Aggressive Food-Service Store Openings and Business Expansion

「In December 2025, we opened 海鮮食堂とと市場あきる野店, a new-format restaurant offering rice bowls and set meals, inside あきるのプレイス, a 5-minute walk from Akikawa Station on the JR Itsukaichi Line, in Akiruno, Tokyo.」

「In the food-service business, we reviewed menus and pricing promptly and appropriately in response to higher procurement costs, including raw material costs. Although customer visits remained sluggish, sales exceeded the previous year's level. Structural reforms, including a review of store operations and logistics streamlining, have also produced some results. As a result, gross profit increased, enabling the business to absorb store operating costs, including personnel expenses. Accordingly, sales were ¥823 million, up 9.3% year on year, and operating profit was ¥11 million, up 112.4% year on year.」

「In the food-service business, customer visits increased as social and economic activity normalized and inbound demand strengthened, driving an increase in sales from the previous fiscal year. In addition, structural reforms, including a review of store operations and logistics streamlining, have been pursued since the fiscal year ended March 2022, including clarifying the division of responsibilities between store managers overseeing operations and chefs responsible for menus and cooking at each store, and these efforts have produced some results. As a result, gross profit increased, enabling the business to absorb store operating costs, including personnel expenses. Accordingly, sales were ¥752 million, up 9.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥5 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥9 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「As a result, sales were ¥1,056 million, up 17.5% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥3 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥40 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「As a result, sales were ¥686 million, up 20.1% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥9 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥44 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Since the fiscal year ended March 2022, the food-service business has pursued structural reforms, including reviewing store operations by clarifying the division of responsibilities between store managers overseeing operations and chefs responsible for menus and cooking at each store, as well as streamlining logistics. Against this backdrop, the number of visitors increased following the reclassification of COVID-19 as a Class 5 disease, among other factors, and sales rose significantly year on year. Although higher store operating costs, including utilities, weighed on operating profit, the business is now close to turning profitable.」

「During this period, we closed 魚力食堂草加店 in September 2022 due to the temporary closure for renovation of 草加ヴァリエ.」

「During this period, we closed 魚力食堂草加店 in September 2022 due to the temporary closure for renovation of 草加ヴァリエ.」

「Under its policy of opening stores in locations and properties offering competitive conditions in anticipation of the post-COVID environment, we opened 魚力食堂川口店 in May 2021 inside イオンモール川口, alongside the retail store, in Kawaguchi, Saitama.」

「Under its policy of opening stores in locations and properties offering competitive conditions in anticipation of the post-COVID environment, we opened 魚力食堂川口店 in May 2021 inside イオンモール川口, alongside the retail store, in Kawaguchi, Saitama.」

「Under its policy of opening stores in locations and properties offering competitive conditions in anticipation of the post-COVID environment, we opened 魚力食堂川口店 in May 2021 inside イオンモール川口, alongside the retail store, in Kawaguchi, Saitama.」

「Under its policy of opening stores in locations and properties offering competitive conditions in anticipation of the post-COVID environment, the company opened 魚力鮨 GREEN SPRINGS店 in July 2020 inside the GREEN SPRINGS mixed-use complex near JR Tachikawa Station; Bluefin by UORIKI店 in October inside アトレ竹芝 adjacent to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome Line; 海鮮魚力光が丘店 in December inside 光が丘IMA中央館 adjacent to Hikarigaoka Station on the Toei Oedo Line; 海鮮魚力池袋店 in December inside Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro adjacent to Ikebukuro Station; 魚力寿司池袋店 in March 2021 inside イケチカダイニング, a commercial facility within Ikebukuro Station; and 魚力鮨東京ソラマチ店 inside the Tokyo Solamachi East Yard shopping complex adjacent to Oshiage Station.」

「The new stores were 魚力鮨 GREEN SPRINGS店, opened in July 2020 inside the GREEN SPRINGS mixed-use complex near JR Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo; Bluefin by UORIKI店, opened in October inside アトレ竹芝 adjacent to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome Line in Minato-ku, Tokyo; 海鮮魚力光が丘店, opened in December inside 光が丘IMA中央館 adjacent to Hikarigaoka Station on the Toei Oedo Line in Nerima-ku, Tokyo; and 海鮮魚力池袋店, opened in December inside Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro adjacent to Ikebukuro Station in Toshima-ku, Tokyo. Meanwhile, to use limited resources more efficiently, we closed 築地魚力郡山店 in July 2020 in Koriyama, Fukushima.」

「The new store was 魚力鮨 GREEN SPRINGS店, opened in July 2020 inside the GREEN SPRINGS mixed-use complex near JR Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Meanwhile, to use limited resources more efficiently, we closed 築地魚力郡山店 in July 2020 in Koriyama, Fukushima.」

「The new store was 魚力食堂小田原店, the new-format store opened in November 2019 inside the ラスカ小田原 shopping complex adjacent to JR Odawara Station in Odawara, Kanagawa.」

「The new store was 魚力食堂小田原店, the new-format store opened in November 2019 inside the ラスカ小田原 shopping complex adjacent to JR Odawara Station in Odawara, Kanagawa.」

「In the food-service business, during the previous fiscal year, we closed 3 stores due to lease expirations and to use limited management resources more efficiently, while opening 2 stores, including the new format 魚力食堂. Despite a challenging environment marked by the entry of low-price-oriented new formats and competing stores, we worked to operate stores efficiently, including new stores opened in the previous fiscal year. Going forward, we intend to roll out the new format 魚力食堂.」

「Going forward, we intend to roll out the new format 魚力食堂.」

「The new stores were 築地魚力八王子店, opened in October 2018 inside the セレオ八王子北館 shopping complex adjacent to JR Hachioji Station in Tokyo, and 魚力食堂草加店, opened inside the 草加ヴァリエ shopping complex adjacent to Soka Station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Soka, Saitama.」

「In the food-service business, despite a challenging environment marked by the entry of low-price-oriented new formats and competing stores, sales increased due to the contribution from new stores, and we worked to operate stores efficiently, including the new stores opened during the third quarter. In addition, we proceeded with preparations to roll out the new format 魚力食堂.」

「In addition, we proceeded with preparations to open multiple stores, including new formats, scheduled from the third quarter onward. Meanwhile, in August 2018, we closed 築地魚力銀座店 in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, to use limited management resources more efficiently.」

「In the food-service business, we will continue working to improve store operations and pursue new store openings, including collaboration with business partners that have expertise in store development, production and operation.」

「In the food-service business, we will restructure the business models of existing stores and continue developing new formats, including opening stores outside the Tokyo metropolitan area using high-freshness frozen fish.」

「In the food-service business, we will work to restructure the business models of existing stores and strengthen store openings, including the development of new formats.」

「In the food-service business, we will restructure the business models of existing stores and continue developing new formats, including opening stores outside the Tokyo metropolitan area using high-freshness frozen fish.」

「The new stores were 築地魚力銀座店, a counter-only sushi restaurant opened in December 2016 inside 花蝶, a Japanese-style restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo, and 築地魚力郡山店, opened in February 2017 inside the Daiwa Roynet Hotel near JR Koriyama Station.」

「In December 2016, we opened 「築地魚力銀座店」 (Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a sushi restaurant with counter seating only, inside 「花蝶」, a traditional Japanese restaurant-style establishment in Ginza, Tokyo.」

「As the food-service business has secured stable profitability, we will shift to an aggressive store-opening policy.」

「As the food-service business has remained profitable for several years, we will shift to an aggressive store-opening policy and seek to expand the business as part of the Group's growth strategy.」