Low Barriers to Entry and Intensifying Competition
First written in FY2016. 4 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2021.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 31 of 91 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The Group will seek to differentiate itself from other companies and gain customer support through the know-how of concierges who support customers seeking marriage, employee training and educational know-how to deliver that support, proprietary systems for service delivery and personal-information protection, a customer base that supports matching, and services focused on customer outcomes, namely marriage.」
As a response to low barriers to entry and intensifying competition, the company reconfirms concierge know-how, proprietary systems, its customer base, and customer outcomes as differentiating factors. - FY2020RaisedAnnual report
「Because the Group's marriage-services and casual-wedding businesses do not require licenses or other regulatory approvals to commence, barriers to entry are relatively low, and many businesses could relatively easily launch similar operations with a certain level of capital and know-how.」
The company broadens the scope of competitive risk from marriage-related services to casual-wedding services and identifies differentiation through concierge services, venues, brands, and customer relationships. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「However, intensifying competition with existing competitors, deterioration in the industry's image due to misconduct at peer companies, and the entry into the Group's business areas of companies with substantial capital, strong marketing capabilities, high public awareness, or strong brands could lead to customer attrition and increased costs incurred to address it, affecting the Group's business and performance.」
The company continues to disclose the risks of customer attrition and increased costs due to intensifying competition, the entry of major companies, and deterioration in the industry's image. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Intensifying competition with existing competitors, deterioration in the industry's image due to misconduct at peer companies, and the entry into the Group's business areas of companies with substantial capital, strong marketing capabilities, high public awareness, or strong brands could lead to customer attrition and increased costs incurred to address it, affecting the Group's business and performance.」
The company continues to disclose the risks of customer attrition and increased costs due to intensifying competition, the entry of major companies, and deterioration in the industry's image. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In this industry, as in the immediately preceding quarter, the company expects steady market expansion to continue, while competition among businesses is becoming more active.」
The company continues to recognize market expansion and intensifying competition among businesses. It states that there have been no new changes concerning competitive risk. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「While industry awareness continues to improve, partly as a result of advertising and promotional activities by companies, particularly major corporations, generating positive effects such as greater public confidence and revitalization through healthy competition, competition among businesses is intensifying.」
The company points to improving industry awareness and sounder market development, while explicitly noting intensifying competition among businesses and placing greater emphasis on competitive risk. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Because the businesses operated by the Group do not require licenses or other regulatory approvals to commence, barriers to entry are relatively low, and many businesses could relatively easily launch similar operations with a certain level of capital and know-how.」
The company discloses the risks posed by new entrants, competition with existing competitors, misconduct at competing companies, and the entry of major companies.