Developing new sales channels and expanding cross-border e-commerce transactions to China
First written in FY2016. 10 of 31 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-07-31.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-07-31AdvancedEarnings
「In the EC business, we worked to further enhance our proprietary EC site.」
The Company continues to specifically pursue enhancement of its proprietary EC site as a means of expanding the EC business. - FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「In the e-commerce business, we will expand our own sales websites to strengthen sales capabilities while leveraging the characteristics of each e-commerce business.」
In addition to sales efforts toward e-commerce customers and collaboration within the Group, the company identifies expanding its own sales websites, leveraging the characteristics of each e-commerce business, as a means of expanding the e-commerce business. - 2026-05-08AdvancedEarnings
「In the EC business, we will develop and select products suited to EC based on consumer demand forecasts obtained from each business, with the aim of improving conversion rates. We will also seek to improve profitability by further advancing streamlining and efficiency through integrated Group operations and making greater use of our nationwide logistics network.」
For the EC business, the Company specifies product development and selection based on demand forecasts, higher conversion rates and integrated Group operations as its initiatives. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「In addition, following the absorption merger of a consolidated subsidiary and other changes, the company restructured the organization of the Group’s e-commerce and other businesses. As a result, it changed the presentation method so that the internet retail business and exports and other operations, which had been included in the Other business, are now included in the Household Products Wholesale Business.」
The expansion of the e-commerce business is organized as a restructuring of the e-commerce organization following the absorption merger of a subsidiary and other changes, with the business presented as integrated into the Household Products Wholesale Business rather than under the former Other business. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「To streamline and improve the efficiency of integrated management of the e-commerce business, the company absorbed its consolidated subsidiary 株式会社ＥＮＩＣＹ in October 2024,」
The absorption merger of 株式会社ENICY was completed in October 2024 to integrate and streamline management of the e-commerce business. - FY2025-H1Other business: lower revenue and a swing to a lossAnnual report
「Sales in the Other business fell below the same period of the previous year. As a result, net sales were ¥242 million, down 27.6% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥39 million, compared with no segment loss in the same period of the previous year.」
The Other business, which includes the internet retail business, exports and other operations, recorded a 27.6% year-on-year decline in net sales and swung from zero loss in the previous year to a segment loss of ¥39 million. - FY2024-Q3Revenue growth and return to profitability in Other businessesAnnual report
「As a result, net sales were ¥488 million, up 10.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥45 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥20 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The Other business, which includes the internet retail business, exports and other operations, recorded a 10.5% year-on-year increase in net sales and swung from a segment loss in the previous year to profit of ¥45 million. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「Viewing the shift in consumer behavior from physical stores to the internet resulting from the “establishment of a new lifestyle” as an opportunity, the company will use its newly launched e-commerce division as a control tower, strengthen sales efforts toward customers with e-commerce businesses, strengthen sales of its original “Bestco” products through its directly operated e-commerce store, and promote collaboration with Group companies, with a view to achieving sales of ¥2,000 million in the fiscal year ending March 2025.」
The company has translated its previous initiative to develop new sales channels into specific measures: establishing an e-commerce division, sales efforts toward e-commerce customers, sales through directly operated stores and collaboration within the Group. It has also newly stated a sales target of ¥2,000 million for the fiscal year ending March 2025. - FY2023-Q3Lower Revenue and Narrower Loss in Other BusinessesAnnual report
「In the Other business, sales of healthcare products exceeded the same period of the previous year, while sales of storage products, heating and cooling products and other items fell below it. As a result, net sales were ¥442 million, down 3.0% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥20 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥28 million in the same period of the previous year.」
In the Other business, which includes the internet retail business and other operations, net sales fell 3.0% year on year, while the segment loss narrowed from ¥28 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥20 million. - FY2023-Q2Other business: higher revenue but losses continuedAnnual report
「In the Other business, sales of exterior products and healthcare products exceeded the same period of the previous year, while sales of cookware, kitchenware and other products fell below it. As a result, net sales were ¥309 million, up 3.6% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥15 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥14 million in the same period of the previous year.」
