Expanding sales by leveraging exclusive domestic distribution rights for overseas brands

「「ＧＵＥＳＳ（ゲス）」とのメーカータイアップ商品などが伸長したほか、時計・ブランドジュエリー関連では代理店ブランド「ＣＯＡＣＨ（コーチ）時計」や「カルバン・クライン時計＆ジュエリー」の販売が順調に推移しました。」

「For the outdoor brand “STANLEY,” for which we serve as a distributor, sales continued to perform well. In addition to raising awareness through social media and pop-up stores, we expanded the lineup of the popular Vacuum Slim Quencher item.」

「At the outdoor brand STANLEY, for which the company is an authorized distributor, sales of vacuum-insulated Slim Quencher bottles remained strong. Their design and functionality were highly rated, supported by popularity on social media and increased brand awareness from pop-up stores.」

「Among well-known brands, smartwatch sales remained strong, including corporate sales to companies addressing employee health. As inbound demand recovered, sales of travel suitcases and jewelry made with gold, pearls and other materials also performed well. In contrast, sales of mid-priced branded bags fell below the year-earlier period.」

「Among well-known brands, smartwatch sales remained strong.」

「Among well-known brands, spending on branded bags and watches slowed, particularly among families, as higher prices for food and daily necessities increased the burden on household finances. As a result, sales fell below the year-earlier period.」

「In addition, sales of the U.S.-origin thermal-wear brand “STANLEY,” for which we serve as a distributor, remained strong. Its official online store opened in March 2022, and sales through each customer also expanded.」

「Among well-known brands such as branded bags and watches, demand for business-use products and travel bags is recovering as movement restrictions are eased and travel support measures are introduced. Smartwatch sales also remained strong.」

「Among well-known brands such as branded bags and watches, business-use products for both men and women sold well. Travel bags also performed well, particularly among younger and family demographics, against a backdrop of rapidly rising domestic travel demand driven by the prefectural travel discount program known as “Kenminwari.”」

「Demand for branded bags and luxury watches remains challenging, partly because the prolonged pandemic in Japan has reduced opportunities to go out. However, business has recovered from the situation in the previous fiscal year, when customer stores were being closed. Sales of jewelry and accessories also performed well.」

「Sales of well-known brands such as branded bags and watches are recovering from the customer-store closures in the previous year, and sales have been gradually returning. Sales of decorative jewelry, including diamond, gold and platinum items, also increased, supported by demand for self-reward purchases.」

「Sales of well-known branded goods such as watches and branded bags increased year on year, reflecting the impact of many customer stores having been closed in the previous year. Although sales have not yet recovered to levels seen two years ago or earlier, business performance is on a recovery trend as consumption returns.」

「Sales of well-known branded goods such as watches and bags fell below the previous fiscal year, partly due to consumers’ cautious spending stance. However, demand for smartwatches increased as health consciousness grew. Leveraging our ability to develop retail displays, we have been expanding smartwatch displays at customer stores, and sales have also grown.」

「Even under these circumstances, sales of wearable devices and smartwatches remained strong due to further growth in health consciousness.」

「Even under these circumstances, sales of wearable devices and smartwatches remained strong due to further growth in health consciousness.」

「Even under these circumstances, sales of wearable devices and smartwatches remained strong due to further growth in health consciousness.」

「Meanwhile, sales of wearable devices and smartwatches, whose popularity has surged partly due to growing health consciousness in recent years, increased.」

「In watches, sales fell below the year-earlier period due to a significant decline in the supply of certain high-priced brands compared with the previous fiscal year. Sales of wearable devices and smartwatches, whose popularity has surged partly due to growing health consciousness in recent years, increased, and the company plans to expand sales further.」

「In branded bags, sales increased from the year-earlier period, centered on mid-priced products that meet consumer needs. In particular, brands such as “GUESS” and “U.S. POLO” performed well.」

「In branded products, demand for high-priced bags and watches remained challenging, and sales fell below the previous fiscal year. The company is strengthening procurement of fashionable branded products, expanding mid-priced products in demand among younger customers, and strengthening its range of smartwatches and wearable devices, which are popular amid growing health consciousness.」

「To recover demand for branded products, the company plans to strengthen its brand strategy in line with the latest fashion trends, expand its range of mid-priced products popular with younger customers, and strengthen product offerings in new fields such as smartwatches. In its sales strategy, it will also implement initiatives including expanding sales channels through online and mail-order sales and specialty stores for branded products, and strengthening promotional activities through digital marketing using web advertising and social media.」

「In the well-known brands business covering bags, watches and jewelry, sales fell below the year-earlier period because of weaker demand for high-priced products. The company has nevertheless implemented measures including strengthening its lineup of mid-priced products, expanding and reinforcing sales channels in formats such as online retail and specialty stores, and stepping up promotional activities through digital marketing using web advertising and social media.」

「Among well-known brands, sales of high-priced watches fell below the year-earlier period, but sales of mid-priced and casual watches and imported bags from partner brands remained strong. By sales channel, sales also grew at specialty bag and watch stores that provide consultative sales, including promotional planning, and through online and mail-order channels.」

「Among well-known brands, sales of high-priced watches fell below the year-earlier period, but sales of mid-priced and casual watches and bags, as well as branded general merchandise including the London-origin comfort shoe brand “FitFlop,” for which the company holds exclusive domestic distribution rights, remained strong.」

「Among well-known brands, sales through online and mail-order channels grew significantly. In watches, however, sales of mid-priced watches remained at the previous year's level, while sales of high-priced watches remained sluggish.」

「In imported products from overseas brands, including “FitFlop,” a comfort shoe brand from the United Kingdom for which the company obtained exclusive domestic distribution rights, sales remained strong as the group expanded sales channels to department stores and television shopping.」

「Sales of imported general merchandise, including the UK-origin comfort shoe brand “FitFlop” and the US rainwear brand “totes,” for which the company acquired exclusive domestic distribution rights, performed well as a result of promotional campaigns.」