Measures involving temporary closures and reduced operating hours in response to COVID-19
First written in FY2020. 12 of 13 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: FY2023.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 2 of 11 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these operating conditions, our group opened new stores and converted store formats while implementing infection-prevention measures.」
While continuing infection-prevention measures, we opened 21 new stores and converted 9 stores. We made progress in maintaining operations and expanding our store network during the pandemic. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these operating conditions, our group opened new stores and converted store formats while implementing infection-prevention measures. The 「や台ずし」 format, the core format of our food-service business, opened 15 new stores, bringing the number of stores, including franchises, to 297, or 89.7% of our total stores.」
While continuing infection-prevention measures, we opened new stores and converted store formats. The 「や台ずし」 format opened 15 stores, bringing the number of stores to 297. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these operating conditions, our group opened new stores and converted store formats while implementing infection-prevention measures. The 「や台ずし」 format, the core format of our food-service business, opened 8 new stores, bringing the number of stores, including franchises, to 293, or 89.1% of our total stores. Sales from this format were ¥6,886 million.」
While continuing infection-prevention measures, we opened new stores and converted store formats, including 8 new stores under our core 「や台ずし」 format. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these operating conditions, our group opened new stores and converted store formats while implementing infection-prevention measures. The 「や台ずし」 format, the core format of our food-service business, opened 2 new stores, bringing the number of stores, including franchises, to 285, or 88.0% of our total stores. Sales from this format were ¥3,452 million. As a result, we opened 2 new stores and closed 4 stores, bringing the number of stores, including franchises, to 324 at the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal year.」
While implementing infection-prevention measures, we proceeded with the opening of 2 new 「や台ずし」 stores and the opening of 2 new stores overall, as well as store-format conversions. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Our group opened new stores and converted store formats while complying with requests from the national and respective prefectural authorities.」
We continued operating while complying with requests from the respective prefectural authorities, opening 7 new stores and converting 16 stores during the period. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, our group opened new stores and converted store formats while complying with requests from the respective prefectural authorities.」
We continued operating while complying with requests from the respective prefectural authorities, opening 5 new stores, closing 7 stores, and converting store formats. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, although our group was forced to close stores in areas where the government or local authorities had requested that alcoholic beverages not be served, we opened new stores and converted store formats in areas not subject to a state of emergency or priority preventive measures.」
While closing stores in areas subject to requests to prohibit the serving of alcoholic beverages, we continued opening new stores and converting store formats in areas not subject to a state of emergency or similar measures. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although our group was forced to close stores in areas where the government or local authorities had requested that alcoholic beverages not be served in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we opened new stores in areas not subject to a state of emergency or priority preventive measures and converted stores with low profit margins to the 「や台ずし」 format.」
While responding to requests for store closures and other measures, we opened 1 new store in an area not subject to restrictions and converted stores with low profit margins to the 「や台ずし」 format. In addition, ¥750.500 million in subsidies for cooperation in preventing the spread of COVID-19 was recognized in the quarterly consolidated income statement. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「As measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have implemented thorough employee health management, ventilation, and measures such as installing alcohol-based disinfectant for infection prevention.」
We continued measures to prevent the spread of infection and implemented specific store-operation measures, including employee health management, ventilation, and the installation of alcohol-based disinfectant. We also received ¥483 million in employment adjustment subsidies in response to the closure of all stores and reduced operating hours. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, while implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we opened 12 new stores and converted 4 stores to different business formats.」
While implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we opened 12 new stores and converted 4 stores to different business formats, thereby continuing operations and adjusting the store portfolio. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「While implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we opened stores in new areas and renovated 3 existing stores as part of format-conversion and reopening initiatives. In connection with applications for employment adjustment subsidies to address the period when all stores were closed, we received ¥411 million in employment adjustment subsidies.」
While continuing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we renovated 3 stores and received ¥411 million in employment adjustment subsidies to address the period when all stores were closed. In addition to measures for closures and reopening, specific operational and employment-support measures were implemented. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In response to requests from the government and local authorities to refrain from operating businesses, we closed all directly operated stores from 5 April 2020 to 7 May 2020. After the state of emergency was lifted, we gradually increased the number of reopened stores and were able to reopen all stores on 26 June 2020.」
After closing all stores, we gradually increased the number of reopened stores and reopened all stores on 26 June 2020. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「All directly operated stores were temporarily closed from 5 April 2020 to 7 May 2020. Even after the state of emergency was lifted, some stores were forced to reduce their operating hours or close temporarily.」
In response to the spread of COVID-19 and requests from the government and local authorities to refrain from operating businesses, we temporarily closed all stores, reduced operating hours and temporarily closed stores as necessary.