Growing and Expanding Existing Businesses Through Adaptation to the Times and Self-Reform
First written in FY2016. 27 of 41 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-02.
44 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We have taken merchandising (MD) to the next stage, based on the assumption that climate change is becoming the norm. We revised seasonal merchandising to reflect longer summers and are shifting to a structure less dependent on sales of winter outerwear. As a result, same-store sales at standalone retail stores and the online store increased 6.8% year on year, exceeding the previous year's level.」
Growth initiatives for the existing business have been made more concrete, including seasonal merchandising based on longer summers and reducing dependence on winter outerwear. Same-store sales increased 6.8% year on year. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company revised its seasonal merchandising plan on the assumption of longer summers, expanded midsummer and late-summer products, and rolled out multiple promotional campaigns across all brands from the latter half of summer through early autumn. These and other initiatives produced results, securing stable sales, with standalone existing-store sales at retail stores plus online stores reaching 105.1% of the year-earlier level.」
The company implemented seasonal merchandising based on longer summers, expanded midsummer and late-summer products, and ran cross-brand promotional campaigns, resulting in existing-store sales of 105.1% of the year-earlier level. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「By raising selling prices alongside improvements in product quality and implementing precise pricing based on the characteristics of each business, the company increased average spend per customer at standalone existing retail and online stores to 101.8% of the previous fiscal year’s level and purchasing customers to 109.2%, resulting in sales growth to 111.2%.」
Product strength, pricing and existing-store operations delivered average spend per customer of 101.8%, purchasing customers of 109.2% and existing-store sales of 111.2% of the previous fiscal year’s levels, demonstrating growth in existing businesses on a full-year basis. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In existing-business growth and expansion, both physical stores and online stores grew as a result of improved product strength, an active inventory policy and the penetration of OMO initiatives. Standalone existing-store sales at retail stores plus online stores increased substantially to 112.8% of the year-earlier level. Existing-store average spend exceeded the previous year at 102.4% of the year-earlier level, while the number of purchasing customers also increased substantially to 110.0%, with favorable trends continuing.」
Product strength, inventory policy and OMO initiatives resulted in existing-store sales of 112.8%, average spend per customer of 102.4% and purchasing customers of 110.0% of the year-earlier levels. Growth in existing businesses was demonstrated through measurable first-half results. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Standalone existing-store sales at retail stores plus online stores increased to 105.5% of the previous fiscal year’s level.」
Contributions from the OMO initiatives and the Trend market drove existing-store sales at retail stores and online stores to 105.5% of the previous fiscal year’s level, demonstrating growth in existing businesses on a full-year basis. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Existing-store sales at retail stores plus online stores on a standalone basis increased to 106.2% of the year-earlier level, as the Trend market, centered on “United Arrows” and “Beauty & Youth,” performed well.」
Existing-store sales at retail stores and online stores reached 106.2% of the year-earlier level, supported by strong performance in the Trend market. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As pedestrian traffic recovered, particularly in urban areas, the company’s OMO strategy and other initiatives produced results, and standalone existing-store sales at retail stores plus online stores increased to 107.5% of the year-earlier level.」
Against a backdrop of advancing its OMO strategy and recovering pedestrian traffic, existing-store sales at retail stores and online stores reached 107.5% of the year-earlier level. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Existing-store sales at retail stores plus online stores on a standalone basis increased to 109.1% of the year-earlier level as pedestrian traffic and consumer sentiment recovered. The company also accelerated store openings in existing businesses. CITEN, which opened 3 stores during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, is working to expand brand awareness through physical stores while addressing issues identified through the openings, including adjustments to products and a review of sales methods.」
Existing-store sales reached 109.1% of the year-earlier level, while CITEN opened 3 stores and advanced efforts to expand awareness through physical stores and adjust its products and sales methods. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under “Taking on a New UA,” the company has begun formulating a medium-term strategy for reorganizing existing brands and has begun developing new domains and brands aimed at expanding its business scope and customer base under the next medium-term management plan.」
The company explicitly stated that it had begun formulating a medium-term strategy for reorganizing existing brands and developing new domains and brands with a view to the next medium-term management plan. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under “Taking on a New UA,” a culture of taking on challenges is gradually developing, including through the rollout of products for younger customers and new corporate initiatives. In parallel, the company is proceeding with formulation of its next medium-term management plan based on these new challenges.」
The relaunch of existing businesses and new challenges are taking concrete form through the rollout of products for younger customers, corporate initiatives and formulation of the next medium-term management plan. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under “Taking on a New UA,” the company has begun formulating its next medium-term management plan based on reorganizing existing brands that contribute to growth and pursuing new challenges.」
The company began formulating its next medium-term management plan based on reorganizing existing brands and pursuing new challenges, moving the framework for relaunching existing businesses and pursuing new initiatives into the next plan. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company developed new labels such as “TO UNITED ARROWS,” a lifestyle label centered on yoga wear and focused on wellness, and “UNITED ARROWS GOLF,” which offers golfwear combining design and functionality.」
As new initiatives to relaunch growth in existing businesses, the company developed a wellness-oriented label and a golfwear label. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The business strategy was pursued along two axes: new initiatives to relaunch growth in existing businesses and the challenge of creating new businesses. In existing businesses, the company strengthened sales promotion activities such as online customer service and expanded casual products in line with new patterns of consumer behavior, although」
Along the two axes of relaunching growth in existing businesses and creating new businesses, the company strengthened online customer service and expanded casual products. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The business strategy is being pursued along two axes: new initiatives to relaunch growth in existing businesses and the challenge of creating new businesses.」
The company continues to present a business strategy based on two axes: relaunching growth in existing businesses and creating new businesses. - FY2021-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「The business strategy is being pursued along two axes: new initiatives to relaunch growth in existing businesses and the challenge of creating new businesses.」
