Talent acquisition, development and attrition
First written in FY2016. 8 of 11 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 8 of 26 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「To address these risks, we are working to implement appropriate wage increases to attract personnel suited to the changing times described above, establish evaluation systems and positions, enhance training, and improve store operations.」
To address the risks of securing and losing human resources, the company specified wage increases, the development of evaluation systems and positions, expanded training, the use of talent management, job rotation, and the introduction of self-checkout registers. - FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「To address these risks, we are working to implement appropriate wage increases to attract personnel suited to the changing times described above, establish evaluation systems and positions, and enhance training.」
To address the risks of securing and losing human resources, the company specifically described wage increases, the development of evaluation systems and positions, expanded training, and the use of a talent management system. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, as the working-age population declines at an accelerating pace and changing jobs has become commonplace, securing personnel for stores has become a significant challenge with a high degree of difficulty.」
The company classified human resources risk as a “particularly important risk” in the short term (within 3 years), explicitly identifying the decline in the working-age population, the normalization of job changes, and the difficulty of securing store personnel. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「To strengthen our brands, we are implementing various measures, including expanding educational opportunities and personnel transfers using a talent management system, with the aim of improving employee engagement, which is the source of brand value creation. These initiatives have been effective, and the employee engagement score (*) in the annual employee engagement survey increased from the previous year.」
To address the risks related to securing and developing human resources, the company is expanding educational opportunities and promoting transfers using a talent management system, resulting in an increase in the employee engagement score from the previous year. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「To strengthen our brands, we are implementing human resources measures such as expanding educational opportunities that contribute to professional development, with the aim of improving employee engagement, which is the source of brand value creation.」
As a human resources measure, the company is expanding educational opportunities that contribute to professional development with the aim of improving employee engagement. - FY2023ReframedAnnual report
「In recent years, new lifestyles in the so-called “post-COVID” era following the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic, the casualization of fashion, and the shift toward online purchasing have required companies to adopt new ways of selling products, such as increasing the sales ratio of e-commerce sites and strengthening digital marketing, as well as product assortments and presentation that reflect the latest trends.」
The company reorganized the general risk of losing and securing personnel as a particularly important medium- to long-term risk, specifically identifying the need to secure, assign and develop marketing and IT personnel suited to post-COVID sales, products and digital initiatives. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「We are considering and implementing various human resources measures, including introducing systems to facilitate assigning the right people to the right positions and increasing internal mobility.」
To address the development, assignment and retention of human resources, the company is reviewing its personnel systems and introducing systems to support assignments and transfers. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「In addition, “promoting ES(*)” has been included as a foundational strategy supporting the priority strategies in the management policy for the fiscal year ending March 2023, and we will also advance measures such as assigning the right people to the right positions using a talent management system.」
To address the risks related to securing and developing human resources, the company newly specified the promotion of ES and assignments using a talent management system. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「In the “digital/IT” field, we established the DX Promotion Center in the fiscal year ended March 2022, and experts in the field recruited from other companies have been appointed as the head and deputy head of the division in charge. We will also continue to diversify career plans and identify talent by creating a database of group personnel.」
To address the risks related to securing and developing human resources, the company specified the establishment of the DX Promotion Center, the recruitment of external experts, and the creation of a human resources database. - FY2020MitigatedAnnual report
「To address these risks, we will increase investment in training for personnel responsible for key functions, make proactive investments to recruit “global” and “digital/IT” talent, and promote the streamlining and automation of operations through the use of technologies such as RPA. We will also continue to diversify career plans and identify talent by creating a database of group personnel.」
To address the risks of securing and losing human resources, the company specified investments in training, recruitment of global and digital talent, the use of RPA, and the creation of a human resources database. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If competition with other companies for talent intensifies and the overall workforce declines rapidly due to the declining birth rate and other factors, it may become difficult to recruit talented personnel, and employees may leave for outside organizations.」
The company identifies risks related to human resources that could hinder store operations, which have used sales capabilities as a differentiating factor, and business expansion.