Same-Store Sales and Customer Traffic Exceeding Prior Year
First written in FY2017-Q1. 10 of 37 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
Gyet moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2020).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 16 of 44 companies on the "Worse" side.
15 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Existing-store sales and customer traffic above the previous year, average spend per customer downAnnual report
「Customer traffic was 117.3% of the previous year's level on a same-store basis. Average spend per customer fell 7.8% on a same-store basis, resulting in full-year same-store sales of 108.1% of the previous year's level.」
Same-store sales were 108.1% of the previous year and customer traffic was 117.3%, improving to above the previous year, while average spend per customer declined 7.8% year on year. - 2026-04-14AdvancedEarnings
「Same-store sales increased 8.1% year on year, same-store customer traffic increased 17.3% year on year, and same-store average spending per customer decreased 7.8% year on year.」
Same-store sales and customer traffic moved above the previous year’s levels, while average spending per customer remained below the previous year’s level. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales declined 4.9% year on year, customer traffic declined 4.5%, and average spend per customer declined 0.4%.」
Same-store sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer were all below the previous year, deteriorating from full-year same-store sales of 104.2% of the previous year in the prior period to below the previous year. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales fell 8.2% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 9.9% year on year, and same-store average spend per customer rose 1.9% year on year.」
Same-store sales declined 8.2% year on year and customer traffic declined 9.9%, remaining below the previous year. Average spend per customer increased 1.9%. - FY2025-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales fell 11.9% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 13.9%, and same-store average spend per customer rose 2.2%.」
Same-store sales declined 11.9% year on year and customer traffic declined 13.9%, continuing to deteriorate from levels above the previous year. Average spend per customer increased 2.2%. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Customer traffic was 90.2% of the previous year's same-store level. Average spend per customer increased 2.4% year on year, bringing full-year same-store sales to 92.3% of the previous year.」
Full-year same-store sales were 92.3% of the previous year and customer traffic was 90.2%, deteriorating from the previous fiscal year's sales of 104.2% and customer traffic in line with the previous year. Average spend per customer, meanwhile, increased 2.4%. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales fell 6.1% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 8.7% year on year, and same-store average spend per customer rose 2.8% year on year.」
Both same-store sales and customer traffic were below the previous year, with the declines widening from the previous quarter's 2.7% decline in sales and 5.9% decline in customer traffic. Average spend per customer, meanwhile, increased 2.8%. - FY2024-Q2Same-store sales and customer traffic continue to decline, average spend per customer upAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales fell 2.7% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 5.9% year on year, and same-store average spend per customer rose 3.4% year on year.」
Same-store sales and customer traffic were below the previous year, while average spend per customer exceeded the previous year. The decline in customer traffic widened from the previous quarter. - FY2024-Q1Same-store sales and customer traffic down, average spend per customer upAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales fell 2.7% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 5.3%, and same-store average spend per customer rose 2.7%.」
Same-store sales and customer traffic declined year on year, while average spend per customer increased. - FY2023Full-year same-store sales and average spend per customer up, customer traffic flatAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales increased 4.2% year on year, customer traffic declined 0.0%, and average spend per customer increased 4.2%.」
Full-year same-store sales and average spend per customer were both 4.2% above the previous year, while customer traffic was in line with the previous year. - FY2023-Q3Same-store sales and average spend per customer up, customer traffic downAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales rose 3.1% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 1.3%, and same-store average spend per customer rose 4.5%.」
Same-store sales and average spend per customer exceeded the previous year, while same-store customer traffic declined 1.3% year on year, changing from an increase in the previous quarter to a decline. - FY2023-Q2Sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer all continue to increaseAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales rose 4.6% year on year, same-store customer traffic rose 0.2%, and same-store average spend per customer rose 4.3%.」
