Sales for this month
March 2026Fiscal year ending February 2027Domestic retail sales were 108.0% of the year-earlier level. Store sales and e-commerce sales both exceeded the previous year, while existing-store sales were 96.1%. Spring outerwear, cardigans, casual outerwear, jackets and trousers suitable for both ceremonies and everyday wear, and seasonal accessories performed well.
Favorable weather and rising temperatures, Promotional initiatives aligned with rising temperatures, Strong sales of spring outerwear, Spring merchandise purchases were kept somewhat restrained, The merchandising plan concentrated the launch of early-summer merchandise around the April peak, Approximately -3.0% impact from having 1 fewer holiday than in the previous year, ワールドスタイルレーベルズ became a consolidated subsidiary effective 1 March 2026
The merchandising plan will concentrate the launch of early-summer merchandise around the April peak.
In principle, disclosure is scheduled around the third business day of the following month. The disclosure includes preliminary figures, and if the final figures differ, they will be revised when the following month's preliminary figures are announced.
Month March 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 98.7, Month April 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 95, Month May 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 100, Month June 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 97.8, Month July 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 101.2, Month August 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 102, Month September 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 92.8, Month October 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 102.2, Month November 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 102.2, Month December 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 107, Month January 2026 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 102.8, Month February 2026 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 110.9
Scope of aggregation: Domestic retail business, including directly operated stores and VSPA, but excluding FC stores and overseas stores. Domestic retail sales only.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | March 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Domestic retail business, including directly operated stores and VSPA, but excluding FC stores and overseas stores. Domestic retail sales only. |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 108 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 109.9 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Ratio (%) 96.1 / Definition Stores that have been open or consolidated for at least 12 full months, with the sales floor unchanged in both location and area from the same month of the previous year. Stores relocated due to renovations or other reasons, and stores closed for 1 or more days, are excluded. E-commerce sales are not included. |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | 108 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Store sales / Year on year 109.9, Name Same-Store Sales / Year on year 96.1, Name E-commerce sales / Year on year 100.3 |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Total 2,495 stores / Directly operated stores and VSPA Included / Franchise and overseas stores Excluded |
| Number of stores opened during the month | 40 stores |
| Number of stores closed during the month | 14 stores |
| Monthly Commentary | Domestic retail sales were 108.0% of the year-earlier level. Store sales and e-commerce sales both exceeded the previous year, while existing-store sales were 96.1%. Spring outerwear, cardigans, casual outerwear, jackets and trousers suitable for both ceremonies and everyday wear, and seasonal accessories performed well. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Favorable weather and rising temperatures, Promotional initiatives aligned with rising temperatures, Strong sales of spring outerwear, Spring merchandise purchases were kept somewhat restrained, The merchandising plan concentrated the launch of early-summer merchandise around the April peak, Approximately -3.0% impact from having 1 fewer holiday than in the previous year, ワールドスタイルレーベルズ became a consolidated subsidiary effective 1 March 2026 |
| Measures from the following month onward | The merchandising plan will concentrate the launch of early-summer merchandise around the April peak. |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Month March 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 98.7, Month April 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 95, Month May 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 100, Month June 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 97.8, Month July 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 101.2, Month August 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 102, Month September 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 92.8, Month October 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 102.2, Month November 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 102.2, Month December 2025 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 107, Month January 2026 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 102.8, Month February 2026 / Year-on-year change in domestic retail sales 110.9 |
| Next Scheduled Disclosure | In principle, disclosure is scheduled around the third business day of the following month. The disclosure includes preliminary figures, and if the final figures differ, they will be revised when the following month's preliminary figures are announced. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Under favorable weather as spring temperatures continued to rise, promotional initiatives aligned with the warmer temperatures proved effective, driving sales of spring outerwear and other products. On the other hand, sales growth in the latter half of the month was limited because spring merchandise purchases had been kept somewhat restrained and the merchandising plan concentrated the launch of early-summer merchandise around the April peak. The company estimates that the one fewer holiday than in the same month of the previous year had an impact of approximately -3.0%.