Difficulty Recruiting and Retaining Barbers and Hairstylists
First written in FY2018-Q3. 5 of 14 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2026.
QB Net Holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Hiring and store assignments exceed plan, but labor shortages remain a riskAnnual report
「In the domestic business, recruitment has remained solid, and store openings proceeded as planned. The assignment of personnel who had completed their training to stores was also above the planned level. During the fiscal year, consumer activity continued to recover moderately against a backdrop of improvements in employment and income conditions. However, the outlook remained uncertain due to the continued surge in raw material prices, rising labor costs resulting from the severe labor shortage, and increased risks to crude oil procurement depending on developments in the situation involving Iran.」
While recruitment and the assignment of personnel to stores after training exceeded planned levels, the severe labor shortage and rising labor costs continue to be cited as risks in the external environment. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, the outlook remains uncertain due to factors including rising labor costs resulting from the severe labor shortage.」
In addition to the previously reported tight labor supply and demand and shortages of stylists in some regions, the disclosure now explicitly cites a “severe labor shortage” and rising labor costs, indicating heightened risks in the external labor market and costs. - FY2025-H1Shortages Persist in Some Regions, but Total Operating Seats IncreaseAnnual report
「In the domestic business, labor supply and demand across the non-manufacturing sector remain tight as consumer activity recovers, and shortages of stylists have been observed in some regions. Nevertheless, the total number of operating seats has increased through improvements to staffing structures and other measures, and has remained above the level in the same period of the previous year.」
While tight labor supply and demand across the non-manufacturing sector and shortages of stylists in some regions persist, the total number of operating seats has exceeded the level in the same period of the previous year due to improvements to staffing structures. - FY2024-Q3Recruitment Solid, but Stores Requiring Regular Closing Days ContinueAnnual report
「Amid tight labor supply and demand across the non-manufacturing sector accompanying the recovery in consumer activity, recruitment of stylists has remained solid, but some stores still need to set regular closing days.」
While recruitment of stylists was described as solid, stores still requiring regular closing days continue to exist against a backdrop of tight labor supply and demand across the non-manufacturing sector. - FY2024-Q2Recruitment Showing Improvement, but Workforce Shortages ContinueAnnual report
「Amid tight labor supply and demand across the non-manufacturing sector accompanying the recovery in consumer activity, recruitment of stylists has shown signs of improvement, but some stores still need to set regular closing days or shorten their operating hours.」
While recruitment of stylists is showing signs of improvement, some stores still need regular closing days or shorter operating hours due to tight labor supply and demand across the non-manufacturing sector. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The shortage of stylists and barbers has not been resolved due to tight labour supply and demand in non-manufacturing industries accompanying the recovery in consumer activity. Stores that continue to require regular closing days or temporary closures remain in existence.」
The shortage of stylists and the need for regular closing days and temporary closures continue to be reported, due to the labor shortage across the non-manufacturing sector accompanying the recovery in consumer activity. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「As changes in recruitment and working conditions accompanying the recovery in demand for services have delayed the resolution of the stylist shortage, the number of stores requiring regular closing days or temporary closures increased.」
The resolution of the stylist shortage has remained delayed due to changes in recruitment and working conditions accompanying the recovery in demand, increasing the number of stores requiring regular closing days or temporary closures. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As the recovery in demand for services has changed recruitment and working conditions, the resolution of the shortage of stylists has been delayed. In addition, the number of stores establishing regular closing days or temporarily closing increased as the number of stylists infected with the disease rose during the seventh and eighth waves of renewed spread of the infection.」
In addition to the delayed resolution of the personnel shortage accompanying the recovery in demand, the company reports an increase in stylists infected during the seventh and eighth waves, leading to an increase in stores establishing regular closing days or temporarily closing. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「・Increasing difficulty securing personnel due to the decline in the number of people obtaining barbering and hairstyling qualifications and changes in working conditions」
In addition to demographic trends and competition for personnel with other industries, the risk is now framed as increasing difficulty securing personnel due to the decline in the number of people obtaining qualifications and changes in working conditions. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Changes in Japan's demographics, including population decline, a declining birthrate, population ageing and increased longevity, are expected to lead to a decrease in hairstylists and barbers and a shortage of successors for hairstyling and barber shops.」
The difficulty of securing personnel is presented as a situation in which, in addition to the previously identified tight labour market and competition with other industries, the decline in hairstylists and barbers and the shortage of successors for hairstyling and barber shops are expected due to population decline, a declining birthrate, population ageing and increased longevity. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Furthermore, competition to secure personnel, including from other industries, has intensified as employment conditions improve and the population continues to decline and age.」
Intensifying competition to secure personnel, including from other industries and not limited to hairstylists and barbers, continues to be identified as part of the business environment. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding Japan's retail and service industries remains challenging, with particularly severe conditions continuing amid intensifying competition across industries and business formats and difficulty securing personnel.」
Difficulty securing personnel continues to be identified as particularly severe, together with competition across industries and business formats. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Furthermore, competition to secure personnel, including from other industries, has intensified as employment conditions improve and the population continues to decline and age.」
The scope of the human-resources risk has expanded beyond the difficulty of recruiting hairstylists and barbers to intensified competition for personnel, including from other industries. - FY2018-Q3First statedAnnual report
「While supply and demand in Japan's labour market remain tight and the barriers to recruiting hairstylists and barbers remain high,」
Tight supply and demand in Japan's labour market and persistently high barriers to recruiting hairstylists and barbers are identified as the current business environment.