Sales for this month
September 2026Fiscal year ending February 2027Domestic retail sales were 112.8% of the prior-year level. Store sales were 116.4%, e-commerce sales were 99.5%, and same-store sales were 105.2%. The increase in underlying demand for autumn merchandise, sales promotion measures, and brand growth contributed.
1 additional holiday versus the prior year, with a positive impact of approximately 2.4%, Increased underlying demand for autumn merchandise due to lower temperatures, Arrivals of new autumn merchandise and the effects of merchandising reforms at core brands, Sales promotion measures such as fairs, Increased customer traffic during Silver Week, Growth in advance orders generated by the e-commerce campaign “World Week”, In e-commerce sale sales, the restraint on discounts for late-summer merchandise and low inventory levels had an impact
Generally disclosed around the third business day of the following month
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
Scope of aggregation: Domestic Retail Business (including directly operated stores and VSPA, but excluding franchise and overseas stores)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | September 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Domestic Retail Business (including directly operated stores and VSPA, but excluding franchise and overseas stores) |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 112.8 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 116.4 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 105.2 / Definition Stores for which at least 12 full months have elapsed since opening or being newly consolidated, and whose sales floor was in the same section and of the same size as in the same month of the previous year, with no changes. Stores relocated due to renovations or other reasons, and stores closed for 1 or more days, are excluded. |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | 108.4 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Store sales / Year on year 116.4, Name Same-Store Sales / Year on year 105.2, Name E-commerce sales / Year on year 99.5 |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Number of retail stores 2,446 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 5 / Store name and location Not disclosed |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 15 / Store name and location Not disclosed |
| Monthly Commentary | Domestic retail sales were 112.8% of the prior-year level. Store sales were 116.4%, e-commerce sales were 99.5%, and same-store sales were 105.2%. The increase in underlying demand for autumn merchandise, sales promotion measures, and brand growth contributed. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | 1 additional holiday versus the prior year, with a positive impact of approximately 2.4%, Increased underlying demand for autumn merchandise due to lower temperatures, Arrivals of new autumn merchandise and the effects of merchandising reforms at core brands, Sales promotion measures such as fairs, Increased customer traffic during Silver Week, Growth in advance orders generated by the e-commerce campaign “World Week”, In e-commerce sale sales, the restraint on discounts for late-summer merchandise and low inventory levels had an impact |
| 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 |
| Next Scheduled Disclosure | Generally disclosed around the third business day of the following month |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The increase in underlying demand for autumn merchandise due to lower temperatures, arrivals of new autumn merchandise, the effects of merchandising reforms at core brands, sales promotion measures such as fairs, an increase in customer traffic during Silver Week, and growth in advance orders generated by the e-commerce campaign “World Week” all contributed. The company estimates that there was a positive impact of approximately 2.4% because there was 1 more holiday than in the previous year.