Developing and expanding the retail business as a strategic business
First written in FY2016. 23 of 35 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
54 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Our consolidated subsidiary 株式会社大多喜ハーブガーデン renovated its store and reopened it in April 2026.」
The Retail Business renovated and reopened the 大多喜ハーブガーデン store. However, with impairment losses also recorded as described below, store expansion has entered a phase requiring selective investment based on profitability. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Retail Business, revenue and profit increased, largely because the impact of the decline in customer traffic in the Kansai area during the first quarter was significant, but this only reduced the operating loss. As a result, segment revenue was ¥2,876.528 million, up 3.5% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥2.862 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥53.617 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Despite the impact of the decline in customer traffic in the Kansai area, the Retail Business recorded a 3.5% increase in revenue, while the operating loss narrowed from ¥53.617 million to ¥2.862 million. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue and profit increased as the number of consolidated subsidiaries grew, despite a summer downturn caused by extremely hot weather. As a result, segment revenue was ¥6,027 million, up 34.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥95 million, up 106.2%.」
Driven by an increase in consolidated subsidiaries, the Retail Business recorded a 34.2% increase in revenue and a 106.2% increase in operating profit. - FY2025-H1Higher revenue from an increase in consolidated subsidiaries and a narrower operating lossAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased as the number of consolidated subsidiaries grew. However, the gradual decline in pandemic-related stay-at-home demand for green products at existing stores continued, and the business could not absorb higher fuel, electricity and other resource and energy costs or increased personnel expenses. Although revenue and profit increased, this only reduced the operating loss. As a result, segment revenue was ¥2,780 million, up 97.7% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥54 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥149 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 97.7% revenue growth as the number of consolidated subsidiaries increased, and the operating loss narrowed from ¥149 million to ¥54 million. Meanwhile, the decline in stay-at-home demand at existing stores and increases in resource and energy prices and personnel expenses continued. - FY2024Higher revenue from an increase in consolidated subsidiaries, but lower profit due to acquisition-related expensesAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased as the number of consolidated subsidiaries grew, but revenue increased and profit declined as M&A acquisition-related expenses rose. As a result, segment revenue was ¥4,491 million, up 43.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥46 million, down 70.2%.」
The retail business generated 43.5% revenue growth as the number of consolidated subsidiaries increased, while operating profit declined 70.2% because of M&A acquisition-related expenses. - FY2024-Q3Operating deficit due to M&A acquisition-related expenses continued and widenedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased as the number of consolidated subsidiaries grew, but revenue increased and profit declined as M&A acquisition-related expenses rose. As a result, segment revenue was ¥2,716 million, up 32.0% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥145 million, compared with operating profit of ¥49 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 32.0% revenue growth as the number of consolidated subsidiaries increased, but operating profit turned into an operating loss of ¥145 million because of M&A acquisition-related expenses. - FY2024-Q2Operating deficit due to M&A acquisition-related expensesAnnual report
「In the retail business, sales increased during the Christmas and New Year period, but revenue increased and profit declined as M&A acquisition-related expenses rose. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,407 million, up 2.7% year on year, and operating profit was negative ¥156 million, compared with operating profit of ¥22 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
While sales increased during the Christmas and New Year period and the acquisition of Nicolai Bergmann Co., Ltd. progressed, M&A acquisition-related expenses left the retail business with 2.7% revenue growth but an operating deficit. - FY2024-Q1Revenue and profit continued to decline as plant demand slowed and costs roseAnnual report
「In the retail business, stay-at-home demand for plants slowed, and revenue and profit declined as fuel, electricity and other resource and energy prices rose and personnel expenses increased. As a result, segment revenue was ¥623 million, down 1.1% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥79 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥8 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business generated lower revenue and profit because stay-at-home demand slowed and costs rose, with the operating loss widening from ¥8 million to ¥79 million. - FY2023-Q3Higher revenue but lower profit due to moderating demand and rising costsAnnual report
「In the retail business, demand for plants, which had remained high in the previous period against a backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, began to moderate. Revenue increased but profit declined as fuel, electricity and other resource and energy prices rose and personnel expenses increased. As a result, segment revenue was ¥2,057 million, up 8.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥48 million, down 58.8%.」
The retail business generated 8.8% revenue growth, while operating profit declined 58.8% because plant demand moderated, resource and energy prices rose, and personnel expenses increased. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, demand for plants, which had remained high in the previous period against a backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, began to moderate. Revenue increased but profit declined as fuel, electricity and other resource and energy prices rose and personnel expenses increased. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,369 million, up 8.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥22 million, down 69.7%.」
The retail business pursued the acquisition of another business, while revenue increased 8.8% and operating profit declined 69.7%. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased following new store openings and other factors, but profit declined as fuel, electricity and other resource and energy prices rose and personnel expenses increased. As a result, segment revenue was ¥630 million, up 10.7% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥8 million, compared with operating profit of ¥11 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 10.7% revenue growth following new store openings and other factors. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, demand for plants among individuals remained strong and mail-order sales continued to perform well. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,891 million, up 20.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥117 million, up 51.8%.」
