Rising Utility, Transportation and Packaging Material Prices
First written in FY2016. 13 of 17 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-07.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 64 of 103 companies on the "Worse" side.
31 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food retail industry, the operating environment remains challenging, as consumers have become increasingly focused on saving and low prices because food price increases have continued amid the weak yen and soaring raw material prices, in addition to rising costs including labor and logistics costs and electricity charges.」
The Company continues to identify rising logistics, personnel, electricity and other costs, together with price increases driven by the yen's depreciation and higher raw material prices, as cost risks for store and logistics operations. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to higher personnel, logistics and other costs, food price increases continued due to the yen's depreciation and surging raw material prices, among other factors.」
The risks of higher expenses and prices due to increases in logistics and other costs, crude oil and raw material prices, and the yen's depreciation remain. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food retail industry, the operating environment remains challenging, as consumers have become increasingly focused on saving and low prices because food price increases have continued amid the weak yen and soaring raw material prices, in addition to rising costs including labor and logistics costs.」
The continued increase in logistics and other costs, together with price increases driven by the yen's depreciation and surging raw material prices, remains a risk for store and logistics operations. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food retail industry, the operating environment remains challenging, as consumers have become increasingly focused on saving and low prices amid rising costs, including labor and logistics costs, compounded by repeated food price increases.」
The continued increase in logistics costs and various other costs, including personnel expenses, together with ongoing food price increases, remains a risk for store and logistics operations. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the food retail industry, the operating environment remains challenging, as consumers have become increasingly focused on saving and low prices amid rising labor, logistics, and utility costs, compounded by repeated food price increases.」
In addition to logistics costs, higher personnel and utility costs have been specified, clarifying the risk of rising costs associated with store and logistics operations. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Repeated food price increases have continued due to the yen's rapid depreciation and surging crude oil and raw material prices,」
The Company states that the yen's rapid depreciation, surging crude oil and raw material prices, and repeated price increases continue to put pressure on business costs and the sales environment. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「If electricity charges, fuel costs and the prices of related materials rise due to a surge in crude oil prices or other factors, this may increase the cost of sales, selling expenses and general and administrative expenses, potentially affecting the Group's operating results and financial position.」
The cost risks from rising utility, transportation and material costs for trays, film and other items remain. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The food retail industry continues to face a challenging business environment due to intensifying competition across industry and business-format boundaries, consumers holding back on purchases as sentiment weakened following the consumption tax increase, and rising labor and logistics costs against a backdrop of labor shortages.」
The Company continues to identify higher logistics costs as a challenging factor in the food retail industry. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The food retail industry continues to face a challenging business environment due to intensifying competition across industry and business-format boundaries, consumers holding back on purchases as sentiment weakened following the consumption tax increase, and rising labor and logistics costs against a backdrop of labor shortages.」
The Company continues to identify higher logistics costs as a challenging factor in the food retail industry. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「If electricity charges, fuel costs and the prices of related materials rise due to a surge in crude oil prices or other factors, this may increase the cost of sales, selling expenses and general and administrative expenses, potentially affecting the Group's operating results and financial position.」
The cost risks from rising utility, transportation and material costs for trays, checkout bags, film and other items remain. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The food retail industry continues to face a challenging business environment due to consumers' deeply rooted thrift orientation, intensifying competition across industry and business-format boundaries, and rising labor and logistics costs against a backdrop of labor shortages.」
The Company continues to identify higher logistics costs as a challenging factor in the food retail industry. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The food retail industry continues to face a challenging business environment due to consumers' deeply rooted thrift orientation, intensifying competition across industry and business-format boundaries, and rising labor and logistics costs against a backdrop of labor shortages.」
The Company continues to identify higher logistics costs as a challenging factor in the food retail industry. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The food retail industry continues to face a challenging business environment due to consumers' deeply rooted thrift orientation, intensifying competition across industry and business-format boundaries, and rising labor and logistics costs against a backdrop of labor shortages.」
The Company continues to identify higher logistics costs as a challenging factor in the food retail industry. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「If electricity charges, fuel costs and the prices of related materials rise due to a surge in crude oil prices or other factors, this may increase the cost of sales, selling expenses and general and administrative expenses, potentially affecting the Group's operating results and financial position.」
The cost risks from rising utility, transportation and material costs for trays, checkout bags, film and other items remain. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If electricity charges, fuel costs and the prices of related materials rise due to a surge in crude oil prices or other factors, this may increase the cost of sales, selling expenses and general and administrative expenses, potentially affecting the Group's operating results and financial position.」
The Company identifies rising utility and transportation costs associated with store operations and product distribution, as well as higher prices for petroleum-based trays, checkout bags and film, as cost risks.