Sales for this month
May 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027Sales at all restaurants fell below the prior-year level, while same-store sales were 104.0% of the prior-year level. Focused investment in specialty-store and restaurant formats drove same-store growth.
High sales base in the previous year due to the television exposure received by Tsukada Nojo during the same month, Restaurant closures associated with format changes, Focused investment in specialty-store and restaurant formats
Accelerate the opening of highly efficient stores, Expand into new regional markets, Promote the development of attractive brands, Holding a fair featuring ingredients from Kochi Prefecture at 四十八漁場
Scope of aggregation: Domestic restaurants (all stores and same stores)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | May 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Domestic restaurants (all stores and same stores) |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | All Stores 94.2 / Existing stores 104 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 94.2 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 104 / Definition Stores that have been open for 13 months or more (months in which a store was not operational due to a change in business format or other reasons are excluded only for that month) |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores 93.2 / Existing stores 101.1 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | All Stores 101.2 / Existing stores 101.7 |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | 95.7 |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Domestic directly operated 121 / Overseas directly operated 13 / Total directly operated stores 134 / Total licenses 17 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 0 / Description No openings during the month (however, the monthly topics state that the Umeda LC outlet opened on 21 May) |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 2 / Store name Hokkaido Shintoku Town Tsukada Nojo Kichijoji Station Front, Tsukada Nojo Umeda Gathar Hankyu |
| Monthly Commentary | Sales at all restaurants fell below the prior-year level, while same-store sales were 104.0% of the prior-year level. Focused investment in specialty-store and restaurant formats drove same-store growth. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | High sales base in the previous year due to the television exposure received by Tsukada Nojo during the same month, Restaurant closures associated with format changes, Focused investment in specialty-store and restaurant formats |
| Measures from the following month onward | Accelerate the opening of highly efficient stores, Expand into new regional markets, Promote the development of attractive brands, Holding a fair featuring ingredients from Kochi Prefecture at 四十八漁場 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In addition to the unusually high sales base in the previous year, driven by the television exposure received by Tsukada Nojo during the same month, restaurant closures associated with format changes contributed to the decline in sales at all restaurants. Meanwhile, focused investment in specialty-store and restaurant formats drove same-store growth.