Improving Existing-Store Profitability
First written in FY2018-Q1. 39 of 52 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 3 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 15.4% year on year, while standalone existing-store sales rose 5.2%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 5.2% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - 2026-10-08AdvancedMonthly
「9月の売上高は、全店で前年同月比 111.3%、既存店で同 104.3%となりました。これにより、61 か月連続で既存店売上高が前年同月を上回る結果となりました。」
既存店売上高の前年同月超過が61か月連続となり、既存店の収益改善・増収傾向が月次速報で具体化された。 - 2026-09-27Advancednote.com
「According to the monthly sales overview published in September 2026, standalone existing-store sales—sales at stores that have been operating year-round since the previous fiscal year—exceeded the same month of the previous year for 60 consecutive months.」
A specific performance result was reported: existing-store sales exceeded the previous year for 60 consecutive months. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales increased 15.2% year on year, while standalone same-store sales increased 4.6%.」
Full-year standalone existing-store sales rose 4.6% from the previous fiscal year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 14.4% year on year, while standalone existing-store sales rose 4.3%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 4.3% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 23.3% year on year, standalone sales rose 18.2%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 7.9%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 7.9% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 24.5% year on year, standalone sales rose 19.5%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 8.1%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 8.1% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 22.1% from the previous fiscal year, standalone sales rose 19.6%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 9.5%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 9.5% from the previous fiscal year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 22.4% year on year, standalone sales rose 20.1%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 10.1%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 10.1% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 24.2% year on year, standalone sales rose 21.6%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 11.5%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 11.5% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 22.7% year on year, standalone sales rose 20.4%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 11.7%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 11.7% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 21.0% from the previous fiscal year, standalone sales rose 21.2%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 10.5%.」
Full-year standalone existing-store sales rose 10.5% from the previous fiscal year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 20.9% year on year, standalone sales rose 21.1%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 10.5%. In October in particular, standalone existing-store sales performed strongly, rising 19.0% year on year, partly due to a sales promotion campaign.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 10.5% year on year, including a 19.0% increase in October partly due to a sales promotion campaign. Existing-store sales continued to increase. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 19.5% year on year, standalone sales rose 20.0%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 9.2%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 9.2% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales from the previous fiscal year. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 18.3% year on year, standalone sales rose 19.0%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 7.1%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 7.1% year on year, continuing the increase in existing-store sales from the previous fiscal year. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 24.4% from the previous fiscal year, standalone sales rose 15.3%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 7.8%.」
Existing-store sales rose 7.8% from the previous fiscal year, indicating that recovery from the previous fiscal year's decline caused by the impact of infectious disease and improvement in profitability progressed over the full year. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 25.3% year on year, standalone sales rose 13.5%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 8.1%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 8.1% year on year, and the recovery in existing-store sales from the decline caused by the impact of infectious disease continued. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales rose 28.2% year on year, standalone sales rose 17.1%, and standalone existing-store sales rose 11.3%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 11.3% year on year, indicating continued improvement in existing-store sales, which had declined due to the impact of infectious disease. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales rose 42.9% year on year, while standalone existing-store sales rose 27.8%.」
Reuse-business sales rose 42.9% year on year and standalone existing-store sales rose 27.8%, recovering from the decline in existing-store sales caused by the impact of infectious disease in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q3Existing-store sales down, third-quarter recoveryAnnual report
「In sales, consolidated revenue turned to a 1.1% year-on-year increase in the third-quarter accounting period and recovered to a 4.5% year-on-year decline for the nine-month period. Standalone sales for the nine months of the current third quarter declined 1.3% year on year, while standalone existing-store sales declined 5.8%.」
Consolidated sales for the third-quarter accounting period turned to a 1.1% year-on-year increase, while standalone existing-store sales for the nine months ended the third quarter declined 5.8% year on year. Existing-store sales continued to decline, but recovered on a cumulative basis from the first quarter. - FY2021-Q1Sharp decline in existing-store salesAnnual report
「In sales, standalone revenue declined 16.0% year on year and standalone existing-store sales declined 19.5%. By category, apparel and branded goods performed poorly due to the impact of requests to refrain from going out and store closures.」
Standalone existing-store sales declined 19.5% year on year, reversing the increase in existing-store sales seen through the previous fiscal year. Weak apparel and branded-goods sales were attributed to requests to refrain from going out and store closures. - FY2020Full-year increase in existing-store salesAnnual report
