Sales for this month
May 2026Fiscal year ending January 2027There were 2 more operating days that fell on holidays than in May of the prior year, and the month saw many hot and summer-like days. The company launched new products and new alcoholic drinks and implemented initiatives using characters. Total-store sales in May were 115.3% of the prior-year level, while existing-store sales were 112.2%.
There were 2 more operating days that fell on holidays than in the same month of the prior year, There were many hot and summer-like days nationwide, The company launched “Gyoza Shop Chibi Shumai”, The company sold alcoholic drinks made with “Guilty Carbonated NOPE”, The company appointed “Gyoza-san” as its official ambassador
The company will implement initiatives directly addressing its management challenges, work to raise awareness of the “Juicy Gyoza no Dandadan” brand, and strive to create stores that remain loved by their communities for many years.
Scope of aggregation: Company-operated stores
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | May 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending January 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Company-operated stores |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | All Stores 115.3 / Existing stores 112.2 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 115.3 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 112.2 / Definition Stores that have been open for at least 18 months, excluding the month in which they newly opened. Stores that were not operating for a period due to renovation or other reasons are excluded only for the relevant month. Stores whose operating entity changed are included once 12 months or more have elapsed, excluding the month of the change. |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores 111.1 / Existing stores 107.8 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | All Stores 103.8 / Existing stores 104 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name All-store customer traffic, year-on-year change / Value 111.1 % / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name All-store average spend per customer, year-on-year change / Value 103.8 % / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name Same-store customer traffic, year-on-year change / Value 107.8 % / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name Same-store average spend per customer, year-on-year change / Value 104 % / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Company-operated 97 / FC 32 / Total 129 |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 2 / Location Takadanobaba (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (Nishinomiya, Hyogo) |
| Monthly Commentary | There were 2 more operating days that fell on holidays than in May of the prior year, and the month saw many hot and summer-like days. The company launched new products and new alcoholic drinks and implemented initiatives using characters. Total-store sales in May were 115.3% of the prior-year level, while existing-store sales were 112.2%. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | There were 2 more operating days that fell on holidays than in the same month of the prior year, There were many hot and summer-like days nationwide, The company launched “Gyoza Shop Chibi Shumai”, The company sold alcoholic drinks made with “Guilty Carbonated NOPE”, The company appointed “Gyoza-san” as its official ambassador |
| Measures from the following month onward | The company will implement initiatives directly addressing its management challenges, work to raise awareness of the “Juicy Gyoza no Dandadan” brand, and strive to create stores that remain loved by their communities for many years. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company cited 2 more operating days that fell on holidays than in the same month of the prior year, a high number of hot days and summer-like days nationwide, sales of alcoholic drinks made with the new products “Gyoza Shop Chibi Shumai” and “Guilty Carbonated NOPE,” and initiatives to raise awareness using characters.