Sales for this month
March 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027March sales were 111.3% of the prior-year level across all stores and 101.6% at existing stores. Existing-store sales exceeded the prior-year level for the 55th consecutive month. The company estimates that having 1 fewer holiday than in the previous year had a negative impact of approximately 1.2 percentage points on the year-on-year change in existing-store sales.
Full-scale recovery in demand for spring apparel as temperatures rose from the middle of the month, Growth in hobby products and home appliances, Heightened consumer efforts to economize amid higher prices, Influx of new customers into the reuse market and capture of related demand, Negative impact on existing-store sales from having 1 fewer holiday than in the previous year
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April All Stores 110.8 % / Existing stores 103.6 % / May All Stores 113.3 % / Existing stores 105.2 % / June All Stores 108.4 % / Existing stores 100.3 % / July All Stores 109 % / Existing stores 101.6 % / August All Stores 121 % / Existing stores 111.4 % / September All Stores 114.5 % / Existing stores 105.7 % / October All Stores 115.9 % / Existing stores 106.6 % / November All Stores 115.2 % / Existing stores 105.7 % / December All Stores 112.3 % / Existing stores 103.4 % / January All Stores 115.3 % / Existing stores 106.2 % / February All Stores 111.2 % / Existing stores 102.1 %
Scope of aggregation: Non-consolidated. However, sales exclude sales not attributable to store operations, as well as sales from franchise stores and subsidiary stores. The store count is the total number of directly operated and franchise stores in Japan and excludes subsidiary stores.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | March 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Non-consolidated. However, sales exclude sales not attributable to store operations, as well as sales from franchise stores and subsidiary stores. The store count is the total number of directly operated and franchise stores in Japan and excludes subsidiary stores. |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | All Stores 111.3 % / Existing stores 101.6 % |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 111.3 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | 101.6 % |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | All Stores 113.3 % / Existing stores 104.6 % |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Total number of stores 237 stores / Franchise store count 4 stores / Number of directly operated stores Not disclosed |
| Number of stores opened during the month | 3 stores |
| Number of stores closed during the month | 0 stores |
| Monthly Commentary | March sales were 111.3% of the prior-year level across all stores and 101.6% at existing stores. Existing-store sales exceeded the prior-year level for the 55th consecutive month. The company estimates that having 1 fewer holiday than in the previous year had a negative impact of approximately 1.2 percentage points on the year-on-year change in existing-store sales. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Full-scale recovery in demand for spring apparel as temperatures rose from the middle of the month, Growth in hobby products and home appliances, Heightened consumer efforts to economize amid higher prices, Influx of new customers into the reuse market and capture of related demand, Negative impact on existing-store sales from having 1 fewer holiday than in the previous year |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | April All Stores 110.8 % / Existing stores 103.6 % / May All Stores 113.3 % / Existing stores 105.2 % / June All Stores 108.4 % / Existing stores 100.3 % / July All Stores 109 % / Existing stores 101.6 % / August All Stores 121 % / Existing stores 111.4 % / September All Stores 114.5 % / Existing stores 105.7 % / October All Stores 115.9 % / Existing stores 106.6 % / November All Stores 115.2 % / Existing stores 105.7 % / December All Stores 112.3 % / Existing stores 103.4 % / January All Stores 115.3 % / Existing stores 106.2 % / February All Stores 111.2 % / Existing stores 102.1 % |
| Next Scheduled Disclosure | The next disclosure is scheduled for around the seventh business day of the following month, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The schedule may be changed without prior notice due to circumstances. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Sales were supported by the full-scale recovery in demand for spring apparel as temperatures rose from the middle of the month, growth in hobby products and home appliances, and the company's ability to capture the influx of new customers into the reuse market amid heightened consumer efforts to economize in response to higher prices. The company estimates that having 1 fewer holiday than in the previous year had a negative impact of approximately 1.2 percentage points on existing-store sales.