports activities recovered broadly.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. Demand recovered broadly as sports activities resumed in a range of settings. Categories in which the company has strengthened its product lineup, particularly soccer, basketball and running, performed especially well.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. In competitive/general sports, the recovery stalled temporarily when COVID-19 infections increased, but soccer products performed actively because of the World Cup, while running products also remained strong. In sports lifestyle products, the start of sales of fall/winter apparel was slow because of periods of high temperatures, but casual shoes and accessories performed steadily.」

「Same-store sales of golf equipment fell slightly below the previous year. Club sales were subdued because the timing of new product launches and price reductions differed from the previous year. However, solid demand continued as the number of players increased, particularly among younger people and women, and apparel and accessories performed especially well. On a company-wide basis, sales exceeded the previous year. Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products exceeded the previous year's level. Same-store sales of outdoor products also exceeded the previous year's level.」

「Same-store sales of golf equipment exceeded the previous year's level. Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products fell below the previous year's level. Same-store sales of outdoor products also fell below the previous year's level. Same-store sales of winter products exceeded the previous year's level.」

「Same-store sales of competitive/general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products fell below the previous year's level. During periods when a state of emergency or priority preventive measures were in effect, school club activities were restricted nationwide, and their resumption remained gradual even after the restrictions were lifted. As a result, demand for competitive sports remained sluggish.」

「Same-store sales of competitive and general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products fell below the previous year’s results. Competitive and general sporting goods declined sharply due to reduced school club activities during the state of emergency, and recovery after the declaration was lifted was gradual and slow. Sports lifestyle products were broadly sluggish, particularly sports apparel, whose sales were slow because of poor weather in summer and the many hot days from autumn onward, as well as the easing of stay-at-home demand compared with the previous year.」

「Same-store sales of competitive and general sporting goods and sports lifestyle products fell below the previous year’s results. Although the Olympic and Paralympic Games attracted attention to some categories, their effect was limited, and competitive and general sporting goods were broadly sluggish due to the strong impact of reduced school club activities following the issuance of a state of emergency. Sports lifestyle products were also broadly sluggish because unseasonably cool weather slowed summer-product sales and the state of emergency reduced opportunities to go out.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods fell below the previous year’s results. Camping equipment continued to grow as the market remained strong for a leisure activity that could be enjoyed while avoiding crowded conditions, and Alpen Outdoors, the Group’s specialty store focused on outdoor products, continued to achieve high growth. Sports apparel, which the Group continues to strengthen, also performed steadily amid growing preference for highly functional and comfortable clothing. Meanwhile, other categories remained sluggish and below the previous year’s results because fewer opportunities to go out slowed shoe sales, while people continued to avoid indoor sports such as fitness gyms and school club activities could not be conducted adequately.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods fell below the previous year’s results. Camping equipment, a growth category, continued to see demand as a leisure activity that could be enjoyed while avoiding crowded conditions, and growth continued at Alpen Outdoors, the Group’s specialty store focused on outdoor products. Sports apparel, which the Group has been strengthening as a focus area, also grew by capturing demand arising from the expansion of working from home. Meanwhile, other categories remained sluggish and below the previous year’s results as the impact of COVID-19 continued, including weaker shoe sales due to fewer opportunities to go out, avoidance of indoor sports such as fitness gyms, and difficulties conducting school club activities adequately.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods fell below the previous year’s results. Camping equipment, a growth category, continued to grow as a leisure activity that could be enjoyed while avoiding crowded conditions, and sports apparel, a focus area being strengthened, also performed steadily. Meanwhile, certain items were sluggish due to the impact of COVID-19, including shoes, whose sales were slow because people had fewer opportunities to go out, and swimwear and marine leisure products, whose sales fell well below the previous year because beaches were closed.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods were almost flat compared with the previous year’s results. Growth continued in camping equipment and outdoor apparel, while sports casual apparel, a focus category undergoing product renewal, also performed steadily.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods exceeded the previous year’s results. During the quarter, demand for camping equipment, a growth category, and outdoor apparel, particularly for everyday wear, continued to expand steadily. Demand for replica rugby jerseys also increased following the strong performance of Japan’s national team, which attracted considerable attention.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods exceeded the previous year’s results. Demand for casual-oriented sports apparel, a growth category, continued to expand, and competitive sports categories centered on school clubs, such as baseball and soccer, showed signs of recovery, resulting in steady sales.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods exceeded the previous year’s results. Demand for casual-oriented sports apparel, a growth category, continued to expand, and sales performed steadily.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods fell below the previous year’s results. Demand for casual-oriented sports apparel, a growth category, continued to expand, but demand for leisure-related products declined because poor weather coincided with the summer sales peak, while the downturn in the team-sports market, including baseball, continued, resulting in sluggish sales.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods exceeded the previous year’s results. In addition to a sale commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sports Depo format, demand for casual-oriented sports apparel expanded significantly. Meanwhile, sales of team sports such as soccer, where the market downturn continues, and racket sports remained sluggish.」

「By major product category, same-store sales of general sporting goods fell below the previous year’s results. Demand for sports apparel with a casual orientation expanded, and health-related categories such as running and fitness performed steadily. However, demand for leisure-related products such as camping and marine goods declined because typhoons and localized torrential rain coincided with the summer sales peak, while the market downturn in team sports such as soccer continued, resulting in sluggish sales.」

「With market share lower than that of winter and golf equipment, general sporting goods are expected to grow as health consciousness rises. The Group will strengthen this category and pursue sustained growth while reducing the impact of seasonal fluctuations and economic downturns.」

「In response to growing health consciousness, running and swimming performed steadily, supported by initiatives such as increasing the number of sales staff and placing greater emphasis than before on customer service.」

「Same-store sales of general sporting goods fell below the previous year’s results. Running and swimming performed steadily, supported by growing health consciousness and initiatives such as increasing sales staff, but major team-sports markets such as soccer, baseball and tennis remained sluggish.」

「Health-related categories such as fitness, swimming and supplements performed steadily. Running and walking shoes also performed well, supported by continued initiatives including stronger customer service by in-store sales staff and “Locochoku,” a next-day home-delivery service when an item is out of stock at a store.」

「In particular, the Group will strengthen general sporting goods, whose market share is lower than that of winter and golf equipment, and pursue sustained growth while reducing the impact of seasonal fluctuations and economic downturns.」