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company reorganized its business strategy from the previous framework centered on market-specific responses in existing businesses to one based on two axes: relaunching growth in existing businesses and creating new businesses. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Trend market, the company addressed customer needs by offering assortments that cross business boundaries according to store characteristics and began rolling out a new women’s brand. In the Mid Trend market, it opened small stores specializing in businesswear and women’s apparel.」
The company continued its response measures by market segment, beginning to offer cross-business product assortments and roll out a new women’s brand, while proceeding with the opening of specialized small stores. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company will undertake various initiatives, aiming to improve margins by enhancing quality in the Trend market, increase earnings by expanding sales scale in the Mid Trend market, and increase earnings through internal structural reform and efficient store operations in the New Trend market.」
The company has reiterated its framework of responding to the Trend, Mid Trend and New Trend markets through quality enhancement, scale expansion, and structural reform and efficient store operations, respectively. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To respond to market changes in its existing businesses, the company will undertake various initiatives, aiming to improve margins by enhancing quality in the Trend market, increase earnings by expanding sales scale in the Mid Trend market, and increase earnings through internal structural reform and efficient store operations in the New Trend market. In the Trend market, it has addressed customer needs by offering assortments that cross business boundaries according to store characteristics, and has begun rolling out a new women’s brand. In the Mid Trend market, it is opening small stores specializing in businesswear and women’s apparel.」
Based on its response policies by market segment, the company began offering cross-business product assortments and rolling out a new women’s brand, while continuing to open small stores specializing in businesswear and women’s apparel. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company will undertake various initiatives, aiming to improve margins by enhancing quality in the Trend market, increase earnings by expanding sales scale in the Mid Trend market, and increase earnings through internal structural reform and efficient store operations in the New Trend market.」
The company has reiterated its framework of responding to the Trend, Mid Trend and New Trend markets through quality enhancement, scale expansion, and structural reform and efficient store operations, respectively. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「To respond to market changes in its existing businesses, the company undertook various initiatives. In the Trend market, it aimed to improve margins by enhancing quality; in the Mid Trend market, to increase earnings by expanding sales scale; and in the New Trend market, to increase earnings through internal structural reform and measures to expand brand awareness. In the Trend market, it renovated and reopened United Arrows full-range stores, while in the Mid Trend market, it proceeded with opening small stores specializing in businesswear and women’s apparel.」
Based on its response policies by market segment, the company proceeded throughout the fiscal year with renovations of full-range stores and the opening of small stores specializing in businesswear and women’s apparel. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To respond to market changes in its existing businesses, the company is undertaking various initiatives. In the Trend market, it aims to improve margins by enhancing quality; in the Mid Trend market, to increase earnings by expanding sales scale; and in the New Trend market, to increase earnings through internal structural reform and measures to expand brand awareness. In the Trend market, it renovated and reopened United Arrows full-range stores, while in the Mid Trend market, it opened small stores specializing in businesswear and women’s apparel.」
Based on its response policies by market segment, the company is proceeding with renovations of full-range stores and opening small stores specializing in businesswear and women’s apparel. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To respond to market changes in its existing businesses, the company is undertaking various initiatives. In the Trend market, it aims to improve margins by enhancing quality; in the Mid Trend market, to increase earnings by expanding sales scale; and in the New Trend market, to increase earnings through internal structural reform and measures to expand brand awareness. In the Trend market, it renovated and reopened United Arrows full-range stores, while in the Mid Trend market, it opened small Work Trip Outfitters Green Label Relaxing stores specializing in businesswear.」
Based on its response policies by market segment, the company renovated and reopened United Arrows full-range stores and opened small stores specializing in businesswear. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To respond to market changes in its existing businesses, the company is undertaking various initiatives. In the Trend market, it aims to improve margins by enhancing quality; in the Mid Trend market, to increase earnings by expanding sales scale; and in the New Trend market, to increase earnings through internal structural reform and measures to expand brand awareness.」
The company continues to present a framework that divides the markets into Trend, Mid Trend and New Trend, with responses centered on improving quality, expanding scale, and structural reform and expanding awareness, respectively. - FY2017ReframedAnnual report
「Regarding “Responding to Market Changes,” the company aims to achieve growth and expansion by flexibly responding to future changes in the apparel market in which it operates while expanding categories where it has a competitive advantage.」
In addition to the previous approach of seeking uniform growth across existing businesses, the company reorganized its framework to apply different measures by market—Trend, Mid Trend and New Trend—including prioritizing quality over volume, opening new stores, expanding e-commerce and reforming its earnings structure. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Across all existing businesses, the company aims to become an organization attracting global attention by continually evolving its strengths in people (customer service), products and places (the store environment) through constant adaptation to the times and self-reform.」
The company has reiterated its policy of continually evolving customer service, products and store environments in its existing businesses. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Across all existing businesses, the company aims to become an organization attracting global attention by continually evolving its strengths in people (customer service), products and places (the store environment) through constant adaptation to the times and self-reform.」
The company has reiterated its policy of continually evolving customer service, products and store environments in its existing businesses. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Across all existing businesses, the company aims to become an organization attracting global attention by continually evolving its strengths in people (customer service), products and places (the store environment) through constant adaptation to the times and self-reform.」
The company has reiterated, as a long-term strategy, its policy of continually evolving customer service, products and store environments in its existing businesses. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Across all existing businesses, the company aims to become an organization attracting global attention by continually evolving its strengths in people (customer service), products and places (the store environment) through constant adaptation to the times and self-reform.」
The company has indicated a policy of continually updating the three elements of customer service, products and the store environment across its existing business formats to improve growth and profitability.