Same-store sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer all exceeded the previous year. - FY2023-Q1Sales slightly up, customer traffic slightly down, average spend per customer upAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales rose 4.8% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 0.4%, and same-store average spend per customer rose 5.1%.」
Same-store sales increased 4.8% year on year and average spend per customer increased 5.1%, while customer traffic declined 0.4%. - FY2022Full-year same-store sales above the previous year, customer traffic down, average spend per customer upAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales increased 1.9% year on year, customer traffic declined 5.3%, and average spend per customer increased 7.6%.」
Full-year same-store sales increased 1.9% and average spend per customer increased 7.6%, while customer traffic declined 5.3%. - FY2022-Q3Same-store sales slightly up, average spend per customer up, customer traffic downAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales rose 0.8% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 7.0%, and same-store average spend per customer rose 8.4%.」
Same-store sales increased 0.8% year on year and average spend per customer increased 8.4%, while customer traffic declined 7.0%. - FY2022-Q2Same-store sales and average spend per customer up, customer traffic downAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales increased 4.9% year on year, customer traffic declined 3.3%, and average spend per customer increased 8.5%.」
Same-store sales and average spend per customer increased year on year, while customer traffic declined 3.3%. - FY2022-Q1Same-store sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer all upAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales increased 30.5% year on year, customer traffic increased 21.2%, and average spend per customer increased 7.7%.」
Against the backdrop of the significant impact of the pandemic on the previous year, same-store sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer all exceeded the previous year. - FY2021Full-year same-store sales and customer traffic down, average spend per customer upAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales declined 18.6% year on year, customer traffic declined 25.9%, and average spend per customer increased 9.8%.」
Same-store sales and customer traffic were significantly below the previous year, while average spend per customer increased 9.8%. - FY2021-Q3Sharp decline in customer traffic continues, with sales remaining below the previous yearAnnual report
「However, customer traffic fell significantly due to changes in lifestyles and weaker demand for outings, including travel and visits to family.」
Same-store sales and customer traffic did not return to above the previous year, and customer traffic declined sharply due to changes in lifestyles and reduced demand for going out. - FY2021-Q2Customer traffic continues to decline sharplyAnnual report
「Sales conditions during the six months ended the second quarter were marked by a significant decline in customer traffic, particularly in the Kanto region and at shopping centers (SCs).」
Same-store sales and customer traffic did not return to above the previous year, and customer traffic declined sharply, particularly at shopping centers. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales fell 39.6% year on year, same-store customer traffic fell 44.1%, and same-store average spend per customer rose 8.1%.」
The impact of COVID-19 significantly widened the year-on-year declines in same-store sales and customer traffic, while average spend per customer increased. - FY2020Same-store sales decline narrows, customer traffic slightly up, average spend per customer downAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales declined 4.0% year on year, customer traffic increased 0.9%, and average spend per customer declined 3.1%.」
Same-store sales remained below the previous year, but the decline narrowed from the previous full fiscal year. Customer traffic was slightly higher, while average spend per customer declined. - FY2020-Q3Same-store sales decline widens, customer traffic continues to increase, average spend per customer downAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales declined 1.9% year on year, customer traffic increased 3.5%, and average spend per customer declined 5.2%.」
The decline in same-store sales widened from 0.4% year on year to 1.9%. Customer traffic continued to increase, rising 3.5%, while average spend per customer declined 5.2%. - FY2020-Q2Same-store sales decline narrows, customer traffic up, average spend per customer downAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales declined 0.4% year on year, customer traffic increased 5.7%, and average spend per customer declined 5.7%.」
Same-store sales remained below the previous year, but the decline narrowed to 0.4% year on year. Customer traffic increased 5.7%, while average spend per customer declined 5.7%. - FY2020-Q1Same-store sales decline narrows, customer traffic up, average spend per customer downAnnual report
「As a result, same-store sales declined 1.5% year on year, customer traffic increased 4.2%, and average spend per customer declined 5.5%.」
Same-store sales remained below the previous year, but the decline narrowed from 8.7% in the previous first quarter to 1.5%. Customer traffic turned up 4.2%, while average spend per customer declined 5.5%. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Full-year same-store sales were 90.0% of the previous year.」
