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Monthly Trends for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 (April)

In April 2026, retail business sales were 93.1% of the year-earlier month on an all-store basis and 93.9% on an existing-store basis, both below the prior year. Sales of household goods and daily necessities were strong, but extensive renovations at large-format stores weighed on sales and other metrics.

Worth reading
47Recurring
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.
Direction
Deterioration
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
93.1
Year-on-year (%)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Sales for this month

April 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales
-6.9%
Total-store sales
-6.9%
Same-Store Sales / Ratio (%)
-6.1%
Number of Customers / All Stores
-6.9%
Number of Customers / Existing stores
-5.4%
Average Spend per Customer / All Stores
0.0%
Average Spend per Customer / Existing stores
-0.7%
Cumulative from Start of Period
-6.9%
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

Sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer fell below the prior year because the impact of extensive renovations at several large-format stores outweighed strong performance in household goods and daily necessities driven by aggressive promotional campaigns.

Factors Affecting the Change

Active promotional campaigns, Strong performance in household goods and daily necessities, Extensive renovations at several large-format stores

Monthly trend for the same period last year

Month April 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 100.4, Month May 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 101.9, Month June 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 99.1, Month July 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 99.6, Month August 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 98.1, Month September 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 96.4, Month October 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 95.8, Month November 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 98.2, Month December 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 93.3, Month January 2026 / Year-on-year monthly sales 96.4, Month February 2026 / Year-on-year monthly sales 91.4, Month March 2026 / Year-on-year monthly sales 93.2

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 CoveredApril 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending March 2027
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 sales93.1
Total-store sales, year on year93.1
Same-Store Sales, Year on YearRatio (%) 93.9 / Definition Stores that have been operating for at least 13 months
Year-on-Year Change in Customer CountAll Stores 93.1 / Existing stores 94.6
Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerAll Stores 100 / Existing stores 99.3
Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period93.1
Monthly CommentarySales, customer traffic and average spend per customer fell below the prior year because the impact of extensive renovations at several large-format stores outweighed strong performance in household goods and daily necessities driven by aggressive promotional campaigns.
Factors Affecting the ChangeActive promotional campaigns, Strong performance in household goods and daily necessities, Extensive renovations at several large-format stores
Monthly trend for the same period last yearMonth April 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 100.4, Month May 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 101.9, Month June 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 99.1, Month July 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 99.6, Month August 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 98.1, Month September 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 96.4, Month October 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 95.8, Month November 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 98.2, Month December 2025 / Year-on-year monthly sales 93.3, Month January 2026 / Year-on-year monthly sales 96.4, Month February 2026 / Year-on-year monthly sales 91.4, Month March 2026 / Year-on-year monthly sales 93.2
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.

Sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer fell below the prior year because the impact of extensive renovations at several large-format stores outweighed strong performance in household goods and daily necessities driven by aggressive promotional campaigns.

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