Continued opening of new domestic stores
First written in FY2017-Q3. 14 of 40 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-16.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Softened".
- 2026-10-15SoftenedFinancial Results Presentation
「全店（326店舗）」
2027年2月期上期の国内全店数は326店舗と示され、FY2026の331店舗から減少した。国内店舗の単純な拡大傾向はさらに弱まった。 - FY2027-H1SoftenedAnnual report
「At the end of the interim consolidated accounting period, the number of domestic stores was 326 (251 directly operated stores and 75 franchise stores), while the number of overseas stores was 4 (0 directly operated stores and 4 franchise stores), bringing the total to 330 stores.」
Domestic stores decreased from 331 at the end of FY2026 to 326, while stores included in the consolidated network decreased from 336 to 330. The trend toward selecting and reducing stores, rather than simply expanding domestic openings, continues. - FY2026SoftenedAnnual report
「As of the end of the fiscal year (February 2026), there were 331 domestic stores (254 company-operated and 77 franchised).」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 340 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 331. The focus is shifting from simple expansion through new openings to concentrating resources on high-profit brands and selectively opening stores for brands with growth potential. - FY2026-H1Midyear-end domestic store count declinedAnnual report
「As of the end of the interim period, there were 339 domestic stores (255 company-operated and 84 franchised), 5 overseas stores (1 company-operated and 4 franchised), and 344 stores in total.」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 340 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 339. The trend of prioritizing store selection and rationalization over simply expanding new openings continued. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue fell below the same period of the previous year due to the rationalization of unprofitable brands and the scrapping of unprofitable stores.」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 361 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 340, and the scrapping of unprofitable stores affected performance as a measure entering the execution phase. The shift from simple expansion through new openings to store selection and rationalization is taking concrete form. - FY2025-H1Accelerating the closure of low-growth brands and stores and reallocating resources to growth areasAnnual report
「Going forward, we will accelerate the scrapping of brands and stores with limited growth potential and shift management resources to growth areas, including new businesses.」
In addition to optimizing store locations based on market data, the company indicated that it would accelerate the rationalization of brands and stores with limited growth potential and shift resources to new businesses and other areas. - FY2025-Q1Store strategy made more data-drivenAnnual report
「Strategic store scrap-and-build: After strengthening the framework for analyzing market data, we will optimize store locations and operating formats in line with the brand business strategy.」
The initiatives took concrete form in optimizing store locations and operating formats based on market data analysis, rather than simply increasing the number of stores. - FY2024Year-end domestic store count declinedAnnual report
「As of the end of the fiscal year (February 2024), there were 361 domestic stores (272 company-operated and 89 franchised).」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 362 at the end of the third quarter to 361. The company continued to emphasize store selection and scrap-and-build initiatives rather than simply expanding the store network through new openings. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the third quarter, there were 362 domestic stores (274 company-operated and 88 franchised)」
The number of domestic stores increased from 359 at the end of the previous quarter to 362, expanding the domestic store network. - FY2024-Q2Domestic store count declined quarter on quarterAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter, there were 359 domestic stores (271 company-operated and 88 franchised), 6 overseas stores (1 company-operated and 5 franchised), and 365 stores in total.」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 365 at the end of the previous quarter to 359. This indicates a greater emphasis on store selection and existing-store operations than on simply expanding the store network through new openings. - FY2024-Q1Domestic store count declined year on yearAnnual report
「As of the end of the first quarter, there were 365 domestic stores (276 company-operated and 89 franchised)」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 366 at the end of FY2023 to 365. This indicates a recovery in the operation of existing stores, including the reopening of flagship stores, rather than an expansion of new openings. - FY2023SoftenedAnnual report
「We will also undertake store scrap-and-build initiatives suited to the new normal and concentrate resources on areas that should be strengthened going forward.」
The focus shifted from simply continuing to open new domestic stores to scrap-and-build initiatives suited to the new normal and concentrating resources. The year-end domestic store count was 366, down from 367 at the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the third quarter, there were 375 domestic stores (282 company-operated and 93 franchised), 4 overseas stores (1 company-operated and 3 franchised), and 379 stores in total.」
The number of domestic stores increased from 369 in FY2023-Q2 to 375, while the consolidated domestic and overseas store count increased from 372 to 379. - FY2023-Q2Domestic store count declined from the previous quarterAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter, there were 369 domestic stores (278 company-operated and 91 franchised)」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 373 in FY2023-Q1 to 369. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the first quarter, there were 373 domestic stores (282 company-operated and 91 franchised), 3 overseas stores (1 company-operated and 2 franchised), and 376 stores in total.」
The number of domestic stores increased from 367 at the end of FY2022 to 373, advancing the expansion of the domestic store network. Meanwhile, the number of overseas stores decreased from 6 to 3. - FY2022Year-end domestic store count declinedAnnual report
「As of the end of the fiscal year (February 2022), there were 367 domestic stores (278 company-operated and 89 franchised).」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 370 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 367. The policy of strengthening the domestic business through store scrap-and-build initiatives remains in place. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the third quarter, there were 374 domestic stores (285 company-operated and 89 franchised)」
