Establishing a position as a leading company by leveraging a 100-store network
First written in FY2017-Q1. 28 of 39 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-10-14AdvancedFinancial Results Presentation
「店舗数 中間期末 112店舗 出店数 3店舗」
中間期末の店舗数が110店舗から112店舗へ増加し、当中間期に3店舗を出店した。 - FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding new openings, we opened HUB TOKYO DREAM PARK店 in March, while closing 82新宿西口大ガード店 in April due to the rebuilding of the building. Subsequently, we opened HUBアスティ静岡店 in a commercial facility directly connected to JR Shizuoka Station in July, and HUB道頓堀中座くいだおれビル店 in the Nakaza Kuidaore Building in Chuo Ward, Osaka, in August, bringing the total number of stores to 112 at the end of the interim accounting period. Under this fiscal year's opening plan, HUBアミュプラザおおいた店 was scheduled to open in October at a commercial facility at Oita Station, followed by HUB広島中央通り店（仮称）, our first location in the Chugoku region, in December. Openings are also scheduled for the area around Takasaki Station in winter 2026 and the area around Okayama Station in spring 2027, both tentative, with the latter planned for the next fiscal year.」
While 1 store was closed, 3 new stores were opened, increasing the total number of stores from 110 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 112. Future openings in Oita, Hiroshima, Takasaki and Okayama have also been decided, and expansion toward a 200-store network is progressing. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「For 2030, the 50th anniversary of our founding, we have set out the construction of a 200-store network as our 50th Anniversary Vision.」
The number of stores increased from 107 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 110, advancing store expansion toward the 200-store network targeted for 2030. - 2026-05-01AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「新規出店につきましては、4月に当社初のJR駅改札内店舗であり、Jリーグチーム「ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉」とのコラボレーション店舗となる「HUB JEF UNITED PUB ペリエ千葉エキナカ店」、9月に「HUBアミュプラザみやざき店」、12月に「HUB富山MAROOT店」を出店し、店舗数は110店舗となりました。」
店舗数が108店舗から110店舗へ増加し、JR駅改札内、宮崎県、富山県への出店実績が示された。 - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「For new openings, we opened HUB JEF UNITED PUB Perie Chiba Ekinka in April, bringing the number of stores to 108. This is our first store inside the ticket gates of a JR station and is a collaboration store with the J.League team JEF United Ichihara Chiba. We also plan to open HUB Amu Plaza Miyazaki in September, our first store in Miyazaki Prefecture, and HUB Toyama MAROOT (provisional name) in December, our first store in Toyama Prefecture.」
The number of stores increased from 106 to 108 through our first opening inside the ticket gates of a JR station, and first openings in Miyazaki and Toyama prefectures are also planned. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「For 2030, the 50th anniversary of our founding, we have set out the construction of a 200-store network as our 50th Anniversary Vision.」
A target has been presented to build a 200-store network by 2030, exceeding the previous 100-store network. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「For new openings, we opened HUB Hakata Chikushiguchi Deitos Annex in March in front of Hakata Station, the gateway to Kyushu, our third store in Fukuoka Prefecture, and HUB Echigo Beer PUB CoCoLo Niigata in May, a collaboration store with Echigo Beer Co., Ltd., which brews our original HUB ALE beer, and our first store in Niigata Prefecture. In addition, we have decided to open HUB Osaka West Exit (provisional name) in Eki Marche Osaka UMEST, which JR West Daily Service Net Co., Ltd. plans to open at the west exit of JR Osaka Station in February 2025.」
The number of stores stood at 106, with the company opening its third store in Fukuoka Prefecture and its first store in Niigata Prefecture. In addition, the decision to open a store at the west exit of JR Osaka Station in February 2025 was disclosed, giving concrete form to further expansion. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For new openings, we opened HUB Hakata Chikushiguchi Deitos Annex in March, our third store in Fukuoka Prefecture, and HUB Echigo Beer PUB CoCoLo Niigata in May, our first store in Niigata Prefecture, bringing the number of stores to 106.」
The number of stores increased from 104 to 106 through 2 new openings, further expanding the network above 100 stores. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, we opened 3 stores: HUB Sakuragicho Cross Gate in July, HUB Haneda Airport Terminal 2 in September and HUB COCONO SUSUKINO in January. The number of stores stood at 104 as of the end of the fiscal year.」
We opened 3 stores during the fiscal year, increasing the number of stores from 101 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 104. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the third quarter accounting period, we opened HUB Haneda Airport Terminal 2, bringing the number of stores to 103.」
We newly opened HUB Haneda Airport Terminal 2, increasing the number of stores from the previously reported 102 to 103. Store expansion has continued with the network above 100 stores. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We opened HUB Sakuragicho Cross Gate, our first new store in approximately 3 years」
We opened HUB Sakuragicho Cross Gate, our first new store in approximately 3 years, and resumed store expansion. - FY2023Decrease in store count due to the closure of 1 storeAnnual report
「As a result of closing 1 store, the number of stores stood at 101 at the end of the fiscal year.」
The number of stores decreased from 102 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 101 due to the closure of 1 store. Although the store base remains above 100, the trend has shifted from expansion to contraction involving closures. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「As a result of closing the 7 stores whose closure had been decided in the previous fiscal year, the number of stores stood at 102 at the end of the fiscal year.」
