Development of New Businesses, Including Cariru and Trefac Moving
First written in FY2018. 9 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
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- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「Specifically, the Company is investing in adjacent reuse businesses, including the Cariru rental business, TreFac Auction, a B2B auction business for reused goods, TreFac Moving, which provides purchasing and moving services as an integrated offering, and Regacy, a purchasing service for end-of-life planning and lifetime organization. By strengthening these adjacent services, the Company will build a reuse platform, improve customer convenience and increase opportunities to generate revenue.」
The B2B auction business was identified as TreFac Auction, and the Company outlined plans to build a reuse platform by organically linking its adjacent businesses. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 9 October 2025, the Company resolved to acquire the unmanned dress rental business from Empty Co., Ltd. and entered into a business transfer agreement on the same date. The business acquisition is scheduled to take place on 1 November 2025.」
To launch new services in the rental business, the Company resolved to acquire an unmanned dress rental business and entered into a business transfer agreement. - FY2025Cariru sales rose while profit declined in other businessesAnnual report
「In the Cariru rental business, demand for events such as weddings and for black formalwear increased, and rental business sales rose 6.4% year on year. However, profit declined due partly to higher advertising expenses.」
Cariru maintained sales growth on demand for events and black formalwear, while segment profit for other businesses fell 86.7% from the previous year to ¥18 million due partly to higher advertising expenses. - FY2025-H1Profit declined despite higher rental sales due to relocation expensesAnnual report
「In the rental business, demand for events such as weddings was captured, and sales increased 9.4% year on year. However, selling, general and administrative expenses increased 25.0% year on year due partly to higher costs associated with relocating the distribution center, resulting in lower profit. As a result, sales were ¥695 million, up 32.9% year on year, and the segment recorded a loss of ¥2 million, compared with segment profit of ¥64 million in the previous year.」
The rental business increased sales, while selling, general and administrative expenses rose 25.0% year on year due partly to higher costs associated with relocating the distribution center, and other businesses recorded a segment loss of ¥2 million versus profit in the previous year. - FY2025-Q1Cariru sales rose while profit declined in other businessesAnnual report
「In the rental business, demand for events such as weddings was captured, and rental business sales increased 17.1% year on year. As a result, sales were ¥405 million, up 35.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥48 million, down 11.1% year on year.」
The rental business, including Cariru, increased sales 17.1% year on year, while segment profit for all other businesses declined 11.1% year on year. - FY2024Profit declined as Cariru sales rose and advertising was strengthenedAnnual report
「In the Cariru rental business, demand for events such as weddings and black formalwear increased, and rental business sales rose 28.3% year on year. However, profit declined due partly to higher advertising expenses resulting from increased advertising activity.」
Cariru maintained sales growth, while profit declined due partly to higher advertising expenses resulting from increased advertising activity. - FY2024-Q3Profit decline continued as Cariru sales rose and advertising expenses increasedAnnual report
「In the Cariru rental business, demand for events such as weddings was captured, and sales increased 23.6% year on year. However, selling, general and administrative expenses increased 50.6% year on year due partly to increased advertising spending, resulting in lower profit.」
Cariru maintained sales growth, while selling, general and administrative expenses rose 50.6% year on year due partly to increased advertising spending, resulting in lower profit. - FY2024-Q2Profit declined as Cariru sales rose and advertising expenses increasedAnnual report
「In the Cariru rental business, demand for events such as weddings was captured, and sales increased 26.6% year on year. However, selling, general and administrative expenses increased 60.0% year on year due partly to increased advertising spending, resulting in lower profit.」
Cariru increased sales by capturing event demand, while selling, general and administrative expenses rose 60.0% year on year due partly to increased advertising spending, resulting in lower profit. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Cariru rental business, demand for events such as weddings was captured, and rental business sales increased 27.5% year on year.」
Cariru captured demand for events such as weddings, and rental business sales increased 27.5% year on year. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the rental business Cariru, demand for events such as weddings grew, and the business also began renting black formalwear, including formal mourning attire. As a result, rental business sales rose 85.7% from the previous fiscal year.」
Cariru newly launched black formalwear rentals, and full-year sales increased 85.7% year on year. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the rental business Cariru, demand for events such as weddings was captured, and rental business sales rose 91.3% year on year. As a result, sales were ¥711.971 million, up 36.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥174.766 million, up 658.0% year on year.」
