Seasonal product demand fluctuations caused by warm winters and unsettled weather

「In addition, partly because conditions differed from last year, when the rainy season ended early, summer merchandise was broadly affected by a reactionary decline in June.」

「Although operations were affected by unseasonably cold weather in spring, extreme summer heat and rainfall, vegetable seedlings and seeds performed well, partly due to rising food prices. Snow-removal products also performed well from January onward because of snowfall.」

「Sunshades and watering products performed well because of the extreme heat after the rainy season ended. Flower seedlings, fertilizers, and potting soil were affected by unsettled weather, while vegetable seedlings and vegetable seeds performed well.」

「Plants such as flower seedlings, as well as related fertilizers and potting soil, performed weakly owing to lower temperatures in March and extreme heat after the rainy season ended, while weed-control products such as herbicides performed well.」

「In terms of sales during the first-quarter consolidated cumulative period, electrical cooling equipment such as air conditioners and fans performed well as temperatures rose from April onward, but sales were affected by unsettled weather, including nationwide temperature declines in March and heavy rain in western Japan in late May.」

「Specifically, we established 2 scenarios, the “decarbonization scenario (a 1.5°C–2°C world)” and the “global warming progression scenario (a 2.7°C–4°C world),” and analyzed the transition risks arising from climate change (policy and regulation, markets, and reputation), physical risks (acute and chronic), and opportunities from an appropriate response to climate change (products and services, markets, and resilience).」

「As temperatures remained high, products for weed control, such as herbicides and brush cutters, and watering products performed well. Meanwhile, outdoor products such as flower and vegetable seedlings and gardening materials performed weakly.」

「From July onward, sales of sunshades such as reed screens performed well because of record-breaking heat, while outdoor products such as flower and vegetable seedlings performed weakly.」

「Temperatures were high in March, and the gardening division got off to a strong start, with watering products and herbicides performing well, but sales were affected by unsettled weather from April, when demand peaked, through the latter half of Golden Week.」

「The increasing frequency of extreme weather events associated with climate change could adversely affect the entire business, including the product supply system. The Group also forecasts the weather in advance and prepares an annual sales promotion plan, but if sales fall below the plan because of lower demand for seasonal products caused by unsettled weather, such as cool summers and mild winters, this could affect the Group’s business performance.」

「In terms of sales, conditions were difficult owing to the decline in demand following the surge related to COVID-19 countermeasures and the expansion of working from home, as well as unsettled weather and other factors, but demand for gardening continued to expand.」

「Although sales were affected by unsettled weather, demand for gardening continued to expand.」

「In terms of sales, sales were affected by the decline in demand following the surge related to COVID-19 countermeasures and the expansion of working from home, as well as unsettled weather in early spring. However, demand for gardening and leisure continued to expand, and gardening, cycling, and leisure products performed well.」

「In addition, snow blowers, snow-removal equipment, and other products performed well, particularly in eastern Japan, as customers prepared for snowfall early in the season.」

「Although sales were affected by unsettled weather, demand for gardening remained firm, and plants, potting soil, and other products performed well.」

「In addition, rainwear products such as raincoats and rubber boots performed well, partly because of the high volume of rainfall.」

「The Group forecasts the weather in advance and prepares an annual sales promotion plan. If sales fall below the plan because of lower demand for seasonal products caused by unsettled weather, such as cool summers and mild winters, this could affect the Group’s business performance.」

「In terms of sales, gardening supplies and summer products performed weakly owing to unsettled weather and the late end of the rainy season.」

「In terms of sales, despite the effects of unsettled weather, products related to COVID-19 countermeasures, such as masks, alcohol-based disinfectants, and hand soap, performed well.」

「In terms of sales, gardening supplies and summer products performed weakly owing to unsettled weather and a succession of typhoons.」

「In terms of sales, gardening supplies and summer products performed weakly owing to unsettled weather and the late end of the rainy season.」

「In terms of sales, gardening products, plants, and other products performed weakly because temperatures were low in early spring, the peak demand season.」

「In terms of sales, gardening supplies and other products performed weakly from March to August because of unsettled weather during Golden Week, the peak sales period. Meanwhile, extreme heat drove strong sales of air-conditioning and watering products. From September to November, favorable weather supported strong sales of gardening supplies, paints, and other products.」

「In May and June, customer traffic remained sluggish because of unsettled weather, resulting in weak performance across all product divisions. In July and August, sales of gardening supplies and insecticides were sluggish because of extreme heat, while sales of air-conditioning and watering products performed well.」

「In terms of sales, gardening and leisure products performed well in March and April as temperatures rose, but in May, unsettled weather and other factors caused customer traffic to remain sluggish, resulting in weak performance across all product divisions.」

「In terms of sales, sales remained sluggish owing to unsettled weather and other factors, but sales of DCM-brand products performed well, partly because efforts to strengthen promotions, including magazine coverage and television commercials, were effective.」

「In terms of sales, sales remained sluggish owing to unsettled weather and other factors, but revenue increased, partly because of the consolidation effect of DCMくろがねや, which became a subsidiary in December 2016.」

「In terms of sales, sales remained sluggish owing to unsettled weather and the backlash from earthquake-related demand following the Kumamoto Earthquake, but revenue increased, partly because of the consolidation effect of DCMくろがねや, which became a subsidiary in December 2016.」

「Sales of gardening-related products remained sluggish in early spring because of low temperatures and rainfall, but favorable weather from late April through early May led to strong sales.」

「Unsettled weather affected demand during the peak spring and autumn seasons, causing sales of plants and gardening-related products to remain sluggish.」

「Unsettled weather affected demand during the peak spring and autumn seasons, causing sales of plants and gardening-related products to remain sluggish, but sales of DCM-brand herbicides and hose reels performed well.」

「Sales of gardening-related products remained sluggish owing to unsettled weather from mid-April onward, but sales of electric grass trimmers, DCM-brand herbicides, and hose reels performed well.」

「Sales of seasonal products such as gardening supplies remained sluggish, partly because temperatures were lower than in the previous year from mid-April onward.」