Difficulty securing staff needed for store operations
First written in FY2016. 21 of 28 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Marche moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 8 of 26 companies on the "Worse" side.
24 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Amid an operating environment in which recruitment and training costs are trending upward due to tight labor supply and demand associated with the declining birthrate and aging population, we are making every effort to secure personnel required not only for new stores but also for existing store operations. However, if it becomes difficult to secure personnel meeting the hiring requirements and new store openings cannot be carried out as planned, or if the shortage of appropriate staffing persists, making store operations difficult and resulting in store closures, this could affect the company's performance.」
The company continues to identify higher recruitment and training costs and difficulty securing personnel required for new store openings and existing store operations as key risks. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Although personal consumption and inbound consumption are trending upward, the foodservice industry continues to face difficult conditions due to higher raw material and utility costs and the effects of labor shortages.」
The company continues to cite the impact of labor shortages in the foodservice industry as a factor putting pressure on store operations. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Amid an operating environment in which recruitment and training costs are trending upward due to tight labor supply and demand associated with the declining birthrate and aging population, we are making every effort to secure personnel required not only for new stores but also for existing store operations, although」
The company continues to identify higher recruitment and training costs and difficulty securing personnel required for new store openings and existing store operations as risks. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although consumer demand for dining out has recovered as economic activity has normalized, labor shortages and soaring raw material and utility costs continue, and the foodservice industry is expected to remain in a challenging operating environment.」
Labor shortages putting pressure on store operations continue to be cited as a factor affecting the foodservice industry environment. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The challenging operating environment continues due to changes in lifestyles caused by COVID-19, soaring raw material and utility costs, and chronic labor shortages.」
The company reconfirms chronic labor shortages as a continuing environmental factor affecting store operations. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, labor shortages and soaring food ingredient costs have intensified, and the challenging operating environment continues.」
The company describes labor shortages as having "intensified" and, together with soaring food ingredient costs, emphasizes the difficult environment surrounding store operations. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Although signs of a recovery in customer traffic had begun to emerge in the foodservice industry in the absence of specific restrictions, the business environment remains challenging due to stagnant consumer activity caused by the renewed spread of COVID-19, higher raw material and utility costs, and increasingly severe labor shortages.」
Labor shortages are described as becoming "more severe," rather than simply as existing labor shortages, while higher raw material and utility costs are also explicitly identified as burdens on store operations. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The business environment remains challenging due to stagnant consumer activity caused by the renewed spread of COVID-19, rising prices and increasingly severe labor shortages.」
Labor shortages supporting store operations are now described as becoming "more severe," rather than simply as existing labor shortages, emphasizing the difficult operating environment. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The foodservice industry continues to face an extremely challenging operating environment, including higher procurement prices and utility costs due to soaring resource and raw material prices, as well as hourly wage increases to secure personnel.」
The company states that hourly wage increases are being implemented to secure personnel required for store operations. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Amid an operating environment in which recruitment and training costs are trending upward due to tight labor supply and demand associated with the declining birthrate and aging population, we are making every effort to secure personnel required not only for new stores but also for existing store operations. However, if it becomes difficult to secure personnel meeting the hiring requirements and new store openings cannot be carried out as planned, or if the shortage of appropriate staffing persists, making store operations difficult and resulting in store closures, this could affect the company's performance.」
The company continues to describe higher recruitment and training costs and the risk that difficulty securing personnel could lead not only to the failure to open new stores but also to the closure of existing stores. - FY2022-Q3Labor shortages arising as normal operations resumeAnnual report
「The challenging business environment continues, including labor shortages arising because many restaurants resumed normal operations at the same time.」
The company states that labor shortages arose simultaneously at many restaurants as operating restrictions were eased and normal operations resumed. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Amid an operating environment in which recruitment and training costs are trending upward due to tight labor supply and demand associated with the declining birthrate and aging population, we are making every effort to secure personnel required not only for new stores but also for existing store operations. However, if it becomes difficult to secure personnel meeting the hiring requirements and new store openings cannot be carried out as planned, or if the shortage of appropriate staffing persists, making store operations difficult and resulting in store closures, this could affect the company's performance.」
