Growing Demand for Infection-Prevention and Stay-at-Home Products and Sales Response
First written in FY2021-Q1. 1 of 12 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026-H1Mixed performance across product categoriesAnnual report
「In the Lifestyle Unit, sales in categories such as kitchenware struggled, while sales of high-quality, high-performance inner down jackets, waxed outerwear and other products remained strong.」
While the at-home kitchen category struggled, inner down jackets, outerwear and other products for going out and protection from the cold performed well, and mixed performance across product categories continued. - FY2025Demand for going out and mixed performance across product categoriesAnnual report
「In the retail business, sales of premium haircare products, including salon-exclusive hair treatments, remained solid in the Health & Beauty Care Unit, while sales in the makeup category struggled due to supply shortages and other factors affecting products from leading brands.」
Demand following the lifestyle changes showed mixed performance by product category, with premium haircare performing well while makeup struggled due to supply shortages and other factors. - FY2024Continued shift from at-home demand to demand associated with going outAnnual report
「In the Lifestyle unit, sales of parasols, hats and eyewear-related products remained strong due to increased opportunities to go out, the effects of extremely hot weather and other factors. On the other hand, sales in the kitchen category struggled as demand for products used at home settled down.」
Strong sales of products for going out coexisted with weak sales of kitchen products associated with the at-home lifestyle, and the shift in demand toward products for going out continued. - FY2024-Q3Continued shift from at-home demand to demand associated with going outAnnual report
「In the Lifestyle Unit, sales of items for going out, including eyewear, parasols and hats, remained strong as opportunities to go out increased, while sales of kitchenware and other products for enjoying time at home struggled.」
As opportunities to go out increased, eyewear, parasols and hats performed well, while kitchenware associated with the at-home lifestyle struggled, and the shift in demand toward products for going out continued. - FY2023A shift from at-home demand to demand associated with the recovery in outingsAnnual report
「In the Lifestyle Unit, sales of apparel products, including outerwear and tops, remained strong as opportunities to go out increased following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, while sales of kitchenware, including tableware for enjoying life at home, struggled.」
Following the lifting of restrictions, demand shifted from kitchenware associated with the at-home lifestyle to apparel for going out. - FY2023-Q3Stabilization of at-home demand and a shift to demand associated with the recovery in outingsAnnual report
「In the Lifestyle Unit, sales of kitchenware and other products for enjoying time at home began to stabilize, while sales of women's apparel and other products remained strong as the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions led to more opportunities to go out.」
While sales of products associated with the at-home lifestyle stabilized, demand shifted toward women's apparel and other products as restrictions were lifted and opportunities to go out increased. - FY2023-Q2The end of stay-at-home demandAnnual report
「In the Lifestyle Unit, sales of fall and winter apparel, including outerwear and tops, remained strong at events held over the year-end and New Year period. However, this was not enough to offset the decline in sales resulting from the end of demand for kitchenware, including tableware, associated with enjoying life at home, which had been seen in the previous fiscal year.」
Demand for kitchenware associated with the at-home lifestyle, which had expanded in the previous year, ran its course and appeared as a decline in sales. - FY2023-Q1End of stay-at-home demandAnnual report
「In the Lifestyle Unit, sales of kitchen ingredients, aroma-related products and other items declined as stay-at-home demand ran its course, but sales of higher-priced apparel products, including tops and outerwear, remained strong.」
Stay-at-home demand, which had previously been expanding, moved into a phase of decline in sales of kitchen ingredients and aroma-related products. Higher-priced apparel, however, performed well. - FY2022-Q1The end of the special demand for infection-prevention products and continued stay-at-home demandAnnual report
「Meanwhile, sales were affected by the end of the special demand for infection-prevention categories, the decline in opportunities to wear makeup as working from home, refraining from outings and mask-wearing became commonplace, and shortages of popular products such as lip gloss from popular brands, among other factors.」
While the previous year's special demand for infection-prevention products had run its course, lifestyle changes such as working from home and refraining from outings continued to affect sales of cosmetics and popular products. - FY2021-Q3The end of the special demand for infection-prevention products and continued stay-at-home demandAnnual report
「Sales of imported cosmetics and makeup products struggled due to the end of the special demand for infection-prevention categories seen in the same quarter of the previous year, the effects of working from home and refraining from outings, the normalization of mask-wearing and the resulting decline in opportunities to wear makeup, among other factors. Consequently, the unit did not achieve increases in net sales, gross profit or segment profit.」
The Company stated that the special demand for infection-prevention products in the previous year had run its course. Meanwhile, stay-at-home demand associated with working from home and refraining from outings continued in other product categories. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Health & Beauty Care Unit, sales of products in infection-prevention categories, including masks, mask cases, hand soap, alcohol-based sanitizing products and non-contact thermometers, remained strong, while」
Sales of infection-prevention products, including masks, sanitizing products and non-contact thermometers, continued to be strong. - FY2021-Q1First statedAnnual report
「As in the previous fiscal year, sales of products in infection-prevention categories, including masks, mask cases, hand soap, alcohol-based sanitizing products and non-contact thermometers, remained strong, resulting in increases in net sales and gross profit.」
The Company explicitly stated that sales of infection-prevention products were strong, showing that pandemic-related changes in demand were reflected in the performance of specific product categories.