Selecting stores by revising closure criteria for unprofitable stores
First written in FY2017-Q3. 20 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
47 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-10-14AdvancedEarnings
「In addition, the “Sushichoshimaru Minami-Funabashi” restaurant was closed in July of the same year.」
The closure of an existing restaurant is cited as part of the company's implementation of selective store management. - FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, we closed “鮨元,” a premium Edomae-style sushi restaurant operated on a fully reservation-only basis, in May 2026. We also closed the “すし銚子丸南船橋店” in July of the same year.」
As part of a policy of selectively managing the profitability and store network of new business formats, we closed 鮨元 and the Minami-Funabashi store in May and July 2026, respectively. - 2026-07-13AdvancedEarnings
「Meanwhile, in May 2026, we closed “Sushimoto,” a high-end Edomae sushi restaurant operated under a fully reservation-only concept.」
The company cites a specific closure consistent with its policy of selecting restaurants and prioritizing profitability. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The company will work to strengthen its profit structure by promoting the closure of unprofitable stores and relocations to favorable locations in parallel.」
The company continues its store selection and profitability improvement policy, combining the closure of unprofitable stores with relocations to favorable locations. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, amid tight labor market conditions, the company closed "すし銚子丸南浦和店" in June 2023, "同 三鷹店" in July 2023 and "同 浦和木崎店" in July 2023, to make effective use of limited human resources and rebuild an efficient store network. In parallel, it sequentially closed "すし銚子丸テイクアウト専門店荻窪店" in June 2023, "同 初台店" in July 2023, "同 落合店" in July 2023 and "同ペリエ海浜幕張店" in October 2023, judging that their historical mission had come to an end after the sharp decline in takeout demand following the subsiding of the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to secure store profitability.」
The company implemented store selection based on human resources, management efficiency and store profitability, closing 3 regular stores and 4 takeout-only stores. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company sequentially closed "すし銚子丸テイクアウト専門店荻窪店" in June 2023, "同 初台店" in July 2023, "同 落合店" in July 2023 and "同ペリエ海浜幕張店" in October 2023, where securing store profitability had become difficult due to the sharp decline in takeout demand after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided.」
The company continued selecting stores based on the possibility of securing store profitability and additionally closed the takeout-only store "ペリエ海浜幕張店." - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company closed "すし銚子丸南浦和店" in June 2023, "同 三鷹店" in July 2023 and "同 浦和木崎店" in July 2023, including to make effective use of limited human resources and improve management efficiency. It also sequentially closed "すし銚子丸テイクアウト専門店荻窪店" in June 2023, "同 初台店" in July 2023 and "同 落合店" in July 2023, where securing store profitability had become difficult due to the sharp decline in takeout demand as the COVID-19 pandemic subsided.」
The company closed a total of 6 regular and takeout-only stores, using effective use of human resources, management efficiency and store profitability as its criteria. - FY2023ReframedAnnual report
「The takeaway-only stores were developed to meet the sharp increase in demand for takeaway during the COVID-19 pandemic. As their historical mission has ended with the pandemic subsiding, we will progressively close stores where profitability cannot be secured.」
The company is moving from a review of the closure criteria for unprofitable stores to a clearer store selection policy under which takeout-only stores are closed sequentially based on store profitability after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The "すし銚子丸草加店" and "すし銚子丸宮野木店" stores closed in September and October 2022, respectively, to improve profitability through mechanization and labor savings. In December 2022, they reopened as newly built relocated stores in favorable nearby locations, under the names "すし銚子丸宮野木店" and "すし銚子丸草加花栗店," respectively.」
The company closed stores with aging equipment and carried out newly built relocations combining mechanization and labor savings with favorable locations, giving concrete form to store selection and a scrap-and-build strategy. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「すし銚子丸草加店 in Soka, Saitama, and すし銚子丸宮野木店 in Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba, required large-scale renovations because their restaurant equipment had aged. Taking this opportunity, the company closed them in September 2022 and October 2022, respectively, with the aim of improving profitability through effective capital investment, mechanization and labor-saving measures. As a result, the number of restaurants temporarily fell to 91 at the end of the second quarter. Both restaurants were scheduled to reopen as newly built relocated restaurants in December 2022 at nearby sites with better locations.」
As part of store selection and the operation of its scrap-and-build policy, the company closed 2 stores requiring renovations to aging facilities and plans to relocate them to newly constructed premises in nearby prime locations. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Due to sluggish sales, the company closed “Sushi Choshimaru Takeout-Only Chitose-Karasuyama store” in January 2022, seeking to improve the profitability of the takeout-only store format through agile scrap-and-build measures.」
