Strengthening Store Operations to Support New Openings
First written in FY2019. 11 of 16 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024-Q3. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
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- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「By advancing the development of our restaurant-opening, operating and staffing structures during the first half, we have recently strengthened our earnings base. During this fiscal year, we plan to open more than 10 restaurants across 3 formats: Steak no Asakuma, Curry no Asakuma and Gensen Motsu Sakaba Ebisu-san, aiming to expand our growth drivers through multiple formats.」
The company is developing the operating structure needed to support plans to open more than 10 restaurants across 3 formats by strengthening its restaurant-opening, operating and staffing systems. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, we established a specialist department to search for better properties from a specialized perspective and will actively pursue future restaurant openings.」
The company established a specialist department for new restaurant openings and specialized its property search function. Together with a plan to open 13 new restaurants, it has given concrete form to its restaurant-opening structure. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「On 30 June 2025, we opened Steak no Asakuma Kuwana restaurant in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture. At approximately 70 tsubo, it is the fourth-smallest of Steak no Asakuma's 63 restaurants, but it has received strong customer support, ranking first among all restaurants in sales per tsubo.」
The company opened the Kuwana restaurant, which achieved the highest sales per tsubo among all restaurants despite its small size of approximately 70 tsubo. Alongside the new opening, it is pursuing a plan to open 10 restaurants during the current fiscal year. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「New restaurant openings planned: 11 restaurants; timing: undecided; restaurant equipment and other items: 287,000; funding: internal funds; from February 2025 onward; through January 2026」
For new restaurant openings, the company has presented a specific capital investment plan to invest ¥287,000 thousand of internal funds and open 11 restaurants from February 2025 through January 2026. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「On 14 February, we opened Steak no Asakuma Kasugai restaurant in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture. Approximately 3 months after opening, its April sales ranked first among 63 company-operated restaurants」
The newly opened Kasugai restaurant achieved the highest monthly sales among 63 company-operated restaurants approximately 3 months after opening. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「On 10 November 2023, we opened a restaurant in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, our first opening there in 3 fiscal years. It was the first opening in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, in 25 years. In February 2024, we opened a restaurant in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture,」
Following the Seki restaurant, the company opened the Kasugai restaurant, returning to areas where it had not opened a restaurant for an extended period. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding restaurant openings, on 10 November 2023 we opened a restaurant in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, the first opening in 3 fiscal years and a reopening in the city after 25 years. The restaurant occupies 147 tsubo and has 128 seats, including semi-private rooms and tatami seating, making it suitable for a range of uses from business meals to banquets. It offers the current initiative of a 45-item salad bar and a 5-item hot bar. More customers visited than expected after opening, and its monthly sales ranked second among all 62 restaurants. We plan to continue opening restaurants, with a location in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture scheduled to open in February 2024.」
After disclosing plans for 4 new restaurant openings, the company opened a restaurant in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, in November 2023 and indicated plans to open one in Kasugai in February 2024. Its opening results and next opening plan have taken concrete form. - FY2023Specific plan to open 4 new stores disclosedAnnual report
「New restaurant openings planned: 4 restaurants; timing: undecided; restaurant equipment and other items: 160,000; funding: internal funds; from July 2023 onward; through March 2024」
Although there were no new restaurant openings during the consolidated fiscal year, the company specifically disclosed plans to open 4 restaurants using internal funds from July 2023 through March 2024. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Our group will continue to pursue new restaurant openings actively, but amid difficulty forecasting the outlook, we will decide on openings based on management judgments made on a case-by-case basis.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of maintaining an active stance toward new restaurant openings while making individual management decisions in an uncertain outlook. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Our group will continue to pursue new restaurant openings actively, but amid difficulty forecasting the outlook, we will decide on openings based on management judgments made on a case-by-case basis.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of maintaining an active stance toward new restaurant openings while making individual management decisions in an uncertain outlook. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Our group will continue to pursue new restaurant openings actively, but amid difficulty forecasting the outlook, we will decide on openings based on management judgments made on a case-by-case basis.」
The company states that it will maintain its policy of continuing new restaurant openings while making individual management decisions in an uncertain outlook. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「To facilitate new openings, we will strengthen the rapid collection of property information, thorough operational guidance and on-site training before and after opening, and the development of internal instructors within the Group.」
The company identifies property sourcing, pre- and post-opening guidance and training, and the development of instructors as the means of strengthening its opening capabilities.