「In sales, standalone revenue rose 5.8% from the previous fiscal year and standalone existing-store sales rose 1.0%. Contributions came from strong sales of apparel and home appliances, among other core categories, driven by higher average sales per item, increased sales of branded goods, including following the opening of the Brand Collect Omotesando store, and increased sales of sporting and outdoor goods resulting from new openings and strong performance at existing stores in the sports format.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 1.0% from the previous fiscal year. Higher average sales per item, branded-goods sales, and new openings and strong performance at existing stores in the sports format contributed. - FY2020-Q3Cumulative improvement, quarterly deteriorationAnnual report
「In the reuse business, standalone sales rose 6.7% year on year and standalone existing-store sales rose 1.6%. Higher average sales per item drove sales growth in key categories such as apparel and home appliances. On the other hand, existing-store sales declined 1.9% from the previous fiscal year in the third quarter, affected by temporary closures of stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area following typhoons and weak autumn and winter apparel sales resulting from the prolonged period of high temperatures.」
For the nine months ended the third quarter, standalone existing-store sales rose 1.6% year on year, while third-quarter standalone existing-store sales declined 1.9% from the previous fiscal year, affected by typhoon-related temporary closures and weak autumn and winter apparel sales due to high temperatures. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the reuse business, performance remained strong, particularly in the core general reuse and Style formats. Standalone sales rose 8.1% year on year, while standalone existing-store sales rose 3.4%.」
Standalone existing-store sales rose 3.4% year on year, indicating improvement in existing-store profitability metrics. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For standalone existing stores, defined as stores opened by the end of the fiscal year ending February 2018 and hereinafter referred to as existing stores, sales rose 3.7% year on year. The 0.3% improvement in gross margin also contributed, with gross profit rising 4.1% and purchases rising 1.4% year on year, indicating steady progress.」
Existing-store sales rose 3.7% year on year, the gross margin improved 0.3%, gross profit rose 4.1%, and purchases rose 1.4%, indicating progress in improving existing-store profitability. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Existing-store sales rose 1.1% year on year.」
Existing-store sales rose 1.1% year on year, while the existing-store gross margin also increased 0.4%. Indicators related to existing-store profitability improved. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For standalone existing stores, defined as stores opened by the end of the fiscal year ending February 2017 and hereinafter referred to as existing stores, sales rose 0.2% year on year, the gross margin improved 0.5%, and purchases rose 3.1% year on year, indicating steady progress.」
Existing-store sales rose 0.2% year on year, the gross margin improved 0.5%, and purchases rose 3.1%. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For standalone existing stores, defined as stores opened by the end of the fiscal year ending February 2017 and hereinafter referred to as existing stores, sales declined 0.8% year on year. However, the 0.6% improvement in gross margin enabled gross profit to exceed the previous year's level, while purchases rose 0.5% year on year, indicating steady progress.」
Existing-store sales declined 0.8% year on year, while the gross margin improved 0.6% and gross profit exceeded the previous year's level. Purchases rose 0.5%. - FY2019-Q1Existing-store sales down, gross margin improvedAnnual report
「For standalone existing stores, defined as stores opened by the end of the fiscal year ending February 2017 and hereinafter referred to as existing stores, sales declined 0.6% year on year. However, the 0.4% improvement in gross margin enabled gross profit to remain at the previous year's level, while purchases rose 1.3% year on year, indicating steady progress.」
Existing-store sales declined 0.6% year on year, while the gross margin improved 0.4% and gross profit remained at the previous year's level. Purchases rose 1.3%. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The group pursued its business under the following key objectives: improving the profitability of existing stores, opening double-digit numbers of stores in Japan, improving the performance of カインドオル, and establishing the operating foundation for its overseas business in Thailand. … Existing-store sales rose 1.0% year on year.」
The company reiterated improving the profitability of existing stores as a key objective, and existing-store sales rose 1.0% year on year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this operating environment, we pursued our business under the following key objectives for the fiscal year: improving the profitability of existing stores, opening double-digit numbers of stores in Japan, improving the performance of consolidated subsidiary カインドオル, and establishing the operating foundation for our overseas business in Thailand. Merchandise purchases during the fiscal year rose 36.0% year on year. Standalone company-wide sales rose 8.8% year on year, while existing-store sales, defined as sales from stores opened by the end of the fiscal year ended February 2016 and hereinafter referred to as existing stores, rose 1.2% year on year, showing a recovery trend from the second half of the previous fiscal year.」
The company continued to identify improving the profitability of existing stores as a key objective and stated that existing-store sales rose 1.2% year on year, indicating a recovery trend. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this operating environment, we pursued our business under the following key objectives for the fiscal year: improving the profitability of existing stores, opening double-digit numbers of stores in Japan, improving the performance of consolidated subsidiary カインドオル, and establishing the operating foundation for our overseas business in Thailand. Standalone company-wide sales rose 8.5% year on year, while existing-store sales, defined as sales from stores opened by the end of the fiscal year ended February 2016 and hereinafter referred to as existing stores, rose 1.6% year on year, showing a recovery trend from the second half of the previous fiscal year.」
The company reiterated improving the profitability of existing stores as a fiscal-year objective and stated that existing-store sales rose 1.6% year on year, showing a recovery trend from the second half of the previous fiscal year. However, the existing-store gross margin declined 1.6% year on year. - FY2018-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Against this business backdrop, our key business objectives for the year were to improve the profitability of existing stores, open stores in Japan in the double digits, improve the performance of the consolidated subsidiary カインドオル, and establish the business foundation for our overseas operations in Thailand.」
Improving the profitability of existing stores was identified independently for the first time as a key business objective for the fiscal year.