Expanding the Store Base and Enhancing Customer Service
First written in FY2020-Q2. 14 of 25 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-13.
29 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of stores in the women-only 30-minute fitness program Curves returned to 2,000 in October 2025 and reached 2,001 at the end of the current interim consolidated fiscal period.」
The domestic store count returned to 2,000 in October 2025 and reached 2,001 at the end of the interim period. During the current interim consolidated fiscal period, 5 new stores were opened and no stores were closed or consolidated. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Curves membership increased by a net 46 thousand from 817 thousand at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 863 thousand, the highest membership level ever recorded at a consolidated fiscal year-end.」
In domestic Curves, 25 new stores and 7 closures or consolidations resulted in a net increase of 18 stores, from 1,978 to 1,996, while membership also reached a record high. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated fiscal period, 7 new stores were opened and 2 stores were closed or consolidated.」
From September 2024 through February 2025, 7 new stores were opened and 2 stores were closed or consolidated, resulting in a net increase of 5 in the domestic store count to 1,983 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, 7 new stores were opened and 4 stores were closed or consolidated.」
In the third quarter, 7 new stores were opened and 4 stores were closed or consolidated, resulting in a net increase of 12 in the domestic store count, from 1,962 at the end of August 2023 to 1,974. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, 1 new store was opened and 1 store was closed or consolidated.」
In the second quarter, there was 1 new store opening and 1 closure or consolidation, with no net increase in the store network. The Group continues to disclose developments relating to store-network expansion and consolidation. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The store count increased by a net 9 from 1,962 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 1,971. This resulted from 9 new stores opened during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period and no closures or consolidations.」
In the first quarter, 9 new stores were opened, with no closures or consolidations, resulting in a net increase of 9 in the domestic store count. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「For the full fiscal year ending August 2024, the Group plans to open 35 new stores and close or consolidate 15 franchise stores, and expects the year-end store count to increase by a net 20 to 1,982.」
In the fiscal year ending August 2023, 25 new stores were opened and 10 stores were closed or consolidated, bringing the domestic store count to 1,962. For the fiscal year ending August 2024, the Group also presented a specific plan for 35 new store openings, 15 closures and consolidations, and 1,982 stores at fiscal year-end. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, 5 new stores were opened and 3 stores were closed or consolidated.」
The domestic store count reached 1,956 at the end of May 2023, a net increase of 9 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. In the third quarter, 5 new stores were opened and 3 stores were closed or consolidated, demonstrating the expansion of the store network in actual results. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, 1 new store was opened and 1 store was closed or consolidated.」
There was 1 new store opening and 1 closure or consolidation, and the domestic store count rose from 1,947 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 1,954. The policy of expanding the store network continues, but there was no net increase during the quarter. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The store count increased by a net 7 from 1,947 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 1,954. This resulted from 8 new stores opened during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period and 1 closure or consolidation.」
From the previous situation centered on store closures and consolidations, the domestic store count increased by a net 7 to 1,954, following 8 new store openings and 1 closure or consolidation. - FY2022Resetting the plan for net store growthAnnual report
「For the full fiscal year ending August 2023, the Group plans to open 25 new stores and close or consolidate 20 franchise stores, and expects the year-end store count to increase by a net 5 to 1,952.」
From the previous situation, in which closures and consolidations exceeded new openings, the Group presented a net growth plan for the fiscal year ending August 2023, with 25 new stores, 20 closures and consolidations, and 1,952 stores at fiscal year-end. - FY2022-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「During the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, 3 new stores were opened and 6 stores were closed or consolidated.」
Although new stores were opened, closures and consolidations exceeded them, and the domestic store count fell by 10 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. Store closures and consolidations continued to be more prominent than store expansion. - FY2022-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, no new stores were opened and 2 stores were closed or consolidated.」
No new stores were opened, while closures and consolidations occurred, and the store network continued to shrink and undergo consolidation rather than expand. - FY2022-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, 6 new stores were opened and 11 stores were closed or consolidated.」
Although new stores were opened, closures and consolidations exceeded them, and the domestic store count fell by 5 from 1,958 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 1,953. Store closures and consolidations were more prominent than store expansion. - FY2021Finalizing the store opening and closure planAnnual report
「For the full fiscal year ending August 2022, the Group plans to open 25 new stores and close or consolidate 50 franchise stores heavily affected by the COVID-19 shock, and expects the year-end store count to fall by a net 25 to 1,933.」
Against the previous policy of expanding the store network, the Group presented a specific plan for the fiscal year ending August 2022 that combines 25 new store openings with 50 closures and consolidations, resulting in a net decline in the year-end store count. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Through its core business, the women-only 30-minute fitness program Curves, and other businesses, the Group (the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries) contributes to extending healthy life expectancy and, as a "community health infrastructure" that contributes to resolving social issues, works to improve member satisfaction by strengthening customer services and expand its membership.」
The Group continues to strengthen customer services and expand membership. Store expansion is not explicitly mentioned in the text. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the impact of the COVID-19 shock on membership and business performance was within the assumptions made at the beginning of the fiscal year. In the second quarter, as initially planned, the Group worked to improve customer satisfaction by enhancing service quality for existing members, strengthen the operating foundations of its stores, and expand sales of products such as protein supplements through consultations with members about their diets.」
Store expansion was still not explicitly mentioned, but the Group continued initiatives centered on improving customer service quality, strengthening store operations and expanding membership. - FY2021-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「Through its core business, the women-only 30-minute fitness program Curves, and other businesses, the Group (the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries) contributes to realizing a healthy-longevity society and, as a "community health infrastructure" and a "business addressing social issues," works to improve member satisfaction by strengthening customer services and expand its membership.」
The focus was on strengthening customer services and expanding membership, with no explicit mention of the previous store-expansion policy. The domestic store count also fell from 2,020 at the end of August 2020 to 2,000 at the end of November 2020. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Through its core business, the women-only 30-minute fitness program Curves, and other businesses, the Group (the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries) has contributed to realizing a healthy-longevity society and, as a "community health infrastructure" and a "business addressing social issues," contributed to resolving the challenges of a super-aged society, while working to improve member satisfaction by expanding its store network and strengthening customer services. As a result, at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, the number of domestic Curves stores, excluding Men's Curves, had increased by 28 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, or 1.4%, to 2,019, including 65 directly operated stores. Membership had decreased by 72 thousand to 749 thousand, down 8.9% year on year.」
The Group continued expanding its stores and strengthening customer services, increasing the store count by 28 to 2,019. - FY2020-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The Group worked to improve member satisfaction by expanding its store network and strengthening customer services.」
The Group is pursuing initiatives to improve member satisfaction through store-network expansion and stronger services.