In the Other business, which includes the internet retail business, exports and other operations, net sales increased 3.6% year on year, while the segment loss widened to ¥15 million from the previous year. Results for the internet retail business alone are not provided. - FY2022-Q3Decline in sales of the internet retail business and other operationsAnnual report
「In the Other business, sales of the internet retail business and other operations fell below the same period of the previous year, while sales of interior-related products exceeded it. As a result, net sales were ¥1,325 million, compared with ¥1,270 million in the same period of the previous year, and segment profit was ¥149 million, compared with ¥118 million.」
Sales of the internet retail business and other operations, which constitute one of the new sales channels, fell below the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Other business as a whole posted increases in both revenue and profit. - FY2022-Q2Decline in sales of the internet retail business and other operationsAnnual report
「In the Other business, sales of the internet retail business and other operations fell below the same period of the previous year, while sales of interior-related products exceeded it. As a result, net sales were ¥855 million, compared with ¥843 million in the same period of the previous year, and segment profit was ¥96 million, compared with ¥76 million.」
Sales of the internet retail business and other operations fell below the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Other business as a whole recorded net sales of ¥855 million and segment profit of ¥96 million, exceeding the previous year’s ¥843 million and ¥76 million, respectively. - FY2022-Q1Decline in sales of the internet retail business and other operationsAnnual report
「In the Other business, sales of interior-related products exceeded the same period of the previous year, while sales of the internet retail business and other operations fell below it. As a result, net sales were ¥416 million, compared with ¥429 million in the same period of the previous year, and segment profit was ¥49 million, compared with ¥33 million.」
Sales of the internet retail business and other operations fell below the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Other segment as a whole recorded net sales of ¥416 million and segment profit of ¥49 million. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The Other business includes the internet retail business, interior-related products business, exports and other operations. Although sales of exports and other operations fell below the same period of the previous year, the internet retail business and interior-related products business performed better.」
The internet retail business and interior-related products business performed better than in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, total net sales for the Other business fell 8.7% year on year due to lower sales of exports and other operations. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Other business includes the internet retail business, interior-related products business, exports and other operations. Although sales of exports and other operations fell below the same period of the previous year, the internet retail business and interior-related products business performed better. As a result, net sales were ¥1,270 million, down 14.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥118 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥36 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The internet retail business performed better than in the same period of the previous year, and the Other segment swung from a segment loss in the previous year to profit of ¥118 million. Meanwhile, total net sales for the Other segment fell 14.2% year on year. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the six-month period of the second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥23,564 million, up 0.3% year on year. Sales in the internet retail business and the Plastic Household Products Manufacturing Business, which handles plastic cases, gardening supplies and other products, increased against a backdrop of so-called “stay-at-home consumption,” while sales in the Household Products Wholesale Business, which handles household products and daily necessities, temporarily recovered from June onward following the lifting of the state of emergency.」
The company states that sales in the internet retail business increased against a backdrop of “stay-at-home consumption.” Following the improvement in the previous quarter concerning the new sales channel, specific results showing sales growth were also reported for the current quarter. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Other segment, sales of interior-related products and exports and other operations fell below the same period of the previous year, while sales in the internet retail business exceeded the previous year’s level. As a result, net sales were ¥429 million, up 6.5% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥33 million, up 83.1% year on year.」
In the internet retail business, which had been reported as underperforming in the previous fiscal year, sales in the first quarter exceeded the same period of the previous year. Across the Other segment, net sales were ¥429 million and segment profit was ¥33 million. - FY2020Deterioration in the performance of the internet retail businessAnnual report
「In the Other segment, exports and other operations performed better than in the same period of the previous year, while the interior-related products business and internet retail business performed worse. As a result, net sales were ¥1,905 million, up 5.4% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥10 million, down 86.1% year on year.」
The underperformance of the internet retail business was confirmed in the full-year results, and segment profit in the Other business fell 86.1% year on year. - FY2020-Q3Deterioration in the performance of the internet retail businessAnnual report
