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Monthly3199Watahan & Co.,Ltd.Retail

Monthly trends for the fiscal year ending March 2026 (March)

March retail sales were 93.2% of the year-earlier level, falling below the previous year. Sales of gardening supplies and other products were strong due to promotional campaigns, but extensive renovations at large-format stores weighed on sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer.

Worth reading
74In focus
Scored from 3 of 5 sections
Direction
Deterioration
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
93.2
% (year-on-year; all-store sales)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Sales for this month

March 2026Fiscal year ending March 2026
Net Sales / All Stores
-6.8%
Net Sales / Existing stores
-6.0%
Total-store sales
-6.8%
Same-Store Sales
-6.0%
Number of Customers / All Stores
-4.8%
Number of Customers / Existing stores
-3.4%
Average Spend per Customer / All Stores
-2.1%
Average Spend per Customer / Existing stores
-2.7%
Cumulative from Start of Period / All Stores
-3.0%
Cumulative from Start of Period / Existing stores
-2.9%
The center line represents the same level as the same month of the previous year (100). The distance from the line represents the year-on-year change.
Monthly Commentary

Gardening supplies, household goods and DIY products performed well due to active promotional campaigns, while extensive renovations at large-format stores caused sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer to fall below the previous year.

Factors Affecting the Change

Active promotional campaigns, Strong performance of gardening supplies, household goods and DIY products, Extensive renovations at several large-format stores

Monthly trend for the same period last year

Fiscal Year Covered Fiscal year ending March 2025 / April 98.9 / May 97.8 / June 100 / July 97.2 / August 105.7 / September 101.7 / October 99.6 / November 103.2 / December 104.2 / January 99.7 / February 99.1 / March 99.5 / Cumulative total 100.5

Scope of aggregation: Retail business (速報値, simple aggregate of preliminary figures for retail stores and e-commerce sales)

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredMarch 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending March 2026
Scope of aggregationRetail business (速報値, simple aggregate of preliminary figures for retail stores and e-commerce sales)
Year-on-year change in monthly net salesAll Stores 93.2 % / Existing stores 94 %
Total-store sales, year on year93.2
Same-Store Sales, Year on Year94 %
Year-on-Year Change in Customer CountAll Stores 95.2 % / Existing stores 96.6 %
Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerAll Stores 97.9 % / Existing stores 97.3 %
Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of PeriodAll Stores 97 % / Existing stores 97.1 %
Monthly CommentaryGardening supplies, household goods and DIY products performed well due to active promotional campaigns, while extensive renovations at large-format stores caused sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer to fall below the previous year.
Factors Affecting the ChangeActive promotional campaigns, Strong performance of gardening supplies, household goods and DIY products, Extensive renovations at several large-format stores
Monthly trend for the same period last yearFiscal Year Covered Fiscal year ending March 2025 / April 98.9 / May 97.8 / June 100 / July 97.2 / August 105.7 / September 101.7 / October 99.6 / November 103.2 / December 104.2 / January 99.7 / February 99.1 / March 99.5 / Cumulative total 100.5
Items this document does not state (10)
Net sales for the monthCumulative Sales from Start of PeriodYear-on-year change by categorySales by categoryKey KPIsNumber of Stores at Period-EndNumber of stores opened during the monthNumber of stores closed during the monthMeasures from the following month onwardNext Scheduled Disclosure

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

Gardening supplies, household goods and DIY products performed well due to active promotional campaigns, while extensive renovations at several large-format stores caused sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer to fall below the previous year.

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