Improving Sales by Category Through In-Home Meal Innovation Products

「As a result, same-store sales at the Group's stores for the six months ended 30 September were 101.9% of the previous year's level, while factory sales, including frozen foods, grew to 105.8% of the previous year's level.」

「As a result, same-store sales at the Group's stores for the six months ended 30 September were 101.9% of the previous year's level, while factory sales, including frozen foods, grew to 105.8% of the previous year's level.」

「At the company-owned factory, sales of bento and prepared foods to drugstores and other customers grew as the customer base expanded, reaching 137.0% of the previous year. Sales of fully cooked frozen prepared foods to geriatric health services facilities also grew sharply to 168.0% of the previous year.」

「Same-store sales for the fiscal year were 104.9% of the previous year's level. Sales in the frozen-food segment grew substantially to 234% of the year-earlier level. Sales of boxed meals and prepared foods to external retail operators also recorded strong growth of 197% year on year, driven by efforts to expand sales channels.」

「Store sales remained strong, with same-store sales at 106.5% of the year-earlier level, mainly due to continued increases in selling prices. Sales of products manufactured at the company's own factories also grew substantially, as sales of boxed meals and frozen prepared foods to external businesses increased significantly following the establishment of a system for higher production and the development of new sales channels.」

「As a result, same-store sales were 103.4% of the year-earlier level, exceeding the previous year and remaining strong.」

「As a result, same-store sales were 102.7% of the previous year's level and remained strong, exceeding the previous year for 30 consecutive months.」

「Same-store sales for the business operated at facilities under the Poplar and Seikatsu Saika brands, the Smart Store business, were 102.9% of the previous year's level and remained strong, exceeding the previous year for 27 consecutive months.」

「Same-store sales in the Smart Store business operated at facilities under the Poplar and Seikatsu Saika brands were 107.3% year on year, extending the recovery with sales exceeding the year-earlier level for 24 consecutive months.」

「For the nine months ended 30 November, same-store sales for the business operated at facilities under the Poplar and Seikatsu Saika brands, the Smart Store business, were 109.8% of the year-earlier level, exceeding the previous year for 20 consecutive months since April 2022.」

「For the six months ended 31 August, same-store sales for the business operated at facilities under the Poplar and Seikatsu Saika brands were 109.8% of the year-earlier level on a cumulative consolidated basis, significantly exceeding the previous year as foot traffic recovered. Compared with 2019, before the spread of COVID-19, sales stood at 81.6%; although they continued to recover gradually, it will still take time to return to pre-pandemic levels.」

「For the quarter ended 31 May, same-store sales for the business operated at facilities under the Poplar and Seikatsu Saika brands were 109.9% of the year-earlier level on a cumulative consolidated basis, significantly exceeding the previous year as foot traffic recovered. Compared with 2019, however, sales were 80.9%, as hospital visitation restrictions and restrictions on Chinese tourists leaving the country continued to have an impact, and it will still take time to return to pre-COVID levels.」

「The business operating stores within facilities under the Poplar and Seikatsu Saika brands continued to recover as foot traffic recovered following the easing of activity restrictions. Same-store sales for the current consolidated fiscal year reached 105.6% of the previous year. However, at facility-based stores opened as part of the company's strategic policy, sales were 83.6% of pre-COVID levels at the end of the consolidated fiscal year, indicating that a full recovery will take time.」

「The business operating stores within facilities under the Poplar and Seikatsu Saika brands continued to recover as foot traffic recovered from late March. Same-store sales for the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated period reached 104.0% of the previous year. However, because many stores are located in limited trading areas, sales compared with pre-COVID levels remained at 60% for hotel and school stores and 80% for hospital stores, indicating that recovery is still under way.」

「Total Fast food 6,891,308 33.5 97.1 Processed foods 4,183,633 20.3 96.9 Fresh foods 3,676,149 17.9 95.0 Non-food 5,397,899 26.2 98.3 Services and other 441,142 2.1 94.9 Total 20,590,134 100.0 96.9」

「The longer sales period increased the volume of products on display, particularly in the evening and late-night periods, producing a certain degree of improvement in sales and reducing disposal losses.」

「In the Popben category, one of the company's core products, which consists of store-cooked rice served in a bento, the freshly prepared Popben, filled with freshly fried chicken and other items cooked in the store fryer, continued to drive performance. Same-store sales remained strong at 100.6% of the year-earlier period.」

「Sales of freshly prepared Popben, filled with freshly fried chicken cooked in the store fryer, continued to perform strongly and drove the Popben category overall.」

「Sales of freshly prepared Popben, filled with freshly fried chicken cooked in the store fryer, continued to grow substantially and drove the Popben category overall, which performed strongly at 101.7% of the previous year.」

「As a result, the Popben category, the company's core product of store-cooked rice packed into a bento, performed strongly, driven by freshly prepared Popben, filled with freshly fried chicken cooked in the store fryer, at 123% of previous-year same-store sales. Popben overall was at 102% of the previous year.」

「As a result of initiatives in sales and products, same-store sales during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period were strong in the rice-ball category at 99.8% of the previous year and the bento category at 103.2%. However, same-store daily sales were 98.2% of the previous year in March and 98.0% in April due to weak sales of books and cards. In May, same-store daily sales were 96.4% of the previous year, as sales of ice cream and chilled noodles stagnated due to severe weather and tobacco sales declined.」

「Prepared-food sales remained strong through the third quarter, with same-store sales reaching 102.4% of the previous year. However, in the fourth quarter, sales of ice cream and beverages fell to 96.2% of the previous year due to the severe impact of cold waves and bad weather, resulting in performance below plan.」

「Saika Café, whose full-scale rollout began in June, had completed its rollout to 280 stores as of the end of November and continued to perform well at 108% of the previous year. In sales promotions, the company identified attracting women and senior customers as an important theme and worked to review its product lineup. Salads and desserts continued to perform well.」

「The rollout got off to a strong start, with June sales volume per store reaching 130% of the previous year. Saika Café had completed its rollout to 190 stores as of the end of August.」

「At Saika Deli, the launch in April of 4 types of bentos, including the Colorful Wappa Rice Bento, and 3 types of pasta, including basil pasta with beans and tomato chicken, resulted in a strong start, with the rice-in bento category reaching 107% of the previous year and the pasta category reaching 103%. Sales volumes at stores introducing Saika Café also increased substantially.」

「Demand grew mainly among women and senior customers in the categories where these products were introduced. The bread, dessert, rice-in bento, and salad categories achieved results by substantially exceeding previous-year same-store sales, while also attracting more customers.」

「Demand grew mainly among women and senior customers in the categories where these products were introduced. The dessert, rice-in bento, and salad categories substantially exceeded previous-year same-store sales and achieved results.」

「Demand grew mainly among women and senior customers in the categories where prepared-food innovation products were introduced. The dessert, rice-in bento, and salad categories substantially exceeded previous-year same-store sales and achieved results.」

「In categories where prepared-food innovation products were introduced, demand grew particularly among women and senior customers. Dessert, rice-in boxed meals and salad categories substantially exceeded the prior-year sales of existing stores, producing positive results.」