Enhancing the Capabilities of Existing Stores

「For the core brand しゃぶ菜, the Company worked to unify its brand identity and improve customer satisfaction by refreshing the brand logo and signage for the first time in approximately 20 years and converting sister brands such as 旬菜しゃぶ重 to しゃぶ菜.」

「As a result, revenue exceeded the previous consolidated fiscal year and reached a record high, reflecting the generally steady performance of existing stores, with existing-store sales at 101.8% of the previous year's level, as well as contributions from new formats and brands newly brought into the group.」

「Renovation of 16 stores to increase customer traffic.」

「This was supported by the steady performance of existing stores, with sales at 102.5% of the year-earlier level, as well as strategic openings centered on core brands and format changes and refurbishments that made maximum use of resources within the group.」

「The first of the three pillars of growth, “evolving intrinsic value,” aims to advance our food, service, and locations. Centered on the 25 core brands that are the growth engines of our existing businesses, we will pursue better taste, appropriate pricing including the promotion of location-based pricing, and optimization of digital transformation by brand.」

「With respect to new openings and related initiatives, we opened stores centered on core brands such as Shabu Sai, MACCHA HOUSE, the Singaporean restaurant Hainan Chi Fan Shokudo, the seafood izakaya Isomaru Suisan, the casual pub Gono Go, the sesame soba restaurant Yuzuru, the yakiniku restaurant Manya, the bakery Lefon, and Tsukemen TETSU.」

「Specifically, across the 25 core brands that form the core of our group, we are clarifying each brand concept and developing high-value-added menus as part of efforts to enhance specialization, while also actively engaging external advisers and working to improve customer satisfaction, optimize selling prices, and maintain and increase customer numbers through strategic format changes, store renovations, and other measures.」

「Specifically, across the 25 core brands that form the core of our group, we are clarifying each brand concept and developing high-value-added menus to enhance specialization, while also working to further improve service quality and implement strategic store refurbishments, thereby improving customer satisfaction and optimizing selling prices.」

「Specifically, the Group is working to clarify each brand's concept and develop higher value-added menus to strengthen specialization, while seeking to improve customer satisfaction and optimize selling prices by further improving services and carrying out strategic store renovations.」

「In addition to format conversions aimed at providing higher value-added services」

「In addition to opening stores with high investment efficiency, primarily in the contract and service-area businesses, and environmentally conscious stores developed with an awareness of the SDGs, the Group implemented format conversions aimed at providing higher value-added services」

「Implemented new openings with high investment efficiency, primarily in the contract and service-area businesses, format conversions aimed at providing higher value-added services, and initiatives including the introduction of food trucks.」

「To respond nimbly to these changing needs, the Group is working to convert formats to meet customer needs and to support takeout and delivery.」

「In addition, the Group will convert formats to better capture new customer needs than before and implement measures such as contactless service, fast-casual formats, and takeout and delivery options.」

「We have also used the ability to respond to change, a strength of federated group management, to actively change business formats and remodel stores, including changes in business formats across the boundaries between operating companies.」

「We have also used the ability to respond to change, a strength of federated group management, to actively change business formats and remodel stores, including changes in business formats across the boundaries between operating companies.」

「We have also used the ability to respond to change, a strength of federated group management, to actively change business formats and remodel stores, including changes in business formats across the boundaries between operating companies.」

「In addition, as a result of actively converting formats and renovating stores, the consolidated store count, including contract-operated stores and others, reached 925 at the end of the fiscal year.」

「Actively converted formats and renovated stores」

「Actively converted formats and renovated stores」

「In addition, from the first quarter of the fiscal year, 17 stores of 株式会社クリエイト・ベイサイド were newly included in the scope of consolidation, while the Group actively converted formats and renovated stores」

「The Group will continue working to improve the profitability of existing businesses through the development of new concept brands, format conversions, and renovations, thereby strengthening its business platform.」

「While strategically developing and opening new core-concept brands and converting formats and renovating existing stores」

「In this environment, the group systematically opened stores for each specialized business format in commercial facilities, downtown and station-front locations, and suburban roadside locations. It also strategically developed and opened new core-concept brands, changed business formats, renovated existing stores and withdrew from locations. As a result, the group opened 40 new stores and closed 34, bringing the number of consolidated stores, including contract-operated stores and other locations, to 862 at the end of the second quarter.」

「In this environment, the group systematically opened stores for each specialized business format in commercial facilities, downtown and station-front locations, and suburban roadside locations. At the same time, it strategically developed and opened new core-concept brands, changed business formats, renovated existing stores and withdrew from locations. As a result, the group opened 27 new stores and closed 15, bringing the number of consolidated stores, including contract-operated stores and other locations, to 868 at the end of the first quarter.」

「Continued steady efforts, including menu development and refreshes, to improve customer satisfaction in existing formats.」

「Continued steady efforts, including menu development and refreshes, to improve customer satisfaction in existing formats.」

「Continued steady efforts, including menu development and refreshes, to improve customer satisfaction in existing formats.」

「Continued steady efforts, including menu development and refreshes, to improve customer satisfaction in existing formats.」