Sales for this month
October 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027In October, company-wide revenue was 100.7% of the prior-year level, while same-store revenue from retail and online channels was 97.7% of the prior-year level. Sales of heavy apparel such as winter outerwear were sluggish due to high temperatures, while demand for autumn items such as shirts and knitwear remained firm.
Poor sales of heavy apparel such as winter outerwear due to high temperatures and a prolonged summer, Firm demand for autumn items such as shirts and knitwear, Positive impact of approximately 1.5 percentage points from having 1 more holiday than in the prior-year month, The impact of the change in revenue recognition standards is not reflected in the preliminary figures
In principle, around the second business day of the following month, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
Fiscal year April 2023 to March 2024 / April 108.6 / May 108.2 / June 110.5 / July 113 / August 101.2 / September 100.8 / October 99.9, Fiscal year April 2024 to March 2025 / April 114.3 / May 108.9 / June 116 / July 114.1 / August 112.3 / September 111.2 / October 106.6, Fiscal year April 2025 to March 2026 / April 99.6 / May 107 / June 106.4 / July 102.5 / August 118.7 / September 99.9 / October 111
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | October 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 100.7 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 99.1 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 97.7 / Definition Retail or online sales locations that have been open for at least 13 months and were operating in the same month of the prior year |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores 95.1 / Existing stores 93.4 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | All Stores 104.4 / Existing stores 104.8 |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | 108.2 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Business Units Total · Trend Market / Year on year 97.5, Name Business Units Total · Mid-Trend Market / Year on year 95.7, Name Retail + Online · Trend Market / Year on year 99.2, Name Retail + Online · Mid-Trend Market / Year on year 96, Name Retail · Trend Market / Year on year 103, Name Retail · Mid-Trend Market / Year on year 98.6, Name Online · Trend Market / Year on year 89.3, Name Online · Mid-Trend Market / Year on year 89.9, Name Retail + Online Same-Store · Trend Market / Year on year 96.5, Name Retail + Online Same-Store · Mid-Trend Market / Year on year 96.8, Name Retail Same-Store · Trend Market / Year on year 99.4, Name Retail Same-Store · Mid-Trend Market / Year on year 100.3, Name Online Same-Store · Trend Market / Year on year 89.4, Name Online Same-Store · Mid-Trend Market / Year on year 89.6 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of Purchasing Customers · Retail + Online / Value 95.1 Year-on-year (%), Indicator name Spend per Customer · Retail + Online / Value 104.4 Year-on-year (%) |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Total 327 / Retail 240 / Online Sales 55 / Outlet 32 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 1 / Store name and location Not disclosed |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 0 |
| Monthly Commentary | In October, company-wide revenue was 100.7% of the prior-year level, while same-store revenue from retail and online channels was 97.7% of the prior-year level. Sales of heavy apparel such as winter outerwear were sluggish due to high temperatures, while demand for autumn items such as shirts and knitwear remained firm. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Poor sales of heavy apparel such as winter outerwear due to high temperatures and a prolonged summer, Firm demand for autumn items such as shirts and knitwear, Positive impact of approximately 1.5 percentage points from having 1 more holiday than in the prior-year month, The impact of the change in revenue recognition standards is not reflected in the preliminary figures |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Fiscal year April 2023 to March 2024 / April 108.6 / May 108.2 / June 110.5 / July 113 / August 101.2 / September 100.8 / October 99.9, Fiscal year April 2024 to March 2025 / April 114.3 / May 108.9 / June 116 / July 114.1 / August 112.3 / September 111.2 / October 106.6, Fiscal year April 2025 to March 2026 / April 99.6 / May 107 / June 106.4 / July 102.5 / August 118.7 / September 99.9 / October 111 |
| Next Scheduled Disclosure | In principle, around the second business day of the following month, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Same-store sales fell below the prior-year level because temperatures remained high and sales of heavy apparel, particularly winter outerwear, were sluggish. Meanwhile, demand for autumn items such as shirts and knitwear remained firm. There was 1 more holiday than in the same month of the prior year, which is estimated to have had a positive impact of approximately 1.5 percentage points on same-store sales.