Strengthening information-gathering capabilities relating to consumer needs and market trends
First written in FY2018. 7 of 15 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-07-31.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 1 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-07-31AdvancedEarnings
「We carried out product planning and proposals aligned with consumer demand.」
The Company continues efforts to link its understanding of consumer demand with product planning and proposals. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the household goods wholesale business, we conducted in-depth analyses of market and consumer trends, promoted the sale of new products suited to consumers' continually changing values and needs, and advanced proposals that transcend sales channels, the digitalization of in-store promotions, and proposals for creating new retail spaces that make the appeal of products based on the concept of “enriching everyday life” more accessible.」
The company is linking its information-gathering and marketing capabilities to analysis of market and consumer trends, sales of new products, cross-channel proposals, digitalization of sales promotion, and the creation of new points of sale. - 2026-05-08AdvancedEarnings
「Specifically, we will identify consumer purchasing trends by analyzing product categories and regional characteristics,」
The Company is making its understanding of consumer and market trends more concrete through analysis of product categories and regional characteristics. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the “Household Products Wholesale Business,” we analyzed market trends and promoted the planning and sale of new products that improve quality of life and match consumers' lifestyles, while advancing proposals for creating new retail spaces that give stores a distinctive character, including joint proposals with companies in other industries.」
The company is linking information-gathering and marketing initiatives not only to market trend analysis and new product planning, but also to joint proposals with companies in other industries and the creation of new points of sale. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, we worked to provide information to suppliers and customers and focused on expanding our product lineup in line with new consumer needs.」
The company continues to understand consumer needs, provide information, and expand its product lineup accordingly. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, while anticipating changing consumer needs and trends in the sales market, the company discounted inventory and conducted sales promotions, while」
To respond to consumer needs and market trends, the company discounted inventory and conducted sales promotions, in addition to its traditional provision of information and expansion of its product lineup. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to provide information to suppliers and customers and focused on expanding our product lineup to meet new consumer needs.」
The company continues to provide information to suppliers and customers and expand its product lineup based on changing consumer needs. No new numerical targets for marketing activities have been provided. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「At the same time, we will strengthen our information-gathering and marketing capabilities and link them to the development of attractive products that capture changing consumer needs.」
The company is making its initiatives more specific by explicitly linking the enhancement of marketing capabilities, in addition to its traditional focus on information gathering, to product development. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the group worked to understand evolving consumer needs and advanced the upgrading and efficiency improvement of its logistics structure, as well as the maintenance and expansion of its sales structure, as a bridge for delivering products to consumers, but」
The company continues to monitor changing consumer needs and, in response, advance the enhancement, streamlining, maintenance, and expansion of its logistics and sales systems. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group worked to understand changing consumer needs and advanced the enhancement and streamlining of its logistics system, along with the maintenance and expansion of its sales system, as a bridge for delivering products to consumers.」
The company continues to understand changing consumer needs and advance the enhancement, streamlining, maintenance, and expansion of its logistics and sales systems. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the group worked to understand evolving consumer needs and advanced the maintenance and development of an efficient, stable logistics and sales structure as a bridge for delivering products to consumers.」
Understanding changing consumer needs continues to be identified as a business management initiative. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the group worked to understand changing consumer needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic and advanced the maintenance and development of a stable logistics and sales structure as a bridge for delivering products to consumers.」
Understanding changing consumer needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic is identified as an ongoing business management initiative. - FY2020RaisedAnnual report
「Strengthening information-gathering and marketing capabilities related to consumer needs, market trends, and other factors」
Marketing capabilities have been added to the previous focus on strengthening information-gathering capabilities, broadening the scope of the issues addressed. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Strengthening the ability to gather information on consumer needs, market trends, and other factors」
Strengthening the ability to gather information on consumer needs and market trends continues to be identified as an issue to be addressed. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Strengthening the ability to gather information on consumer needs, market trends, and other factors」
Strengthening the ability to gather information on consumer needs and market trends is newly identified as an issue to be addressed.