Stable Procurement of Reused Products in Terms of Quality and Volume
First written in FY2016. 7 of 14 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2020-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-08-14.
MarketEnterprise moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, 3 years before the typical company in this theme (2023).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 4 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- 2026-08-14MitigatedFinancial results presentation
「For our core consumer products, we are maintaining fresh inventory conditions while sustaining high turnover.」
Explained that inventory freshness and high turnover are being maintained for consumer products, indicating the status of the response to concerns about inventory and purchase volumes. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the company sought to increase earnings per buyback while maintaining the level of total buyback transactions.」
Regarding the securing of reused product volumes, the company explains that it pursued initiatives to increase earnings per buyback while maintaining the level of total buyback transactions. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third-quarter period, the company sought to increase earnings per buyback while maintaining the level of buyback transactions, as well as」
In consumer-focused reuse, the company sought to increase earnings per buyback while maintaining the level of buyback transactions, and states that sourcing in the agricultural machinery field remained stable throughout the cumulative period. - FY2024-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「However, although productivity per sales employee improved during the second quarter, the improvement was insufficient to make up for the earnings shortfall in the first quarter, and the company was unable to conduct sufficient buyback and sales activities to achieve its business plan.」
While productivity per sales employee improved, the company was unable to make up for the delay in the first quarter, and the situation continued in which it could not secure the buyback and sales volumes required for its business plan. - FY2024-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「However, during the fiscal year, the productivity per person-month of newly hired on-site buyback buyers continued to fall below expectations, and the company was unable to secure sufficient product buyback volumes to achieve its business plan.」
Productivity per person-month after the hiring of new on-site buyback buyers fell below expectations, resulting in the company being unable to secure the product buyback volumes required for its business plan. - FY2023MaterialisedAnnual report
「Because the recruitment and training of on-site buyback buyers fell behind the initial plan, the company was unable to secure the planned number of active personnel in the fourth quarter (April–June), causing product buyback volumes to fall below expectations,」
Regarding the risk of securing reused products consistently, the company was unable to secure sufficient active personnel because recruitment and training of on-site buyback buyers were delayed, resulting in product buyback volumes falling below expectations. - FY2023-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「As various resources were gradually expanded through these investments, the company stepped up consulting-based sales activities in its on-site buyback business, resulting in an increase in product volumes handled.」
The company explains that product volumes handled increased as personnel and vehicles were expanded and consulting-based sales activities were stepped up. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Despite making these investments, product volumes handled increased as the company stepped up efforts to address latent demand for product buyback services.」
Regarding the risk of unstable access to reused products, the company explains that product volumes handled increased as it addressed latent demand for consumer-focused product buyback services. - FY2022MaterialisedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year ended June 2022, the government’s declaration of a state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19 led the company to shorten store operating hours and partially restrict on-site buyback services, resulting in a slight impact on the sourcing and sale of reused products.」
The company states that the infectious disease and the declaration of a state of emergency again resulted in shortened operating hours, restrictions on on-site buyback services and an impact on the sourcing and sale of reused products during the fiscal year. - FY2021MaterialisedAnnual report
「The company will increase total buyback volumes by actively promoting advertising to expand buyback requests, significantly strengthening personnel and vehicles to expand its core on-site buyback business, and beginning to handle new product categories.」
As a result of advertising management focused on cost-effectiveness, buyback requests for consumer products fell by slightly more than 30% year on year, and total buyback volumes also declined, indicating that sourcing volumes have in fact fluctuated. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year ended June 2020, the government’s declaration of a state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19 led the company to shorten store operating hours and temporarily close stores, among other measures, resulting in a slight impact on the sourcing and sale of reused products.」
The company states that the infectious disease and the declaration of a state of emergency actually led to shortened store operating hours, closures and an impact on the sourcing and sale of reused products. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Despite a temporary decline in buyback volumes due to the typhoon in October 2019」
The company states that buyback volumes temporarily declined because of the typhoon, indicating that sourcing volumes have in fact fluctuated because of external factors. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「However, changes in economic conditions and the emergence of competitors may cause sourcing prices to rise. In addition, depending on the distribution conditions for new products and changes in consumers’ spending sentiment, among other factors, it may become difficult to secure reused products consistently in both quality and quantity.」
The company is revisiting the risk that securing reused products consistently may become difficult because of sourcing prices, competition, the distribution of new products and changes in consumer sentiment. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「However, changes in economic conditions and the emergence of competitors may cause sourcing prices to rise. In addition, depending on the distribution conditions for new products and changes in consumers’ spending sentiment, among other factors, it may become difficult to secure reused products consistently in both quality and quantity.」
The company states that sourcing reused products, its earnings base, may become unstable because of higher sourcing prices, distribution conditions and changes in consumer sentiment, among other factors.