Plan to open 8 stores in the following fiscal year
First written in FY2016. 11 of 20 entries say "Softened", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: FY2026.
Choushimaru moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2017, 6 years before the typical company in this theme (2023).
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".
- FY2026SoftenedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending February 2027, we plan to open 2 restaurants, placing greater emphasis on store size and turnover to secure profitability sufficient to withstand rising personnel expenses and other costs.」
The plan has been reduced from 3 openings in the fiscal year ending February 2026 to 2 in the fiscal year ending February 2027, resulting in a profitability-focused opening plan emphasizing store size and turnover. - 2026-04-13AdvancedEarnings
「We also opened Shinjuku Subnade as a new urban-format restaurant (February 2026, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo).」
During the period, the company opened Shinjuku Subnade in addition to Futamatagawa. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「We opened 二俣川店 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, in June 2025, our 7th restaurant in Kanagawa, a priority expansion area.」
As progress against the opening plan for the fiscal year ending February 2026, the company opened 二俣川店 in June 2025. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「During the current fiscal year, as part of our initiatives involving new formats, we opened 3 restaurants: “鮨元” in Ichikawa, Chiba, in June 2024, based on the concept of authentic, high-end Edomae sushi available by reservation only; “Ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ 鮨 Ｂａｒ Ｙａｓｕｋｅエキュート赤羽みなみ店” in Kita-ku, Tokyo, in July 2024, a standing sushi format located inside a railway station; and “アリオ橋本店” in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, in January 2025, located in a food court. For the fiscal year ending February 2026, we plan to open 3 restaurants, placing greater emphasis on store size and turnover to secure profitability sufficient to withstand rising personnel expenses and other costs.」
After carrying out the previous plan to open 3 restaurants, the company has specified a further plan to open 3 restaurants in the fiscal year ending February 2026. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our initiatives involving new formats, we opened 2 restaurants: “鮨元” in Ichikawa, Chiba, in June 2024, based on the concept of authentic, high-end Edomae sushi available by reservation only; and “Standing鮨Bar Yasukeエキュート赤羽みなみ店” in Kita-ku, Tokyo, in July 2024, a standing sushi format located inside a railway station.」
Against the plan to open 3 restaurants in the fiscal year ending February 2025, the company opened 2 new-format restaurants during the interim accounting period. - FY2024SoftenedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending February 2025, we plan to open 3 restaurants, placing greater emphasis on store size and turnover to secure profitability sufficient to withstand rising personnel expenses and other costs.」
The plan has been reduced from 4 openings in the fiscal year ending May 2024 to 3 in the fiscal year ending February 2025, with profitability-focused planning emphasizing store size and turnover. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We opened “すし銚子丸横浜六ツ川店” in Minami-ku, Yokohama, in June 2023.」
During the period covered by the opening plan for the fiscal year ending May 2024, the company opened 横浜六ツ川店. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending May 2024, we plan to open 4 restaurants, placing greater emphasis on store size and turnover to secure profitability sufficient to withstand rising personnel expenses and other costs.」
The company has moved from considering openings without specifying a number to a concrete plan to open 4 restaurants in the fiscal year ending May 2024, increasing the planned number from the previous 3. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending May 2023, rather than prioritizing takeout-only restaurants under a with-COVID strategy, we plan to consider openings in the traditional format, emphasizing locations such as pre-COVID roadside restaurants and restaurants in commercial facilities. (すし銚子丸小石川店 was already opened in June 2022.) If we proceed with an opening, the investment is expected to be approximately ¥90 million to ¥110 million, depending on conditions such as location, including deposits and guarantee deposits.」
The plan has shifted from the previous 8-restaurant plan to a plan for traditional-format openings in the fiscal year ending May 2023, without specifying the number of restaurants, with investment of approximately ¥90 million to ¥110 million and the June 2022 opening of 小石川店 noted. - FY2020SoftenedAnnual report
「If we proceed with an opening, the investment is expected to be approximately ¥50 million to ¥100 million, depending on conditions such as location, including deposits and guarantee deposits. The investment is expected to be funded with internal cash resources.」
