Risk of COVID-19-related restrictions on going out and business closures
First written in FY2020. 4 of 12 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2021-Q2. Latest entry: FY2025.
HIDAY HIDAKA Corp. moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 6 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「In addition to failure to meet store-opening plans or changes in business formats, our results may be affected by changes in consumer preferences or needs, intensifying competition with competitors, increases in raw material prices, difficulty securing a stable supply of raw materials, adverse weather, natural disasters, social disruption caused by epidemics, wars, terrorism and other factors, declining sales at existing stores, or losses resulting from the withdrawal of unprofitable stores.」
The wording was generalized from a specific reference to COVID-19 to “social disruption caused by epidemics, wars, terrorism and other factors,” and the risks were reorganized to include geopolitical and social disruption. - FY2024SoftenedAnnual report
「In addition to changes in store-opening plans or business formats, our results may be affected by changes in consumer preferences or needs, intensifying competition with competitors, increases in raw material prices, difficulty securing a stable supply of raw materials, adverse weather, natural disasters, social disruption caused by epidemics and other factors, declining sales at existing stores, or losses resulting from the withdrawal of unprofitable stores.」
The risk disclosure, which previously expressly referred to COVID-19, was generalized during the current fiscal year as “social disruption caused by epidemics and other factors,” and references to operating restrictions resulting from specific infectious diseases were removed. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Amid the spread of COVID-19, we are operating after thoroughly implementing infection-control measures for customers and staff. We are expanding cashless payment, takeout and delivery services to respond to changes in consumption patterns based on the new lifestyle. In addition to our longstanding strategy of opening stores in busy areas near stations, we are also opening roadside locations to make our stores accessible to a broader range of customers. However, our results may be affected if customers are asked to refrain from going out due to a declaration of a state of emergency or other factors, or if we are forced to shorten operating hours or suspend business activities.」
While advancing infection-control measures, responses to demand for contactless services and takeout, and roadside store openings, the company continues to disclose the risk of an impact on results from restrictions on going out, shortened operating hours and business suspensions. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The spread of COVID-19 has affected our business activities, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely and take measures in response.」
The company continues its policy of monitoring closely and taking measures in response to the impact of COVID-19 on business activities. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The spread of COVID-19 has affected our business activities, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely and take measures in response.」
The company continues its policy of monitoring closely and taking measures in response to the impact of COVID-19 on business activities. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「However, our results may be affected if customers are asked to refrain from going out due to a declaration of a state of emergency or other factors, or if we are forced to shorten operating hours or suspend business activities.」
While describing infection-control measures and responses such as takeout, the company continues to disclose the risk that requests to refrain from going out, shortened operating hours and business suspensions resulting from a state of emergency or other factors may affect results. In terms of actual results, the company was also affected by shortened operating hours and the suspension of alcohol service during the current fiscal year. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The spread of COVID-19 had an unprecedentedly significant impact on the food service industry. In response to requests from the government and local authorities, our company was forced to refrain from serving alcoholic beverages and temporarily close some stores or shorten their business hours.」
Due to COVID-19, the suspension of alcohol service, temporary closures of some stores, and shortened operating hours have continued. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「After the first state of emergency declared in response to the spread of COVID-19 was lifted, our results had been recovering gradually. However, following the declaration of a second state of emergency in January 2021, we again shortened the hours for serving alcoholic beverages and operating hours. Recovery resumed after the declaration was lifted in March, but a third state of emergency was declared in Tokyo on 25 April. We continue to adjust the hours for serving alcoholic beverages and operating hours in response to requests from the local governments where our stores are located, and expect the impact on our results to continue.」
The company expects the impact on results to continue because of the reissuance of the state of emergency, renewed reductions in the hours for serving alcoholic beverages and operating hours, and the third state of emergency. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As measures against COVID-19, we installed alcohol-based disinfectant at our stores, required employees to wear masks, and installed partitions between seats, operating with the safety of customers and store staff as our top priority. However, on 7 January 2021, a new state of emergency was declared for Tokyo and the three surrounding prefectures, resulting in further requests to shorten operating hours and the hours during which alcoholic beverages could be served. We expect the impact on our results to continue.」
The spread of the infection led to the reissuance of a state of emergency in Tokyo and the three surrounding prefectures on 7 January 2021, along with further requests to shorten operating hours and the hours for serving alcoholic beverages, and the company expects the impact on results to continue. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The spread of COVID-19 had an unprecedentedly severe impact on the restaurant industry. We, too, were forced to temporarily close stores and shorten operating hours.」
The company states that the impact of the spread of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry was unprecedentedly severe and that it also experienced temporary store closures and shortened operating hours. - FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The spread of COVID-19 has affected our business activities, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely and take measures in response.」
The company states that the impact of COVID-19 on its business activities has actually occurred. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Our results may be affected if, amid the spread of COVID-19, customers continue to refrain from going out due to the continued declaration of a state of emergency or other factors, or if we are forced to shorten operating hours or suspend business activities.」
The spread of COVID-19 was disclosed as a standalone business and other risk. The business overview describes the impact of customers' tendency to refrain from going out since January, while additional information describes temporary store closures and shortened operating hours.