Containing Labor Cost Growth by Focusing on Total Working Hours
First written in FY2019-Q2. 6 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-04-30.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-04-30AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「A pressing management challenge is to achieve both higher productivity and appropriate staffing as we move away from a labor-intensive management model.」
The direction of the labor-cost structure reform was explicitly stated in the annual report as moving away from a labor-intensive management model while achieving both higher productivity and appropriate staffing. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, achieving both higher productivity and optimal staffing as the company moves away from a labor-intensive operating model is a more important management issue than ever.」
The direction of labor-cost structure reform was clarified, shifting from the previous focus on restraining labor-cost growth to moving away from a labor-intensive operating model while achieving both higher productivity and optimal staffing. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In the current consolidated fiscal year, the first year of the plan, the company achieved the planned level in initiatives to streamline headquarters, improve the efficiency of administrative work at stores, and transform investment allocation, despite the impact of COVID-19.」
In relation to labor-cost structure reform and operational efficiency, streamlining headquarters, improving the efficiency of administrative work at stores, and reforming investment allocation reached the planned level for the first year. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In selling, general and administrative expenses, the company advanced productivity-enhancement initiatives such as introducing full-service and semi-self-service checkout lanes and standardizing tasks, while also reviewing staffing allocations between headquarters and stores,」
The company continues labor-cost structure reform through self-checkout lanes, task standardization, and a review of staffing allocations between headquarters and stores. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, to achieve the medium-term management plan, the company strengthened staffing at stores that directly provide value to customers and promoted a reduction in the direct-to-indirect staffing ratio by streamlining headquarters.」
Labor-cost structure reform took concrete form through initiatives to reduce the direct-to-indirect staffing ratio by strengthening staffing at stores and streamlining headquarters. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of cost structure reform, we implemented measures to restrain the rate of increase in personnel expenses through the introduction of RPA and a review of staffing levels, as well as measures to reduce installation costs through joint negotiations for kitchen equipment and store facilities.」
Measures to restrain labor-cost growth took concrete form through the introduction of RPA and a review of staffing levels, and joint negotiations on store equipment were also conducted. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In response to higher procurement costs, the company is expanding Group synergies through integrated procurement. To reduce costs and fundamentally reform its labor-cost structure, it is also working to integrate and review indirect functions, reduce administrative work using RPA, and improve store operations.」
The company continues to reform its labor-cost structure through the integration and review of indirect functions, the reduction of administrative work using RPA, and improvements to store operations. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is working to fundamentally reform its labor-cost structure by integrating and reviewing indirect functions, reducing administrative work through RPA, and improving store operations.」
Measures to restrain labor-cost growth took concrete form through the integration and review of indirect functions, the reduction of administrative work using RPA, and improvements to store operations. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As part of cost-structure reform, the company continues to reduce costs through joint procurement of materials and other items, while advancing initiatives to restrain labor-cost growth by focusing on total hours worked.」
The company continues initiatives to restrain labor-cost growth by focusing on total hours worked. - FY2019-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The company is advancing initiatives to restrain labor-cost growth by focusing on total hours worked.」
For the first time, the company explicitly described an initiative to restrain labor-cost growth by focusing on total hours worked as a new means of reforming its cost structure.