The number of domestic stores increased from 369 at the end of the previous quarter to 374, expanding the store network. - FY2022-Q2Domestic store count declined from the previous quarterAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter, there were 369 domestic stores (284 company-operated and 85 franchised), 6 overseas stores (5 company-operated), and 375 stores in total.」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 375 in FY2022-Q1 to 369, while the consolidated domestic and overseas store count decreased from 380 to 375. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the first quarter, there were 375 domestic stores (291 company-operated and 84 franchised)」
The number of domestic stores increased from 370 at the end of FY2021 to 375, advancing the expansion of the domestic store network. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the fiscal year (February 2021), there were 370 domestic stores (285 company-operated and 85 franchised).」
The number of domestic stores increased from 356 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 370. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the third quarter, there were 373 domestic stores (287 company-operated and 86 franchised)」
The number of domestic stores increased from 358 at the end of the previous quarter to 373, expanding the store network. - FY2021-Q2Domestic store count declined from the previous quarterAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter, there were 358 domestic stores (275 company-operated and 83 franchised)」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 362 in the previous disclosure to 358, and the expansion of the store network through continued new openings retreated in terms of store count. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the fiscal year, there were 362 domestic stores (277 company-operated and 85 franchised), 5 overseas stores (all company-operated), and 367 stores in total.」
The number of domestic stores increased from 356 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 362, while the consolidated domestic and overseas store count increased from 361 to 367. - FY2020Year-end store count declined from the third quarterAnnual report
「As of the end of the fiscal year, there were 356 domestic stores (268 company-operated and 88 franchised)」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 363 at the end of the third quarter in the previous disclosure to 356, but remained above the 352 stores at the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the fiscal year, there were 363 domestic stores (273 company-operated and 90 franchised), 4 overseas stores (all company-operated), and 367 stores in total.」
The number of domestic stores increased from 349 in the previous disclosure to 363, while the consolidated domestic and overseas store count increased from 353 to 367. - FY2020-Q2Domestic store count declined from the previous quarterAnnual report
「As of the end of the fiscal year, there were 349 domestic stores (263 company-operated and 86 franchised), 4 overseas stores (all company-operated), and 353 stores in total.」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 355 in the previous disclosure to 349, while the consolidated domestic and overseas store count decreased from 359 to 353. - FY2020-Q1Domestic store count declined from the previous quarterAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, the number of domestic stores was 355, comprising 267 company-operated stores and 88 franchised stores. The number of overseas stores was 4, all company-operated, bringing the total to 359.」
The number of domestic stores decreased from 360 in the previous disclosure to 355, while the consolidated domestic and overseas store count decreased from 364 to 359. - FY2019-Q3Domestic store count declined from the previous quarterAnnual report
「At the end of the third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, the number of domestic stores was 360, comprising 268 company-operated stores and 92 franchised stores.」
The number of domestic stores declined from 363 at the end of the previous quarter to 360. - FY2019-Q2Domestic store count declined from the previous quarterAnnual report
「At the end of the second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, the number of domestic stores was 363, comprising 269 company-operated stores and 94 franchised stores. The number of overseas stores was 7, comprising 1 company-operated store and 6 franchised stores, bringing the total to 370.」
The number of domestic stores declined from 369 at the end of the previous quarter to 363, but remained above the 359 stores at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, the number of domestic stores was 369, comprising 275 company-operated stores and 94 franchised stores.」
The number of domestic stores increased from 368 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 369, expanding the store network. - FY2018Year-end store count declined from the previous quarterAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, the number of domestic stores was 368, comprising 277 company-operated stores and 91 franchised stores.」
The number of domestic stores increased from 358 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, but declined by 2 from 370 at the end of the third quarter. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of stores at the end of the third quarter was stated as 370 in Japan, comprising 278 company-operated stores and 92 franchised stores.」
The number of domestic stores increased from 359 at the end of the second quarter to 370, demonstrating the expansion of the store network through continued new openings. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the domestic business, strengthening store openings in central urban areas」
The domestic business continues to strengthen store openings in central urban areas. The number of domestic stores at the end of the second quarter was 359, and no specific number of completed store openings was stated. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Continued new store openings」
The number of domestic stores increased from 358 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 364, demonstrating the expansion of the store network through continued new openings. - FY2017Store-opening policy made more specificAnnual report
「In the domestic business, we will pursue sustainable growth and further improve profitability through strategic store openings in the Tokyo area and areas without stores, as well as the scrap-and-build of existing stores.」
The policy of continuing new store openings was supplemented with specific measures, namely opening stores in the Tokyo area and areas without stores and carrying out scrap-and-build projects at existing stores. The number of domestic stores at the fiscal year-end was 358. - FY2017-Q3First statedAnnual report
「New store openings continued to progress smoothly from the prior fiscal year.」
The number of domestic stores at the end of the current nine-month consolidated period was 360, comprising 265 directly operated stores and 95 franchised stores.