Cariru’s rental business sales rose 91.3% year on year. Across the Other businesses, sales were ¥711.971 million and segment profit was ¥174.766 million, reflecting continued growth in both sales and profit. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the rental business Cariru, demand for events such as weddings was captured, and rental business sales rose 88.0% year on year. As a result, sales were ¥425.838 million, up 37.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥99.269 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥20.307 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Cariru captured demand for events, resulting in an 88.0% year-on-year increase in sales. Across the Other businesses, segment profit was ¥99.269 million, with the business turning from a segment loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the rental business Cariru, demand for events such as weddings was captured, and rental business sales rose 92.3% year on year.」
Cariru captured demand for events such as weddings, resulting in a 92.3% year-on-year increase in rental business sales. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「We will invest in peripheral reuse businesses, including the dress rental business Cariru, the B2B reuse auction business トレファクライブネットオークション, トレファク引越, which provides purchasing and moving services as an integrated offering, トレファク不動産, which handles services through the sale of real estate, and Regacy, a purchasing and disposal service for end-of-life planning and整理 of belongings during one’s lifetime, and build a reuse platform by strengthening these peripheral services」
Cariru, the B2B auction business, moving services, real estate and end-of-life planning and整理 of belongings during one’s lifetime were listed as peripheral businesses, with the construction of a reuse platform through mutual coordination explicitly stated. - FY2022-Q3Cariru sales growth and continuing systems business lossAnnual report
「In the rental business Cariru, demand for events such as weddings was captured despite the COVID-19 pandemic, driving a recovery in rental business sales and a significant 200.6% year-on-year increase. Meanwhile, the systems business incurred an operating loss due to higher development costs and other factors.」
Cariru captured demand for events, resulting in a 200.6% year-on-year increase in sales, but the systems business continued to incur an operating loss due to higher development costs and other factors. - FY2022-Q2Cariru recovery and systems business lossAnnual report
「In the rental business Cariru, demand for events such as weddings was captured despite the COVID-19 pandemic, driving a recovery in rental business sales and a significant 337.1% year-on-year increase. Meanwhile, the systems business incurred an operating loss due to higher development costs and other factors.」
Cariru captured demand for events, resulting in a 337.1% year-on-year increase in sales, while the systems business incurred an operating loss due to higher development costs and other factors. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the rental business Cariru, demand for events such as weddings was captured despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and sales rose sharply by 238.1% year on year.」
Cariru captured demand for events such as weddings, resulting in a 238.1% year-on-year increase in sales. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the systems business, group company デジタルクエスト worked on developing and maintaining systems related to the auction business newly launched by the company, among others.」
Efforts to develop and maintain systems related to the newly launched auction business have continued. No completion of a new business or quantitative results were reported. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the systems business, group company デジタルクエスト worked on developing systems related to the auction business newly launched by the company, among others.」
Regarding the B2B auction business identified as a new business in the previous fiscal year, the company newly launched the business and advanced to the development stage for related systems. - FY2020RaisedAnnual report
「To achieve medium-term growth, we will invest in and develop new businesses. Specifically, we will invest in peripheral reuse businesses, including the dress rental business “Cariru,” the B2B reuse auction business “トレファクライブネットオークション,” “トレファク引越,” which provides purchasing and moving services as an integrated offering, and “トレファク不動産,” which handles services through the sale of real estate. We will develop the foundations of these businesses and work to establish them as new sources of revenue.」
In addition to Cariru and トレファク引越, which had been described previously, the B2B auction business and トレファク不動産 are explicitly identified, broadening the scope of the new businesses. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Specifically, we will invest in the internet-based dress rental business “Cariru,” “トレファク引越,” which provides purchasing and moving services as an integrated offering, and the reuse business in Thailand, among others, develop the foundations of these businesses, and work to establish them as new sources of revenue.」
The policy of investing in and developing Cariru, トレファク引越 and the reuse business in Thailand is reiterated. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「To achieve medium-term growth, we will invest in and develop new businesses. Specifically, we will invest in the internet-based dress rental business “Cariru,” “トレファク引越,” which provides purchasing and moving services as an integrated offering, and the reuse business in Thailand, among others. We will develop the foundations of these businesses and work to establish them as new sources of revenue.」
Cariru, トレファク引越 and the reuse business in Thailand were identified as new businesses, and the policy of investing in and developing them to establish new revenue businesses was identified for the first time as a separate theme.