The company continues to describe higher recruitment and training costs and the risk that difficulty securing personnel could lead not only to the failure to open new stores but also to the closure of existing stores. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「If it becomes difficult to secure personnel meeting the hiring requirements and new store openings cannot be carried out as planned, or if the shortage of appropriate staffing persists, making store operations difficult and resulting in store closures」
The company states that the impact of difficulty securing personnel could extend beyond failure to meet new store opening plans to difficulties operating existing stores and their closure. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, difficult business conditions continue due to rising labor and logistics costs resulting from prolonged labor shortages, compounded by sluggish domestic consumption following the consumption tax increase and the effects of natural disasters such as typhoons.」
Prolonged labor shortages and rising labor costs continue to be cited as factors contributing to the challenging environment surrounding store operations. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, difficult business conditions continue due to prolonged labor shortages and rising labor costs, soaring food-ingredient prices and persistent consumer thriftiness.」
The company continues to cite prolonged labor shortages and rising labor costs as environmental factors putting pressure on store operations. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to secure personnel required for store operations, including new store openings. However, if personnel meeting the hiring requirements cannot be secured, the company may be unable to open new stores as planned, which could affect its performance.」
The company continues both to describe the risk of being unable to secure personnel required for store operations and new store openings and to state that it is working to secure personnel. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, difficult conditions continued due to rising labor costs against a backdrop of soaring raw-material prices and labor shortages, compounded by the effects of natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.」
Labor shortages and rising labor costs continue, together with natural disasters, as environmental factors putting pressure on store operations. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, difficult conditions continue due to soaring raw-material prices, rising labor costs and labor shortages, compounded by the effects of natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.」
Labor shortages and rising labor costs continue to be cited as factors contributing to the challenging environment surrounding store operations. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, difficult conditions continue against a backdrop of soaring raw-material prices, rising labor costs and labor shortages.」
Labor shortages and rising labor costs continue to be cited as factors affecting the environment surrounding store operations. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to secure personnel required for store operations, including new store openings. However, if personnel meeting the hiring requirements cannot be secured, the company may be unable to open new stores as planned, which could affect its performance.」
The company continues to describe the risk of being unable to secure personnel required for store operations and new store openings. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the difficult business environment continues due to soaring raw-material prices, persistent labor shortages and rising labor costs.」
The company continues to cite persistent labor shortages and rising labor costs as factors affecting the environment surrounding store operations. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although personal consumption is showing gradual signs of recovery, the food-service industry remains in a difficult business environment due to soaring raw-material prices, persistent labor shortages and rising labor costs.」
The company continues to cite persistent labor shortages as a factor putting pressure on the operating environment in the foodservice industry. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The challenging environment continues due to higher raw material and logistics costs and increased labor costs resulting from labor shortages.」
The company continues to cite labor shortages and higher labor costs as factors affecting the business environment. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to secure personnel required for store operations, including new store openings. However, if personnel meeting the hiring requirements cannot be secured, the company may be unable to open new stores as planned, which could affect its performance.」
The company continues to identify difficulty securing personnel required for store operations and new store openings as a risk. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the difficult business environment continues due to increasingly strong consumer preferences for thrift and low prices, higher labor costs against a backdrop of labor shortages, rising raw-material prices and intensifying competition across industries.」
Labor shortages continue to be cited as a factor putting pressure on the operating environment in the foodservice industry. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The challenging operating environment continues due to adverse weather, including typhoons and heavy rain, and labor shortages resulting from difficulty recruiting.」
Labor shortages resulting from difficulty recruiting continue to be cited as a factor contributing to the challenging operating environment in the foodservice industry. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Conditions remained challenging due to persistent consumer preferences for saving, labor shortages resulting from difficulty recruiting, and intensifying competition across industries and business formats.」
Labor shortages resulting from difficulty recruiting continue to be cited as a factor contributing to the challenging environment in the foodservice industry. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If personnel meeting the hiring requirements cannot be secured, the company may be unable to open new stores as planned, which could affect its performance.」
The company identifies the risk that personnel shortages could affect new store openings and performance.