Reducing Fixed Costs Through Workforce Reallocation and Voluntary Retirement as Sales Channels Are Rebuilt
First written in FY2024-Q1. 2 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024-Q2. Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Achieved".
- FY2025-H1AchievedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings improvement, the closure of unprofitable stores, thorough efficiency improvements to existing sales channels through the restructuring of the EC site, and optimization of the company-wide workforce were completed during the previous consolidated fiscal year,」
The company stated that the closure of unprofitable stores, restructuring of the EC site, and optimization of the company-wide workforce were completed during the previous consolidated fiscal year. Expansion into the B2B business is continuing. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the third quarter consolidated accounting period, 藤久 implemented voluntary retirement as part of fundamental structural reforms aimed at establishing a profitable business model. As a result, the number of employees in the retail business decreased by 91 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the number of employees in the Group to 286 at the end of the third quarter consolidated accounting period.」
Voluntary retirement was implemented, reducing the number of employees in the retail business by 91 from the end of the previous fiscal year and bringing Group employment to 286. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of efforts to strengthen our management platform, we recruited employees for voluntary retirement as a fundamental reform of our earnings structure aimed at establishing a profitable business model. Going forward, we will optimize our company-wide workforce, including through strategic personnel allocation to the B2B business, where we will actively pursue opportunities, and work to establish a profitable business model during the current fiscal year through fundamental cost structure reform by reducing fixed costs.」
Having recruited employees for voluntary retirement, the company moved to the stage of strategically allocating personnel to the B2B business and reducing fixed costs. The estimated future cost of ¥139.131 million associated with voluntary retirement was recorded as a provision for business structure improvement. - FY2024-Q1First statedAnnual report
「To strategically allocate personnel to the B2B business and optimize the Group-wide staffing structure, the Company decided to invite applications for voluntary retirement.」
In connection with the restructuring of its sales structure across stores, e-commerce and B2B, the Company first set out concrete measures to reduce fixed costs by combining personnel reallocation with voluntary retirement. Approximately 90 positions were to be offered, the application period was from 1 November to 30 November 2023, and the retirement date was 15 January 2024.