Gross profit improvement, including a review of the points program
First written in FY2017-Q2. 13 of 26 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, gross profit increased as a result of higher sales and an improved gross margin. Although SG&A expenses also increased, the increase in gross profit exceeded it, resulting in a substantial increase in operating income.」
It states that improvements in gross margin and the increase in gross profit led to a substantial increase in operating profit that exceeded the increase in SG&A expenses. - 2026-09-25AdvancedRevision to earnings forecast
「中古商材の販売好調等により売上総利益が増加する見込みであることから、営業利益、経常利益および親会社株主に帰属する当期純利益を上方修正するものです。」
中古商材の販売好調等による売上総利益の増加見込みを、利益予想の上方修正につなげている。 - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Although SG&A expenses increased due to higher miscellaneous costs, results exceeded the same period of the previous year as a result of improved gross profit on used trading cards and other factors.」
Despite higher SG&A expenses, the company implemented measures including improving gross profit from used trading cards, resulting in a 51.1% year-on-year increase in operating profit. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the interim period of the current consolidated fiscal year produced net sales of ¥19,335 million, up 10.6% year on year, operating income of ¥606 million, up 110.9%, ordinary income of ¥592 million, up 84.4%, and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥336 million, up 94.1%. Despite the upward trend in selling, general and administrative expenses due to investments such as new store openings and increases in various costs, the company reduced costs, resulting in net sales and profit both exceeding the previous-year period.」
Amid rising SG&A expenses, the company pursued cost reductions, and operating profit, ordinary profit and interim net profit exceeded the year-earlier period. It states that measures addressing gross profit and costs resulted in improved earnings. - FY2025Continued decline in gross profit from used trading cards and increase in SG&A expensesAnnual report
「Results were below the same period of the previous year due to the continuing decline in gross profit on used trading cards from the previous period, investments in store openings and other initiatives, and increased SG&A expenses resulting from higher miscellaneous costs.」
The decline in gross profit from used trading cards continued from the previous fiscal year and, together with higher SG&A expenses due to store-opening investments and rising miscellaneous costs, became a factor behind the decline in profit. - FY2025-Q1Decline in gross margin following the reversal of the trading-card price surgeAnnual report
「The gross margin on trading cards also declined significantly.」
It states that gross margin declined significantly following the reversal of the trading-card price surge. - FY2024Decline in gross margin due to fluctuations in the used trading-card marketAnnual report
「Results fell below the initial forecast because gross margin declined significantly under the impact of fluctuations in used trading-card market prices during the second half. The company also fell below the previous year as a result of higher head-office costs stemming from its store-opening strategy and other factors.」
While advancing measures to improve gross profit, operating profit fell below the previous year due to the decline in gross margin caused by fluctuations in used trading-card market prices during the second half and higher head-office costs. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of continuing new store openings, expanding sales and profits in the reuse e-commerce business, and improving its gross margin and controlling selling, general and administrative expenses through business restructuring, the company exceeded the previous year.」
It states that continued gross margin improvement and control of SG&A expenses, together with new store openings and e-commerce expansion, led to operating profit of ¥1,557.11 million, up 19.5% year on year. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Used books account for a significant proportion of the company's gross profit. The company has continued to implement layout changes reflecting recent customer needs, such as increasing the floor-space allocation for literary works and paperbacks relative to comics. It has also priced used games and used trading cards after taking into account best-selling products and inventory」
The company is continuing measures to improve gross profit through changes to the used-book section layout and pricing of used games and used trading cards. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Used books account for a significant proportion of the company's gross profit. The company has continued to implement layout changes reflecting recent customer needs, such as increasing the floor-space allocation for literary works and paperbacks relative to comics.」
The company is continuing layout changes to increase the proportion of literary works and paperbacks in the used-book section, with the aim of addressing customer needs and improving sales and gross profit. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has continued to implement layout changes reflecting recent customer needs, such as increasing the floor-space allocation for literary works and paperbacks relative to comics. It has also priced used games and used trading cards after taking into account best-selling products and inventory, and these products contributed to increases in sales and gross profit.」
It states that continued changes to the used-book section layout and pricing of used games and used trading cards contributed to increases in sales and gross profit. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The company has continued to implement layout changes reflecting recent customer needs, such as increasing the floor-space allocation for literary works and paperbacks relative to comics, which contributed to increases in sales and gross profit.」
The company is continuing to improve sales and gross profit by changing the used-book section layout to reflect customer needs. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For used products, we implemented detailed pricing based on sales trends and inventory levels and secured gross profit at nearly the same level as the previous year.」
It states that detailed pricing of used games secured a gross margin in line with the previous year. Measures to improve gross margin, including changes to the used-book section layout and low-price sales of trading cards, are continuing. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Layout changes reflecting recent customer needs, including increasing the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books relative to comics, contributed to increases in sales and gross profit.」
Improvements in sales and gross profit through layout changes that increase the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books continue. Detailed pricing of used games based on sales trends and inventory levels, as well as low-price sales of used trading cards, are also cited. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Layout changes reflecting recent customer needs, including increasing the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books relative to comics, contributed to increases in sales and gross profit.」
Improvements in sales and gross profit through layout changes that increase the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books continue to be cited. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Layout changes reflecting recent customer needs, including increasing the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books relative to comics, contributed to increases in sales and gross profit.」
It states that layout changes increasing the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books contributed to increases in sales and gross profit. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We rearranged the shelves to reflect recent customer needs, including increasing the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books relative to comics, which contributed to increases in sales and gross profit.」
Improvements in sales and gross profit through shelf rearrangements that increase the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books continue. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We rearranged the shelves to reflect recent customer needs, including increasing the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books relative to comics, which contributed to increases in sales and gross profit.」
It states that changing the used-book shelf mix to emphasize literary fiction and paperback books contributed to increases in sales and gross profit. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We rearranged the shelves to reflect recent customer needs, including increasing the proportion of literary fiction and paperback books relative to comics, which contributed to increases in sales and gross profit.」
It states that changing the used-book shelf mix to emphasize literary fiction and paperback books contributed to increases in sales and gross profit. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Although we implemented measures to improve gross profit, mainly for used books, and ongoing cost-reduction measures, consolidated operating profit declined by ¥470 million from the previous fiscal year owing to lower consolidated sales, a review of inventory valuations, and costs related to store closures and the review of the logistics warehouse, among other factors.」
Although measures to improve gross profit and reduce costs continued, operating results deteriorated owing to lower sales, a review of inventory valuations and other factors. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although we continued measures to improve gross profit, mainly for used books, and ongoing cost-reduction measures, operating profit declined by ¥62 million from the previous fiscal year owing to the impact of lower sales.」
Although measures to improve gross profit, mainly for used books, and ongoing cost-reduction measures continued, operating profit fell below the year-earlier level owing to the impact of lower sales. - FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Measures to improve gross profit, including a review of the points program, and ongoing cost-reduction measures were effective at existing stores, while improvements in gross profit, mainly for new products, also had a positive impact on earnings.」
A review of the points program and improvements in gross profit, mainly for new products, are cited as specific measures to improve profitability at existing stores.