Using sluggish sales and the likelihood of improvement as criteria for closure decisions, the company closed a takeout-only store, carrying out concrete store selection within the format. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In January 2022, the company closed Chitose-Karasuyama store, a takeout-only store whose sales were sluggish and whose recovery was not expected, seeking to improve the profitability of the takeout-only store format through agile scrap-and-build measures.」
Based on sluggish sales and the lack of expected improvement, the company closed Chitose-Karasuyama store, carrying out concrete store selection within the format. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「From the perspective of improving management efficiency, the company closed “Sushi Choshimaru Funabashi store” (February 2021), “Edomae Sushi Hyakumangoku Shinkoiwa store” (February 2021), “Sushi Choshimaru Miyabi Atre Matsudo store” (February 2021), and “Sushi Choshimaru Yachiyo store” (April 2021).」
As part of store selection and the application of closure criteria, the company additionally closed 4 existing stores to improve management efficiency, bringing the full-year total to 5 closures. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The 「鮨Ｙａｓｕｋｅ」 Otemachi Place store was closed in October 2020 because the office-building population had fallen sharply with the expansion of remote work, and profitability improvement was expected to be difficult in response to structural changes in business styles triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, 「すし銚子丸船橋店」 was closed in February 2021 to improve operating efficiency.」
As part of store selection and the application of closure criteria, the company closed Otemachi store in response to changes in demand resulting from remote work and Funabashi store to improve management efficiency. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The 「鮨Ｙａｓｕｋｅ」 Otemachi Place store was closed in October 2020 because the office-building population had fallen sharply with the expansion of remote work, and improvement was expected to be difficult even after revising the earnings model.」
As part of store selection and the application of closure criteria, the company closed Sushi Yasuke Otemachi Place store in October 2020 in response to changes in location demand resulting from remote work. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「Accordingly, the company will fundamentally review its store-opening criteria and further tighten the selection of candidate locations. For stores whose profitability is expected to decline in the future due to changes in consumption habits, the company will take measures to improve profitability, further refine its closure criteria, and consider closure plans based on appropriate decisions.」
The scope has expanded from reviewing the existing closure criteria for unprofitable stores to a fundamental review of store-opening criteria and refinement of closure criteria in light of future profitability and changes in consumption habits. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company closed 川口新郷店 under the すし銚子丸 format (January 2020). As a result, the number of stores at the end of the third-quarter accounting period was 93.」
As part of store selection and management efficiency initiatives, the company closed Kawaguchi Shingo store in January 2020. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「From the perspective of improving management efficiency, the company closed Miyamaedaira store (August 2018) and Urawa Misono store (March 2019).」
The company continued selecting unprofitable and inefficient stores and closed 2 stores during the full year, Miyamaedaira store and Urawa Misono store. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first half of the fiscal year, the company closed Miyamaedaira store (August 2018)」
As part of its store selection based on limited human resources, the company additionally closed Miyamaedaira store. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store development, the company opened a new Oamishirasato store (March 2018). On the other hand, to make effective use of its limited human resources, it closed Yotsugi store (May 2017), Kamifukuoka store (June 2017), and Azamino store (January 2018).」
The company continued selecting stores to make effective use of its limited human resources and closed 3 stores during the full year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To make effective use of its limited human resources, the company closed Yotsugi store (May 2017), Kamifukuoka store (June 2017), and Azamino store (January 2018).」
As part of its store selection measures aimed at making effective use of human resources, the company closed Azamino store in addition to the stores closed during the full year. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual 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.」
The company closed 2 stores, Yotsugi store and Kamifukuoka store, to make effective use of its limited human resources. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「On the other hand, to make effective use of its limited human resources, the company reviewed the closure criteria for unprofitable stores and closed Nishihashimoto store (January 2017) and Miyahara store (April 2017).」
Based on a review of the closure criteria for unprofitable stores, the company closed 2 stores during the full year. - FY2017-Q3First statedAnnual report
「The company reviewed the closure criteria for unprofitable stores in order to make effective use of its limited human resources」
The company specifies for the first time a policy of reviewing the closure criteria for unprofitable stores as a means of making effective use of its limited human resources.