Strengthening Core, Basic and Private-Label Products

「As part of its initiatives under “②Measures against competing stores, revitalization of existing stores, and strengthening product capabilities and product development expertise,” the company continued to make products and assortments from the customer's perspective its basic policy. To meet customers' cost-consciousness and demand for convenience, it worked to expand ready-to-eat products, further pursue appropriate package sizes and prices, and strengthen promotions for high-quality Seven Premium products at attractive prices.」

「To meet customers' cost-consciousness and demand for convenience, the company expanded ready-to-eat products, further pursued appropriate package sizes and prices, and worked to expand sales of high-quality Seven Premium products at attractive prices, with sales revenue at 120% of the previous period. In response to soaring rice prices, it decided to handle government-stockpiled rice purchased under a negotiated contract and sold out before the sales deadline.」

「The company worked to expand its private-label products, Seven Premium, with SKU count at 106.0% of the previous year's level. Specific initiatives included further pursuing appropriate package sizes and prices to meet customers' cost-consciousness and demand for convenience, expanding sales of high-quality Seven Premium products at attractive prices, with sales value at 114.9% of the previous year's level, expanding the lineup of alternative products such as bread and noodles in response to soaring rice prices, and strengthening the production system for popular products such as the company's ohagi.」

「In addition to developing 11 products in collaboration with regional companies and others, the company increased the number of Seven Premium products handled by approximately 100 items when the Inada store opened, in conjunction with its initiative to strengthen cooperation with Seven & i Holdings, bringing the total to approximately 1,350 items.」

「To respond accurately to customers' cost-consciousness caused by higher prices and their increasingly diverse needs, the company has worked to review and expand its product lineup, including package sizes, and these efforts have helped increase customer traffic and curb the declining trend in the number of items sold caused by reduced discretionary purchasing.」

「As part of efforts to strengthen product capabilities, the company has worked to review and expand its product lineup, including package sizes, in order to respond accurately to customers' cost-consciousness caused by higher prices and their increasingly diverse needs, and these efforts are beginning to curb the decline in the number of items sold caused by reduced discretionary purchasing.」

「④Strengthening product capabilities, including promoting the development of core products」

「⑦Advancing a differentiation strategy through the development of core products」

「⑦Advancing a differentiation strategy through the development of core products」

「⑦Advancing a differentiation strategy through core product development」

「⑥Advancing a differentiation strategy by strengthening product capabilities, including the development of core products」

「⑥Advancing a differentiation strategy by strengthening product capabilities, including the development of core products」

「⑥Advancing a differentiation strategy by strengthening product capabilities, including the development of core products」

「Ongoing efforts to improve assortments, services and customer service to meet customer expectations.」

「Ongoing efforts to improve assortments, services and customer service to meet customer expectations.」

「Ongoing efforts to improve assortments, services and customer service to meet customer expectations.」

「For products, we are developing products and assortments from the customer's perspective, developing core products, enhancing basic products and introducing strategic products centered on private-label products.」

「Continuing to strengthen product and sales capabilities and renovate existing stores」

「In addition, the company is continuing to improve product quality, strengthen sales capabilities and remodel existing stores.」

「Continuing to strengthen product and sales capabilities and renovate existing stores」

「Increasing the sales mix of 7 Premium products」

「Increasing the sales mix of 7 Premium products」

「Increasing the sales mix of 7 Premium products」

「To secure gross profit in both amount and margin terms, we worked to address product losses and manage inventory, and to increase the sales mix of 7 Premium products.」

「To secure gross profit in both amount and margin terms, we are working to thoroughly address product losses and manage inventory, and to increase the sales mix of 7 Premium products.」

「As measures to strengthen sales capabilities, we are working to improve the freshness, quality and assortment of fresh foods, thoroughly prevent stockouts of processed foods, and strengthen the development of core products.」

「We are working to improve the freshness, quality and assortment of fresh foods, thoroughly prevent stockouts of processed foods, and strengthen the development of core products.」

「We are developing products and assortments from the customer's perspective, strengthening core products and enhancing basic products, while introducing strategic products centered on private-label products.」