Strengthening Product Sourcing Through Diverse Procurement Channels
First written in FY2017. 39 of 41 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the six months ended the current interim period increased 14.6% year on year. By channel, in-store buybacks increased 11.1% on a non-consolidated basis and continued to perform steadily, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased 22.2% and pickup buybacks increased 20.5%, both on a non-consolidated basis, and continued to perform well.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 14.6% year on year, with all three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increasing. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 21.8% year on year. By channel, in-store buybacks increased 20.8% on a non-consolidated basis and continued to perform steadily, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased 3.2% and pickup buybacks increased 17.9%, both on a non-consolidated basis, and continued to perform well.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 21.8% year on year, with all three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increasing. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 21.2% from the previous fiscal year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 14.2%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 11.2%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased 12.0% and pickup buybacks also performed well, increasing 36.3%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 21.2% from the previous fiscal year, and all three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increased. Pickup buybacks grew particularly strongly, up 36.3%. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 19.3% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 11.0%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 9.1%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased 12.8% and pickup buybacks also performed well, increasing 11.2%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 19.3% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 11.0%. All three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increased. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 19.1% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 9.2%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 10.5%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased 9.2% and pickup buybacks also performed well, increasing 5.3%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 19.1% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 9.2%. All three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increased. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 27.6% from the previous fiscal year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 24.7%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 24.5%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased sharply by 20.6% and pickup buybacks also performed well, increasing 1.9%.」
All three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increased, resulting in a 27.6% increase in consolidated merchandise purchases from the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 29.7% year on year, while non-consolidated merchandise purchases increased 28.1%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 27.1%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased 26.2% and pickup buybacks also performed well, increasing 9.5%.」
Merchandise purchases increased on both a consolidated and non-consolidated basis, and all three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—grew. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 32.2% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 29.5%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 28.0%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased 29.9% and pickup buybacks also performed well, increasing 23.3%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 32.2% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 29.5%. All three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—grew. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 34.0% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 33.5%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 27.8%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased 28.7% and pickup buybacks also performed well, increasing 30.6%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 34.0% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 33.5%. All three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—grew. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 26.1% from the previous fiscal year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 22.6%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 22.7%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased sharply by 31.0% and pickup buybacks performed well, increasing 32.5%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 26.1% from the previous fiscal year, with all three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increasing. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 23.7% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 20.8%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks continued to perform steadily, increasing 21.7%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased sharply by 30.7% and pickup buybacks performed well, increasing 26.2%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 23.7% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 20.8%. All three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increased, with mail-in buybacks up 30.7%. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 19.9% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 18.0%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks remained steady, increasing 18.7%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased sharply by 27.8% and pickup buybacks continued to perform well, increasing 14.0%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 19.9% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 18.0%. All three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increased, with mail-in buybacks up 27.8%. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 19.7% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 15.3%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks remained steady, increasing 16.9%, while outside the stores, mail-in buybacks increased sharply by 35.4% and pickup buybacks continued to perform well, increasing 19.0%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 19.7% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 15.3%. All three buyback channels—in-store, mail-in and pickup—increased, with mail-in buybacks up 35.4%. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks remained steady, increasing 23.9%, while outside the stores, pickup buybacks increased sharply by 34.0% and mail-in buybacks continued to perform well, increasing 23.4%.」
All three buyback channels—in-store, pickup and mail-in—grew. Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 32.8% from the previous fiscal year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 20.4%. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 40.7% year on year, partly due to the addition of Pickup Japan, while non-consolidated purchases increased 24.0%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks remained steady, increasing 29.7%, while outside the stores, pickup buybacks increased sharply by 39.8% and mail-in buybacks continued to perform well, increasing 21.8%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 40.7% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 24.0%. All three buyback channels—in-store, pickup and mail-in—increased, with pickup buybacks up 39.8%. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 51.5% year on year, partly due to the addition of Pickup Japan, while non-consolidated purchases increased 32.3%. By channel on a non-consolidated basis, in-store buybacks remained steady, increasing 40.1%, while outside the stores, pickup buybacks rose sharply by 61.1% and mail-in buybacks continued to perform well, increasing 29.9%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 51.5% year on year, while non-consolidated purchases increased 32.3%. All three buyback channels—in-store, pickup and mail-in—grew, with pickup buybacks increasing particularly strongly, by 61.1%. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Purchases increased 63.1% year on year on a consolidated basis, partly due to the addition of Pickup Japan, while non-consolidated purchases also grew substantially, up 44.6%. By channel, in-store buybacks, which had been heavily affected by COVID-19 in the previous year, increased 56.1% on a rebound effect. Mail-in buybacks, which continued to perform well, increased 36.3%, while pickup buybacks increased 44.1%.」