No specific target for the number of restaurants has been provided. For the fiscal year ending May 2021, openings will be considered individually only when properties with favorable conditions are available. The company continues to disclose only an indicative investment amount. - FY2019SoftenedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending May 2020, we plan to open a total of 3 restaurants. Locations other than those mentioned above are currently under consideration, and no specific properties have been selected. If we proceed with an opening, the planned investment is expected to be approximately ¥80 million to ¥100 million, depending on conditions such as location, including deposits and guarantee deposits.」
The plan has been reduced from the previous 8 restaurants to a total of 3 in the following fiscal year, with specific properties still unselected except for 1 location. - FY2019-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「Regarding the number of restaurants, we closed 宮前平店 in August 2018 during the cumulative second-quarter period. As a result, the number of restaurants at the end of the second quarter was 90.」
The company closed 1 restaurant without presenting a new-opening plan, bringing the total to 90 restaurants, and the expansion target remains insufficiently specific. - FY2018SoftenedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending May 2019, we are considering potential locations, and no specific properties have been selected for opening. If we proceed with an opening, the investment is expected to be approximately ¥50 million to ¥100 million, depending on conditions such as location, including deposits and guarantee deposits. The planned investment is expected to be funded with internal cash resources.」
There is no specific plan for the number of openings in the following fiscal year, and the company continues to have no locations selected. Only an indicative investment amount has been provided. - FY2018-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「In store development, there were no new openings during the cumulative third-quarter period. Meanwhile, we closed 四つ木店 in May 2017, 上福岡店 in June 2017 and あざみ野店 in January 2018 to make effective use of limited human resources. As a result, the number of restaurants at the end of the third quarter was 90.」
While there were no new openings, 3 restaurants were closed, and the company continued to prioritize selecting restaurants based on available human resources rather than pursuing specific expansion plans. - FY2018-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「In store development, there were no new openings during the cumulative second-quarter period. Meanwhile, we closed 四つ木店 in May 2017 and 上福岡店 in June 2017 to make effective use of limited human resources. As a result, the number of restaurants at the end of the second quarter was 91.」
The period without new openings continued, and 2 restaurants were closed to make effective use of human resources. The company continued to prioritize selecting restaurants over specific expansion plans. - FY2018-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「In store development, there were no new openings during the cumulative first-quarter period. Meanwhile, we closed 四つ木店 in May 2017 and 上福岡店 in June 2017 to make effective use of limited human resources. As a result, the number of restaurants at the end of the first quarter was 91.」
With no new openings and 2 closures, the number of restaurants fell to 91, reflecting the continued priority placed on selecting restaurants rather than expanding the store base. - FY2017SoftenedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending May 2018, we are considering potential locations, and no specific properties have been selected for opening. If we proceed with an opening, the investment is expected to be approximately ¥50 million to ¥100 million, depending on conditions such as location, including deposits and guarantee deposits. The planned investment is expected to be funded with internal cash resources.」
In place of the 8-restaurant plan announced for the previous fiscal year, no specific properties have been selected for the following fiscal year, and only an indicative investment amount for an opening has been provided. - FY2017-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「We are limiting openings to carefully selected locations, primarily in efficient central-city areas, that offer appropriate profitability. During the cumulative third-quarter period, we opened 木場店 in September 2016 and 狛江店 in November 2016, while closing 西橋本店 in January 2017.」
Against the plan to open 8 restaurants, the company is selecting locations more carefully, opening 2 new restaurants and closing 1. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「After opening 木場店 in September 2016 and 狛江店 in November 2016, the number of restaurants at the end of the second quarter was 94.」
As concrete progress against the following fiscal year’s opening plan, 2 restaurants were opened in the first half. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year ending May 2017, we plan to open a total of 8 restaurants, with planned investment of ¥648 million.」
The company specifies the number of restaurants planned for the following fiscal year and the planned investment amount.