Workforce Shortages and Recruitment Challenges Associated with Changes in Population Structure
First written in FY2018-Q1. 27 of 30 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-14.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 15 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
56 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-09-14RestatedEarnings
「人件費の増加、深刻な人手不足等の影響がある中」
人件費増加と深刻な人手不足を継続的な事業上の課題として記載している。 - FY2027-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid the impact of soaring raw material and packaging material prices, higher logistics costs, increased labor costs and severe labor shortages,」
The disclosure continues to describe severe labor shortages in relation to personnel- and cost-related challenges, including labor shortages and higher labor costs. - 2026-06-12RestatedEarnings
「Business conditions remain challenging due to soaring raw material and energy prices, higher labour costs, a severe labour shortage and weaker consumer sentiment, among other factors.」
The Company cited higher labour costs and a severe labour shortage as continuing challenges in the operating environment for the food retail industry. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Securing and developing talented personnel is essential for the Group to pursue further growth.」
The recognition that securing and developing personnel is an essential growth-related challenge continues. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The challenging situation continues due to persistent labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs.」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as ongoing personnel- and cost-related challenges. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Securing and developing talented personnel is essential for the Group to pursue further growth.」
The recognition that securing and developing personnel is an essential growth-related challenge continues to be included in the risk disclosures. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The challenging situation continues due to persistent labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs.」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as ongoing personnel- and cost-related challenges. - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The challenging situation continues due to persistent labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs.」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as ongoing personnel- and cost-related challenges. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The uncertain situation continues due to the continued labor shortage, rising labor costs, soaring raw material prices, higher logistics costs, and other factors.」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as ongoing personnel- and cost-related challenges. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The uncertain situation continues due to the continued labor shortage, rising labor costs, soaring raw material prices, higher logistics costs, and other factors.」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as ongoing personnel- and cost-related challenges. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The situation remains increasingly uncertain due to persistent labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs.」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as ongoing personnel- and cost-related challenges. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to persistent labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs,」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as business-environmental challenges. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to persistent labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs,」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs, elevated raw material prices and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as business-environmental challenges. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Challenging operating conditions continue due to the continued labor shortage, rising labor costs, higher logistics costs, soaring crude oil prices, and other factors.」
Challenges related to personnel and costs, including labor shortages, higher labor costs and higher logistics costs, continue to be identified. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to the continued labor shortage, rising labor costs, and higher logistics costs, the uncertain situation is becoming even more pronounced.」
Challenges related to personnel and costs, including labor shortages, higher labor costs and higher logistics costs, continue to be identified as business-environmental challenges. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to the continued labor shortage, rising labor costs, and higher logistics costs, the uncertain situation is becoming even more pronounced.」
Challenges related to personnel and costs, including labor shortages, higher labor costs and higher logistics costs, continue to be identified as business-environmental challenges. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The continued labor shortage, rising labor costs, higher logistics costs, and other factors」
Labor shortages, higher labor costs and higher logistics costs continue to be identified as personnel- and cost-related challenges. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding the Group is becoming increasingly challenging due to worsening labor shortages, higher food ingredient prices, the consumption tax increase, an overall contraction in demand resulting from the effects of the declining birthrate and aging population, and intensifying competition.」
In addition to the previously cited recruitment difficulties and labor shortages, the disclosure states that labor shortages are becoming “more severe,” thereby emphasizing the risk of securing personnel. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to the continued labor shortage, rising labor costs, and higher logistics costs, the uncertain situation is becoming even more pronounced.」
Challenges related to personnel and costs, including labor shortages and higher labor costs, continue to be identified alongside higher logistics costs. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The continued labor shortage, rising labor costs, higher logistics costs, and other factors」
Challenges related to personnel and costs, including labor shortages and the resulting increase in labor costs, continue to be identified. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Higher labor costs resulting from labor shortages」
Labor shortages and the resulting increase in labor costs continue to be identified as business-environmental challenges. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The situation continues to be challenging, with higher logistics costs, elevated material prices and labor costs, and recruitment difficulties caused by demographic changes.」
Recruitment difficulties resulting from demographic changes continue to be identified as a business-environmental challenge. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Recruitment difficulties resulting from demographic change have continued.」
Recruitment difficulties against the backdrop of demographic change continue to be identified as a business-environment challenge. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Recruitment difficulties resulting from demographic change have continued.」
Recruitment difficulties against the backdrop of demographic change continue to be identified as a business-environment challenge. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Recruitment difficulties resulting from demographic change have continued.」
Recruitment difficulties against the backdrop of demographic change continue to be identified as a business-environment challenge. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Recruitment difficulties resulting from demographic change have continued.」
Recruitment difficulties against the backdrop of demographic change continue to be identified as a business-environment challenge. - FY2018ReframedAnnual report
「If the Group is unable to secure and develop the personnel it needs to pursue further growth, this may affect the Group’s business development and performance.」
The scope has broadened from recognition of the external environment, namely recruitment difficulties caused by demographic changes, to an explicit risk that an inability to secure and develop necessary personnel could affect the business and performance. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Recruitment difficulties resulting from demographic change have continued.」
Recruitment difficulties against the backdrop of demographic change continue to be identified as a business-environment challenge. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Recruitment difficulties resulting from demographic change have continued.」
Recruitment difficulties against the backdrop of demographic change continue to be identified as a business-environment challenge. - FY2018-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Furthermore, demographic change has made securing labor an important challenge, and recruitment difficulties have continued.」
Against the backdrop of demographic change, the Company has identified securing labor as an important challenge and has, for the first time, explicitly identified continuing recruitment difficulties as a business-environment risk.