Consolidated merchandise purchases increased 63.1% year on year, while the non-consolidated figure increased 44.6%. All buyback channels grew, with in-store buybacks up 56.1%, mail-in buybacks up 36.3% and pickup buybacks up 44.1%. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, purchases on a non-consolidated basis decreased 6.1% year on year during the nine months ended the third quarter, but existing-store in-store buybacks increased 0.9% year on year in the third quarter, marking a recovery. By channel, non-consolidated in-store buybacks decreased 8.3% due to the impact of the first-quarter decline, while mail-in buybacks, driven by increased demand from customers wishing to sell unwanted items without leaving home, have performed well since March and increased 25.1%. As a result, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period decreased 11.9% year on year.」
Non-consolidated purchases and consolidated merchandise purchases both declined on a cumulative basis, but existing-store in-store buybacks recovered, increasing 0.9% in the third quarter. Mail-in buybacks continued to grow, increasing 25.1% year on year. - FY2021-Q1Overall buybacks down; mail-in buybacks upAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, buybacks across the non-consolidated business decreased 24.3% year on year. By channel, in-store buybacks decreased 28.4% due to the impact of requests to refrain from going out and shorter buyback service hours, while mail-in buybacks increased 13.6% as demand grew among customers wishing to sell unwanted items without leaving home. As a result, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period decreased 26.9% year on year.」
Overall buybacks decreased 24.3% year on year and consolidated merchandise purchases decreased 26.9%, while mail-in buybacks increased 13.6%. The figures indicate a decline in in-store buybacks due to requests to refrain from going out and shorter service hours, alongside increased demand for mail-in buybacks available from home. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, buybacks across the non-consolidated business performed well, increasing 4.6% from the previous fiscal year. By channel, pickup buybacks increased 31.4% and mail-in buybacks increased 26.0%, both from the previous fiscal year, allowing the company to make steady progress in buybacks. As a result, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 5.1% from the previous fiscal year.」
Among the diverse sourcing channels, pickup and mail-in buybacks grew substantially, resulting in a 5.1% increase in consolidated merchandise purchases from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 4.8% year on year. In addition to steady in-store buybacks, pickup buybacks increased 31.0% and online mail-in buybacks increased 20.9%, contributing to the increase in buybacks.」
Merchandise purchases increased 4.8% year on year, with pickup buybacks up 31.0% and online mail-in buybacks up 20.9%, contributing to the increase in buybacks. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, consolidated merchandise purchases for the period increased 6.6% year on year. Buybacks from general customers on a non-consolidated basis increased 5.8% year on year. In addition to steady in-store buybacks, pickup buybacks increased 26.2% and online mail-in buybacks increased 16.3%, contributing to the increase in buybacks.」
In-store, pickup and online mail-in buybacks grew. Buybacks from general customers increased 5.8% year on year, pickup buybacks increased 26.2%, and mail-in buybacks increased 16.3%. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the fiscal year, in-store buybacks, pickup buybacks and mail-in buybacks arranged online all performed steadily, driving growth in both consolidated revenue and profit.」
In-store, pickup and online mail-in buybacks performed steadily, and merchandise purchases increased 6.2% year on year. This indicates progress in the performance of the diverse sourcing channels. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In-store buybacks increased as the number of transactions and items purchased rose, partly due to growth in app memberships and other factors. Pickup buybacks of large appliances and furniture, as well as mail-in buybacks focused mainly on fashion items collected nationwide, also grew substantially, resulting in higher merchandise purchases.」
All three buyback channels—in-store, pickup and mail-in—grew. Merchandise purchases increased 8.9% year on year, while general buybacks at existing stores increased 2.1%. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, in the third quarter, in addition to in-store buybacks, pickup buybacks for large items and web-based buybacks continued to perform well. Merchandise purchases for the period increased 10.2% year on year, marking strong growth.」
In addition to in-store buybacks, pickup buybacks for large items and web-based buybacks performed well, and merchandise purchases increased 10.2% year on year. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of sourcing, in addition to in-store buybacks, pickup buybacks for large items and web-based buybacks performed well. Sales of seasonal products such as summer appliances also remained strong during the summer. ... Merchandise purchases for the period increased 9.6% year on year.」
In addition to in-store buybacks, the company expanded pickup buybacks for large items and web-based buybacks, resulting in a 9.6% year-on-year increase in merchandise purchases. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid this operating environment, to restore earning power, the Group strengthened mobile purchasing of large items and purchases and sales through the web, while also running campaigns using its proprietary app at stores and pursuing partnerships with other companies. … Merchandise purchases increased 12.0% year on year.」
The company strengthened mobile purchasing of large items and purchases and sales through the web, and merchandise purchases increased 12.0% year on year. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Merchandise purchases increased 28.5% from the previous fiscal year.」
In connection with the existing policy of strengthening sourcing through in-store, mobile, delivery-based, and corporate purchasing, merchandise purchases increased 28.5% year on year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Merchandise purchases increased 36.0% year on year.」
Merchandise purchases increased 36.0% year on year, disclosing the increase in purchases resulting from the existing policy of strengthening sourcing. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Merchandise purchases increased 32.9% year on year.」
Merchandise purchases increased 32.9% year on year. This filing does not describe any specific additions or changes to sourcing channels. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「We will strengthen general purchasing operations around 3 core channels: in-store purchases, mobile purchasing by visiting customers’ homes to buy their goods, and delivery-based purchasing, which accepts requests from distant customers using courier services.」
The company outlines measures to strengthen sourcing by combining 3 general purchasing channels, in-store, mobile, and delivery-based purchases, with a points program, its mobile purchasing infrastructure, delivery-based purchasing, referrals from business partners, corporate sourcing, and logistics centers.