Sales for this month
May 2026Fiscal year ending December 2026Domestic sales across all stores in May increased 8.5% year on year, while same-store sales increased 8.6%. For the same-store comparison, the previous-year sales of 2 stores that had since closed were excluded, and Nasu Paradise Village has been included under Other in domestic same-store sales since April.
Exclude the prior-year results of the 2 stores that have since closed from the same-store comparison, Nasu Paradise Village was included under Other in domestic same-store sales from April
Month January 2025 / Domestic all stores year-on-year comparison 12, Month February 2025 / Domestic all stores year-on-year comparison 12.1, Month March 2025 / Domestic all stores year-on-year comparison 8.6, Month April 2025 / Domestic all stores year-on-year comparison 4.7
Scope of aggregation: Company-operated stores only (excluding franchised stores)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | May 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Company-operated stores only (excluding franchised stores) |
| Net sales for the month | ¥1,050,639 thousand |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 8.5 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 8.5 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 8.6 / Definition Stores that have been open for at least 12 months, including stores whose business format has changed. Stores that were not operating during a period due to renovation or other reasons are excluded from the relevant month and cumulative totals. |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | Existing stores 6.3 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | Existing stores 2.2 |
| Cumulative Sales from Start of Period | ¥4,788,460 thousand |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | 9 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name La Bohème / Year on year 16.5, Name Zest / Year on year 20.8, Name Monsoon Cafe / Year on year 5.4, Name Gonpachi / Year on year 0.6, Name Other / Year on year 11.5, Name Nasu Paradise Village / Year on year 32.5, Name U.S. consolidated subsidiary (USD) / Year on year 3.6 |
| Sales by category | Domestic all stores ¥1,050,639 thousand, Nasu Paradise Village ¥43,689 thousand, Consolidated US subsidiary 1,700,780 USD |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Domestic all stores 43 / Domestic same stores 42 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 1 / Store name Cafe La Bohème Shimokitazawa / Opening month October 2025 |
| Monthly Commentary | Domestic sales across all stores in May increased 8.5% year on year, while same-store sales increased 8.6%. For the same-store comparison, the previous-year sales of 2 stores that had since closed were excluded, and Nasu Paradise Village has been included under Other in domestic same-store sales since April. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Exclude the prior-year results of the 2 stores that have since closed from the same-store comparison, Nasu Paradise Village was included under Other in domestic same-store sales from April |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Month January 2025 / Domestic all stores year-on-year comparison 12, Month February 2025 / Domestic all stores year-on-year comparison 12.1, Month March 2025 / Domestic all stores year-on-year comparison 8.6, Month April 2025 / Domestic all stores year-on-year comparison 4.7 |
Items this document does not state (4)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company explained that the previous-year sales of ¥12.307 million from 2 stores that had since closed were excluded from the same-store sales comparison, and that Nasu Paradise Village had been included under "Other" in domestic same-store sales from April. No reason was given for the sales increase itself.