We closed 7 stores whose closure had been decided in the previous fiscal year, bringing the number of stores to 102 at the end of the fiscal year. - FY2022-Q2Reducing the store base to concentrate management resourcesAnnual report
「As a result of closing 7 stores whose closure had been decided in the previous fiscal year in order to concentrate management resources, the number of stores stood at 102 at the end of the second quarter accounting period.」
We closed 7 stores whose closure had already been decided, reducing the number of stores from 109 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 102. The contractionary phase caused by closures has continued after the store base exceeded 100 stores. - FY2021Decrease in store count as closures outpaced new openingsAnnual report
「As for our stores, we newly opened HUB Fukuoka Daimyo, our second store in Fukuoka, and HUB GRAMPUS PUB Nagoya TV Tower, a tie-up store named after the J.League team Nagoya Grampus, on the site directly below Nagoya TV Tower, a Nagoya landmark, in Hisaya-odori Park, which has recently been renovated. On the other hand, we closed 7 stores in total: 4 stores that we determined would require particularly long periods to achieve profitability in light of the impact of the spread of COVID-19, and 3 stores due to the expiration of fixed-term building lease agreements. The number of stores stood at 109 as of the end of the fiscal year.」
While opening 2 stores, we closed 4 stores that we determined would require time to achieve profitability and 3 stores whose lease agreements had expired, reducing the number of stores from 114 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 109. - FY2021-Q3Decrease in store count due to closures after openingsAnnual report
「As for our stores, we newly opened HUB Fukuoka Daimyo, our second store in Fukuoka, and HUB GRAMPUS PUB Nagoya TV Tower, a tie-up store named after the J.League team Nagoya Grampus, on the site directly below Nagoya TV Tower, a Nagoya landmark, in Hisaya-odori Park, which has recently been renovated. On the other hand, we closed 6 stores in total: 3 stores that we determined would require particularly long periods to achieve profitability in light of the impact of the spread of COVID-19, and 3 stores due to the expiration of fixed-term building lease agreements. The number of stores stood at 110 as of the end of the third quarter accounting period.」
While opening 2 stores in Fukuoka and Nagoya, we closed 3 stores that we determined would require time to achieve profitability and 3 stores whose lease agreements had expired, reducing the number of stores from 112 at the end of the previous quarter to 110. - FY2021-Q2Decrease in store count due to closures after new openingsAnnual report
「As for our stores, the opening of HUB Fukuoka Daimyo, originally scheduled for 18 April, was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19 and took place on 3 June. For the same reason, we closed 3 stores in late June that were expected to have difficulty securing profitability, bringing the number of stores to 112 as of the end of the second quarter accounting period.」
While opening HUB Fukuoka Daimyo, we closed 3 stores expected to have difficulty securing profitability, reducing the number of stores from 114 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 112. The store base, which had been expanding after exceeding 100 stores, has entered a contractionary phase due to closures. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The number of stores was unchanged from the end of the previous fiscal year at 114 as of the end of the first quarter accounting period.」
The number of stores remained unchanged from the end of the previous fiscal year at 114, maintaining the store base established after reaching the 100-store network. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we sought to further strengthen our dominant presence in existing areas by opening HUB Shibuya No. 3 in Tokyo and HUB LINKS UMEDA and HUB Umeda Higashidori in Osaka Umeda. As a result, the number of stores stood at 114 as of the end of the fiscal year.」
We continued opening stores from 107 at the end of the previous fiscal year and 113 at the end of the third quarter, bringing the number of stores to 114 at the end of the fiscal year. Store expansion has continued since reaching the 100-store network. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we sought to further strengthen our dominant presence in existing areas by opening HUB Shibuya No. 3 in Shibuya, a popular destination for our core young customer base, and HUB LINKS UMEDA inside LINKS UMEDA, a new commercial facility in Osaka Umeda. As a result, the number of stores stood at 113 as of the end of the third quarter accounting period.」
The number of stores increased from 110 at the end of the previous quarter to 113 through openings in Shibuya, Osaka Umeda and other areas. Store expansion has continued since reaching the 100-store network. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we pursued the ideal form of an English-style pub and further increased recognition of both the HUB and 82 brands. As the first collaboration store combining the appeal of both brands, we opened HUB+82 Ikebukuro WACCA on a trial basis. As a result, the number of stores stood at 110 as of the end of the second quarter accounting period.」
The number of stores increased from 109 at the end of the previous quarter to 110 following a new opening, and store expansion has continued since reaching the 100-store network. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the number of stores stood at 109 as of the end of the first quarter accounting period.」
The number of stores increased from 107 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 109, with expansion continuing after reaching the 100-store network. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As for our stores, we opened HUB Sendai Marble Road, HUB Iidabashi East Exit and HUB Kitashinchi, bringing the total number of stores to 107 as of the end of the fiscal year.」