Against a backdrop of strong demand for plants among individuals and mail-order sales, the retail business generated 20.4% year-on-year revenue growth and 51.8% profit growth. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, demand for plants among individuals remained strong and mail-order sales continued to perform well. Physical-store operations also performed well as customer traffic increased following the lifting of the state of emergency and other restrictions, resulting in higher revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,258 million, up 22.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥74 million, up 105.1%.」
Demand and customer traffic increased in both the mail-order and physical-store businesses, resulting in 22.6% year-on-year revenue growth and 105.1% profit growth in the retail business. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, although flower shops struggled to grow, demand for plants among individuals remained strong, and customer traffic increased in both the mail-order and physical-store businesses, resulting in higher revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥569 million, up 19.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥11 million, up 130.8%.」
Against a backdrop of demand for plants among individuals, customer traffic increased in both the mail-order and physical-store businesses, resulting in 19.1% revenue growth and 130.8% profit growth in the retail business. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, demand for plants among individuals remained strong, and mail-order sales performed well. Although the physical stores temporarily closed and operated shorter hours, customer traffic at the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka increased, helped by the opening of the third strawberry-farm greenhouse, resulting in higher revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥2,457 million, up 33.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥230 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥41 million in the previous period.」
Against a backdrop of strong mail-order sales, the third greenhouse and demand from individual customers, the retail business generated 33.7% full-year revenue growth and turned to operating profit. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, demand for plants among individual customers increased as a result of telework and requests to refrain from going out. At the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka, the opening of the third strawberry-growing greenhouse had a synergistic effect, helping to increase customer traffic and resulting in higher revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,571,254 thousand, up 16.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥77,168 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥60,953 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 16.7% revenue growth following the opening of the third greenhouse at the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka and increased demand from individual customers. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, demand for plants among individuals increased as teleworking and restrictions on going out continued, resulting in higher revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,026 million, up 24.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥36 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥68 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Against a backdrop of stronger demand for plants among individuals, the retail business generated 24.1% year-on-year revenue growth, turning an operating loss of ¥68 million into operating profit of ¥36 million. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, demand for plants among individuals increased as teleworking and restrictions on going out continued, resulting in higher revenue and profit. As a result, segment revenue was ¥478 million, up 28.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥5 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥35 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 28.2% revenue growth as demand for plants among individuals increased, turning the operating loss in the same quarter of the previous year into operating profit. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, we opened the second greenhouse at the strawberry farm at the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka and pursued further customer acquisition. Customer traffic at Grandberry Park Minami-Machida, which opened in November 2019, was also strong, resulting in higher revenue, but the segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden and other costs related to capital investment continued to be unrecovered.」
The retail business generated 40.0% year-on-year revenue growth, driven by the opening of the second strawberry-farm greenhouse and strong customer traffic at Grandberry Park Minami-Machida. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased after the Farm UNIVERSAL and FARMER'S KITCHEN opened at Grandberry Park Minami-Machida in November, but the segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden on capital investment continued to be unrecovered. As a result, segment revenue was ¥827 million, up 35.1% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥68 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥41 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 35.1% revenue growth after opening new Farm UNIVERSAL and FARMER'S KITCHEN locations in November, while the operating loss widened because the depreciation burden on capital investment could not be recovered. - FY2020-Q1Consolidation contribution, with losses wideningAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased because Engei Net Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary in the second quarter of the previous fiscal year, but the segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden on capital investment continued to be unrecovered. As a result, segment revenue was ¥372 million, up 56.4% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥35 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥24 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 56.4% revenue growth following the consolidation of Engei Net Co., Ltd., while the operating loss widened from ¥24 million to ¥35 million because the depreciation burden on capital investment could not be recovered. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased because Engei Net Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary from the second quarter and because of Mother's Day and seasonal factors, but the segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden on capital investment continued to be unrecovered.」
