Taking on “Fresh-Food Deli” in the Meat and Seafood Departments

「To strengthen its delicatessen business in response to growing demand for prepared foods, ㈱カスミ worked with its subsidiary ㈱ローズコーポレーション to develop and introduce partially prepared boxed meals that reduce in-store preparation work and rice balls that meet demand for lower prices. The resulting labor savings freed up store working hours, which were used to strengthen the availability of freshly prepared products in the delicatessen department to meet lunchtime demand and peak-time needs.」

「By department, delicatessen sales rose 4.8% from the previous fiscal year, exceeding the previous year's level due to initiatives linked to new menu proposals and promotional activities. In the seafood department, initiatives such as fresh fish sushi at the major subsidiaries ㈱マルエツ and マックスバリュ関東㈱ proved effective, enabling sales to remain at the same level as the previous year.」

「By department, delicatessen sales rose 5.6% year on year in the same quarter, showing strong growth from the previous year due to initiatives linked to new menu proposals and promotional activities. In the seafood department, initiatives such as fresh fish sushi at the major subsidiaries ㈱マルエツ and マックスバリュ関東㈱ proved effective, enabling sales to remain at the same level as the previous year.」

「By department, delicatessen sales rose 6.3% year on year in the same quarter, exceeding the previous year's level, due to initiatives linked to new menu proposals and promotional activities. In the seafood department, initiatives such as fresh fish sushi at the major subsidiary ㈱マルエツ also proved effective, enabling sales to exceed the previous year's level by 1.1%.」

「We also continued efforts to fully roll out fresh prepared foods, expand the local-produce growers' section, and expand seafood prepared foods, seafood sushi and in-store bakeries.」

「In particular, we continued to promote the development of delicatessen products using fresh ingredients and expanded the fresh fish sushi brand “魚悦” to a cumulative total of 73 stores.」

「As part of efforts to strengthen the fresh-food and delicatessen businesses, we introduced fresh delicatessen products using fresh ingredients at all stores and expanded “fresh fish sushi” to a cumulative total of 63 stores.」

「In response to strengthening the delicatessen business, we promoted the development of new prepared-food products, renewed standard products and reviewed prices, while expanding “fresh delicatessen” products using meat and seafood ingredients to a cumulative total of 57 stores.」

「In response to strengthening the delicatessen business, we promoted the development of new prepared-food products, renewed standard products and reviewed prices, while expanding “fresh delicatessen” products using meat and seafood ingredients to a cumulative total of 50 stores.」

「In response to the shift toward more prepared-food offerings, we expanded “fresh delicatessen” products using seasonal fresh ingredients, primarily at remodeled stores, to 46 stores.」

「In response to the shift toward more prepared-food offerings, we expanded “fresh delicatessen” products using seasonal fresh ingredients, primarily at remodeled stores, to 36 stores.」

「In response to the shift toward more prepared-food offerings, we expanded “fresh delicatessen” products using seasonal fresh ingredients, primarily at remodeled stores, to 35 stores.」

「In response to the shift toward more prepared-food offerings, we promoted the rollout of “fresh delicatessen” products and product development using seasonal fresh ingredients, primarily at remodeled stores.」

「In response to the shift toward more prepared-food offerings, we introduced “fresh delicatessen” products using seasonal fresh ingredients, primarily at remodeled stores.」

「In response to the shift toward more prepared-food offerings, we introduced “fresh delicatessen” products using seasonal fresh ingredients, primarily at remodeled stores.」

「As a main initiative, we newly took on “meat delicatessen” and “fish delicatessen,” producing and selling prepared foods made with fresh meat and seafood ingredients, primarily at remodeled stores.」

「As a new initiative, in the product area we took on “fresh delicatessen” products in the meat and seafood departments at the 八千代中央駅前店, 東習志野店 and 茅ヶ崎店 stores, using carefully selected fresh ingredients,」