Full-year same-store sales remained at 90.0% of the previous year, continuing to fall below the previous year after declining 5.2% year on year in the previous full fiscal year. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「However, sales for the cumulative third quarter declined 10.3% year on year at existing stores, while existing-store customer traffic declined 6.1% and existing-store average spend per customer declined 4.5%. Average spend per customer fell due to the weaker promotional effect of newspaper advertising, lower customer traffic resulting from record adverse weather, lower unit prices, and a decline in the number of items purchased per customer.」
The decline in same-store sales widened from 9.5% in the cumulative second quarter to 10.3%, while both customer traffic and average spend per customer fell below the previous year. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「However, net sales for the cumulative second quarter declined 9.5% year on year at existing stores, while existing-store average spend per customer declined 4.1% and existing-store customer traffic declined 5.6%. The decreases reflected the weaker promotional effect of newspaper insert advertising, lower customer traffic due to record adverse weather, insufficient proposals for national-brand (NB) products, the popularity of lower-priced products, and a decline in average spend per customer as the number of items purchased per customer failed to increase.」
The decline in same-store sales widened from 8.7% in the previous cumulative quarter to 9.5%, while average spend per customer declined 4.1% and customer traffic declined 5.6%. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Despite these measures, older street-front stores, where national-brand jeans are the primary reason for visits, continued to struggle. For the cumulative first quarter, same-store sales declined 8.7% year on year, average spend per customer declined 4.7%, and customer traffic declined 4.2%.」
The decline in same-store sales widened from 5.2% in the previous full fiscal year to 8.7%, while both average spend per customer and customer traffic fell below the previous year. - FY2018Same-store sales decline continuesAnnual report
「Same-store sales declined 5.2% year on year.」
Same-store sales did not return to above the previous year and declined 5.2% year on year for the full year. - FY2018-Q3Same-store sales, customer traffic and average spend per customer all downAnnual report
「However, the company was unable to offset the impact of price reductions by major casual apparel companies. For the cumulative third quarter, same-store sales declined 5.4% year on year, average spend per customer declined 0.7%, and customer traffic declined 4.7%.」
The declines in same-store sales and customer traffic continued, while average spend per customer, which had previously been slightly higher, turned to a 0.7% decline. - FY2018-Q2Same-store sales and customer traffic down, average spend per customer slightly upAnnual report
「As a result, the company was unable to achieve the sales planned at the beginning of the period. For the cumulative second quarter, same-store sales declined 5.7% year on year, average spend per customer increased 0.3%, and customer traffic declined 6.0%.」
Same-store sales and customer traffic were below the previous year, while average spend per customer increased 0.3%. - FY2018-Q1Same-store sales and customer traffic down, average spend per customer upAnnual report
「For the cumulative first quarter, same-store sales declined 8.4% year on year, average spend per customer declined 2.0%, and customer traffic declined 10.2%.」
Same-store sales and customer traffic were below the previous year, while average spend per customer increased 2.0% due to an increase in the number of items purchased. - FY2017Full-year same-store and all-store sales downAnnual report
「Same-store sales for the fiscal year declined 3.8% year on year, while sales across all stores declined 6.2%.」
Sales remained below the previous year following the cumulative third quarter, with full-year same-store sales down 3.8% and all-store sales down 6.2%. - FY2017-Q3Same-store sales down, customer traffic continuing to increaseAnnual report
「Although these measures produced some results, same-store sales for the cumulative third quarter declined 2.0% year on year and sales across all stores declined 4.9%, due to unfavorable weather in August and September and the impact of relatively high temperatures. Customer traffic, meanwhile, increased 2.7% year on year at existing stores as the measures proved effective.」
Same-store sales turned from exceeding the previous year to a 2.0% year-on-year decline, while same-store customer traffic remained up 2.7%. - FY2017-Q2Continued growth above the previous year, slower growth ratesAnnual report
「As a result of these measures, existing-store sales increased 0.1% year on year and existing-store customer traffic increased 5.8% year on year during the cumulative second quarter.」
Both existing-store sales and customer traffic exceeded the previous year, but their growth rates declined from the previous quarter. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「As a result of these measures, existing-store sales increased 1.9% year on year and existing-store customer traffic increased 7.4% year on year during the cumulative first quarter. Existing-store sales and customer traffic have exceeded the previous year for 11 consecutive months.」
Recorded existing-store sales and customer traffic above the previous year in terms of growth rates and consecutive months.