International business expansion with Europe as a priority region
First written in FY2021-Q1. 11 of 22 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2021-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-13.
Curves Holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2023.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1Continued decline in store count and plan to strengthen new store openingsAnnual report
「As of the end of the interim consolidated accounting period (December 2025, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 122. Revenue and membership at existing stores continue to reach new record highs, and the company plans to step up new store openings from 2026.」
The number of stores in Europe decreased from 124 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 122, while the company said that revenue and membership at existing stores continue to reach new record highs and indicated plans to step up new store openings from 2026. - FY2025Strong performance at existing stores and a policy of increasing new store openings despite the decline in store countAnnual report
「As of the end of the current fiscal year (June 2025, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 124. Membership and revenue per store reached record highs.」
The number of stores in Europe decreased from 137 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 124, while membership and revenue per store reached record highs. The company indicated a policy of increasing new store openings, supported by strong performance at existing stores. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「The overseas business is focused on Europe, where the company acquired the franchisor headquarters business in July 2019. As of the end of the interim consolidated accounting period (December 2024, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 129.」
The policy of focusing on Europe has been maintained, but the number of Curves stores in Europe decreased to 129 from 137 at the end of the previous fiscal year and 136 at the end of the previous quarter. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal year (March 2024, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 136, all of them franchised stores.」
The number of Curves stores in Europe increased by 1 from 135 in the previous quarter to 136. However, this remains below the 137 stores at the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The Curves Europe B.V. group, the company's consolidated subsidiary in Europe, has continued to report negative profit or loss from operating activities, and recovery of the investment is not expected. Accordingly, the recoverable amount was calculated using a value in use of zero, and an impairment loss of ¥19.274 million was recorded as an extraordinary loss.」
The number of stores in Europe was 135, unchanged from the previous quarter, but the European business disclosed continued negative operating results and a lack of prospects for recovering the investment, and also recorded an impairment loss. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The overseas business is focused on Europe, where the company acquired the franchisor headquarters business in July 2019. As of the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal year (September 2023, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 135, all of them franchised stores.」
The policy of focusing on Europe has been maintained, but the number of stores in Europe decreased from 137 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 135. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「As of the end of the current fiscal year (June 2023, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 137, all of them franchised stores.」
The number of stores in Europe decreased from 151 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 137. Meanwhile, the company indicated that an operating loss is expected to continue in the fiscal year ending August 2024, while it pursues recovery in membership following the resumption of operations and experiments with new business models, including online fitness services, positioning the period as one for preparing for growth. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The overseas business is focused on Europe, where the company acquired the franchisor headquarters business in July 2019. As of the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal year (March 2023, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 142, all of them franchised stores.」
The policy of focusing on Europe has been maintained, and the number of Curves stores in Europe increased from 141 in the previous quarter to 142, although it remains below the 151 stores at the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter of the current fiscal year (December 2022, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 141, all of them franchised stores.」
The policy of focusing on Europe has been maintained, but the number of Curves stores in Europe decreased from 143 in the previous quarter to 141. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As of the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal year (September 2022, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 143, all of them franchised stores.」
The policy of continuing to focus on Europe has been maintained, but the number of Curves stores in Europe decreased from 151 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 143. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Accordingly, the fiscal year ending August 2023 is positioned as a period for preparing for growth, and an operating loss is expected to continue for the full year.」
The number of stores in Europe decreased to 151 from 153 previously. The company also positioned the fiscal year ending August 2023 as a period for preparing for growth and indicated that an operating loss is expected to continue for the full year. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal year (March 2022, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 153, all of them franchised stores.」
The policy of focusing on Europe has been maintained, and the number of Curves stores in Europe increased from 152 to 153. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter of the current fiscal year (December 2021, consolidated two months late due to differences in fiscal year-ends), the number of Curves stores in Europe (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 152, all of them franchised stores.」
The policy of focusing on Europe has been maintained, but the number of Curves stores in Europe decreased from 154 to 152. - FY2022-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「As of the end of the first quarter (the end of September 2021, consolidated with a 2-month lag due to the difference in fiscal year-ends), the number of European Curves stores (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 154, all franchised stores, and all stores had resumed operations.」
The number of stores in Europe reached 154, while closures due to lockdowns and other factors have been resolved and all stores have resumed operations. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「At the end of the fiscal year (the end of June 2021), the number of European Curves stores was 157, all franchised stores, of which 154 had resumed operations following the lifting of lockdowns in their respective countries.」
The number of European stores was 157, and operations had resumed at 154 stores as reopening progressed from the previous report. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As of the end of the third quarter (the end of March 2021, consolidated with a 2-month lag due to the difference in fiscal year-ends), the number of European Curves stores (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 159, all of them franchised stores, of which 108 were closed due to lockdowns and other government measures.」
The company has maintained its policy of focusing on Europe, but the number of stores declined from 164 to 159, with 108 stores closed due to lockdowns and other measures. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In its overseas business, the company has designated Europe, where it acquired the franchise headquarters business in July 2019, as a key region. As of the end of the second quarter (the end of December 2020, consolidated with a 2-month lag due to the difference in fiscal year-ends), the number of European Curves stores (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 164, all of them franchised stores, of which 124 were closed due to lockdowns and other government measures.」
The company has maintained its policy of focusing on Europe, but the number of European stores declined from 169 to 164, with 124 stores closed due to lockdowns and other measures. - FY2021-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In its overseas business, the company has designated Europe, where it acquired the franchise headquarters business in July 2019, as a key region. As of the end of the first quarter (the end of September 2020, consolidated with a 2-month lag due to the difference in fiscal year-ends), the number of European Curves stores (the UK, Italy, Spain and 5 other countries) was 169.」
The company designated the European franchise headquarters business acquired in July 2019 as a key region, and the number of European Curves stores was 169 as of the end of September 2020.