The number of stores increased by 3 from 104 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 107. Store expansion has continued since reaching the 100-store network. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We opened the HUB Sendai Marble Road store and the HUB Iidabashi East Exit store, bringing the number of stores to 106 as of the end of the third quarter.」
The number of stores increased from 105 at the end of the previous second quarter to 106, with 2 stores opened. Store expansion has continued after reaching a 100-store network. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We opened the HUB Sendai Marble Road store, our first store supporting a professional baseball team, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and our third store in Sendai, bringing the number of stores to 105 as of the end of the second quarter.」
The number of stores remained at 105 from the end of the first quarter, maintaining the store network established after reaching 100 stores. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We also opened the HUB Sendai Marble Road store, our first store supporting a professional baseball team, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and our third store in Sendai, bringing the number of stores to 105 as of the end of the first quarter.」
The number of stores increased from 104 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 105, with a third store opened in Sendai. Store expansion has continued after reaching a 100-store network. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「On 27 April, we simultaneously reopened 2 HUB-brand stores, the Ueno store and Shibuya No. 2 store, which had been temporarily closed for building reconstruction, bringing the company to a 100-store scale. We then opened 3 new HUB-brand stores, Chom Chom Akihabara, Seibu-Shinjuku Station Front, and Richmond Hotel Yokohama Ekimae, bringing the number of stores to 104 at the end of the fiscal year.」
After reaching a 100-store network, 3 new stores were opened, bringing the number of stores to 104 at the end of the fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On 27 April, we simultaneously reopened 2 HUB-brand stores, the Ueno store and Shibuya No. 2 store, which had been temporarily closed for building reconstruction, bringing the company to a 100-store scale. We then opened 2 new HUB-brand stores, Chom Chom Akihabara and Seibu-Shinjuku Station Front, bringing the number of stores to 103 as of the end of the third quarter.」
The number of stores remained at 103 at the end of the third quarter, unchanged from the end of the second quarter, with no new increase indicated. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On 27 April, we simultaneously reopened 2 HUB-brand stores, the Ueno store and Shibuya No. 2 store, which had been temporarily closed for building reconstruction, bringing the company to a 100-store scale. We then opened 2 new HUB-brand stores, Chom Chom Akihabara and Seibu-Shinjuku Station Front, bringing the number of stores to 103 as of the end of the second quarter.」
After reaching 100 stores, 2 additional new stores were opened, bringing the number of stores to 103 at the end of the second quarter. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「On 27 April, we simultaneously reopened 2 HUB-brand stores, the Ueno store and Shibuya No. 2 store, which had been temporarily closed for building reconstruction, bringing the company to a 100-store scale. We then opened 1 new HUB-brand store, Chom Chom Akihabara, bringing the number of stores to 102 as of the end of the first quarter.」
The company reached a 100-store scale through the reopening of stores and then opened 1 additional new store, bringing the total to 102. Although the numerical milestone of a 100-store network was reached, establishing a position as a leading company remains an ongoing policy. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, we made capital investments totaling ¥551.967 million, mainly through the opening of 7 new stores under the HUB brand.」
During the fiscal year, we opened 7 new stores under the HUB brand, bringing the number of stores to 99 as of 28 February 2017. The number of stores increased measurably from 97 at the end of the previous quarter toward a 100-store network. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We newly opened 4 stores under the HUB brand, the Higashi-Umeda, Fujisawa, Kawaguchi, and Tachikawa-Minamiguchi stores. We also reopened the HUB Shinjuku-Yasukuni-dori store, which had been temporarily closed for building reconstruction, bringing the number of stores to 97 as of the end of the third quarter, excluding temporarily closed stores.」
The number of stores increased from 94 at the end of the second quarter to 97 at the end of the third quarter. In addition to 4 new stores, a temporarily closed store was reopened after renovation, representing measurable progress toward a 100-store network. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We opened 2 stores under the HUB brand, the Higashi-Umeda store and the Fujisawa store, bringing the number of stores to 94 as of the end of the second quarter, excluding temporarily closed stores.」
The number of stores increased from 93 at the end of the first quarter to 94 at the end of the second quarter. 2 HUB-brand stores were opened during the period, representing measurable progress toward a 100-store network. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「We are pursuing initiatives aimed at “Establishing our position as a leading company, using a 100-store network as our strength.” We opened 1 store under the HUB brand, the Higashi-Umeda store, bringing the number of stores to 93 as of the end of the first quarter, excluding temporarily closed stores.」
The company set a 100-store network and establishing its position in the industry as targets, opened 1 store during the quarter, and had 93 stores.