「Although the interior-related products business and exports and other operations performed better than in the same period of the previous year, the internet retail business performed significantly worse. As a result, net sales were ¥1,481 million, up 6.9% year on year, and the segment loss (operating loss) was ¥36 million, compared with segment profit (operating profit) of ¥50 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The internet retail business, one of the new sales channels, swung from profit in the same period of the previous year to a segment loss of ¥36 million. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We will seek to enter new markets through the discovery and development of new products and the use of technology.」
For the development of new sales channels, the company explicitly identifies discovering and developing new products and using technology as the means. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group has focused on its management strategies of expanding its share in existing markets, developing new sales channels, expanding distribution channels in overseas markets, and strengthening its original in-house products, including by generating synergies with consolidated subsidiaries.」
The company continues to develop new sales channels, including by leveraging synergies with consolidated subsidiaries. No progress on the number of new channels opened or transaction volumes is provided. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group has focused on its management strategies of expanding its share in existing markets, developing new sales channels, expanding distribution channels in overseas markets, and strengthening its original in-house products, including by generating synergies with consolidated subsidiaries.」
The company continues to pursue the development of new sales channels as a management strategy. No progress figures, such as the number of new channels opened or transaction volumes, are provided. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group has focused on its management strategies of expanding its share in existing markets, developing new sales channels, expanding distribution channels in overseas markets, and strengthening its original in-house products, including by generating synergies with consolidated subsidiaries.」
The company continues to pursue the development of new sales channels as a management strategy. The Other business includes the internet retail business, but no progress, such as the number of new channels opened, is provided. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group will seek to expand its sales channels by leveraging synergies with Group companies, centered on the newly established department specializing in developing new sales channels, including by strengthening sales of products planned and developed by グリーンパル株式会社 and other consolidated subsidiaries.」
The company identifies the establishment of a department dedicated to developing new sales channels and the strengthening of sales of products from consolidated subsidiaries as specific structures and measures for implementation. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「“Development of new sales channels”」
The development of new sales channels continues to be stated as a management strategy. No progress figures, such as the number of new channels opened or transaction volumes, are provided. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「“Development of new sales channels”」
The development of new sales channels continues to be stated as a management strategy. The Other segment includes the internet retail business and other operations, but no new progress figures for channel development are provided. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group has focused on its management strategies of expanding its share in existing markets, developing new sales channels, expanding distribution channels in overseas markets, and strengthening its original in-house products, including by generating synergies with subsidiaries and exploring new businesses through collaboration with companies in other industries.」
The company continues to pursue the development of new sales channels as a management strategy. Exploring new businesses through collaboration with companies in other industries is also listed as a new means, but no progress figures are provided. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group has focused on expanding our share of existing markets, developing new sales channels, expanding distribution routes into overseas markets, and strengthening our original in-house products as part of our management strategy.」
The company continues to develop new sales channels. No progress figures for channel development itself are provided. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group has focused on expanding our share of existing markets, developing new sales channels, expanding distribution routes into overseas markets, and strengthening our original in-house products as part of our management strategy.」
The company continues to develop new sales channels. Segment information states that the Other segment includes the internet retail business and other operations, but provides no progress figures for channel development itself. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We have focused on expanding our share of existing markets, developing new sales channels, expanding distribution routes into overseas markets, and strengthening our original in-house products as part of our management strategy.」
The company continues to develop new sales channels. Segment information states that the Other segment includes the internet retail business, but provides no figures directly indicating progress on these initiatives. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We worked to develop new sales channels, including by expanding transactions with so-called cross-border e-commerce operators serving China.」
The growth of the internet retail market is positioned as a new sales opportunity.