The retail business generated 38.4% revenue growth year on year following the consolidation of Engei Net Co., Ltd. and seasonal factors, while the operating loss narrowed from ¥31 million to ¥12 million. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased because Engei Net Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary from the second quarter and we opened a strawberry farm at the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka and pursued further customer acquisition. However, the segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden and other costs related to capital investment continued to be unrecovered. Retail operations, including the garden centers, green shops and flower shops, are busiest in the fourth quarter because of Mother's Day and seasonal factors. As a result, segment revenue was ¥961 million, up 24.6% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥72 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥44 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business expanded through the consolidation of Engei Net Co., Ltd. and the opening of a strawberry farm at the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka, with revenue up 24.6%. Operating loss, however, widened to ¥72 million. - FY2019-Q2Acquisition contribution, with losses continuingAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased because Engei Net Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary from the second quarter of the current fiscal year, but the segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden on capital investment continued to be unrecovered. As a result, segment revenue was ¥612 million, up 17.5% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥41 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥30 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 17.5% revenue growth following the consolidation of Engei Net Co., Ltd., while the operating loss continued because capital investment costs remained unrecovered. - FY2019-Q1Weak customer traffic and lower revenueAnnual report
「In the retail business, we pursued further customer acquisition centered on the Farm UNIVERSAL, but customer traffic failed to grow because of temporary closures and other effects of unfavorable weather. The segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden on capital investment continued to be unrecovered. As a result, segment revenue was ¥238 million, down 10.0% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥24 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥4 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Customer acquisition initiatives centered on the Farm UNIVERSAL continued, but customer traffic failed to grow because of temporary closures and other effects of unfavorable weather, resulting in a 10.0% decline in retail business revenue. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the retail business, we opened PET CAFE at the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka at the end of last year and pursued further customer acquisition, but customer traffic failed to grow because of unfavorable weather. The segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden and other costs related to capital investment continued to be unrecovered. As a result, segment revenue was ¥772 million, up 0.4% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥44 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥46 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Customer acquisition initiatives using PET CAFE continued, but the retail business remained in operating loss because of unfavorable weather and the depreciation burden and other costs related to capital investment. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, we opened PET CAFE at the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka and pursued further customer acquisition, but customer traffic failed to grow because of unfavorable weather. The segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden and other costs related to capital investment continued to be unrecovered.」
The company opened PET CAFE at the Farm UNIVERSAL Osaka and added customer acquisition initiatives, but the operating loss continued because of unfavorable weather and unrecovered capital investment costs. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, we focused on creating appealing stores centered on the Farm UNIVERSAL. Although unfavorable weather prevented a significant increase in customer traffic, revenue increased, and the operating loss improved as expenses related to capital investment and depreciation declined. As a result, segment revenue was ¥265 million, up 1.2% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥4 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥17 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The company focused on store development centered on the Farm UNIVERSAL, with revenue up 1.2% year on year and the operating loss narrowing from ¥17 million to ¥4 million. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased as awareness of the new stores improved. Segment profit and loss also improved from the previous period because sales during peak periods such as Mother's Day were strong, but the business ultimately remained loss-making because the depreciation burden on capital investment continued to be unrecovered. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,140 million, up 1.7% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥26 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥85 million in the previous period.」
Revenue increased and losses narrowed as awareness of the new stores improved and sales during peak periods were strong, but the operating loss continued. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased as awareness of the new stores improved, but the segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden and other costs related to capital investment continued to be unrecovered.」
The retail business continues to be characterized by higher revenue from greater awareness of the new stores and losses caused by unrecovered capital investment costs. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased as awareness of the new stores improved, but the segment remained loss-making because the depreciation burden and other costs related to capital investment continued to be unrecovered. As a result, segment revenue was ¥523 million, up 2.6% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥28 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥33 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The retail business generated 2.6% year-on-year revenue growth as awareness of the new stores improved, but the segment remained in operating loss. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the retail business, revenue increased following the reopening of the garden center the Farm UNIVERSAL Chiba in the previous consolidated fiscal year. The operating loss also improved as expenses related to capital investment and depreciation declined. As a result, segment revenue was ¥262 million, up 9.0% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥17 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥20 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Retail business revenue rose 9.0% year on year, driven by the renovation of the Chiba store and other factors. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We positioned the retail business as a strategic business and actively expanded operations, while pursuing initiatives to strengthen profitability, including cost reductions, to recover our initial investments.」
The retail business has been positioned as a strategic business, with store expansion and recovery of initial investments being pursued in parallel.