Sales for this month
May 2026In home-visit purchasing, both purchase value and the number of home visits exceeded the prior-year levels, with the number of home visits reaching a record high for a single month. Purchase value in store purchasing also exceeded the prior-year level.
Steady acquisition of inquiries, Higher repeat-visit rate, High level of gross profit per visit, Effect of various branding advertisements, Strategic repeat-customer acquisition, Increase in appraisals resulting from strengthened marketing, Increase in the number of stores
Ahead of the summer off-season, the Company will implement strategic visit carryover initiatives.
The June 2026 monthly results are scheduled to be released on 17 July 2026.
Scope of aggregation: Selected subsidiaries and business formats
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | May 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Selected subsidiaries and business formats |
| Year-on-year change by category | Breakdown Home-visit purchasing segment: purchase value / Year on year 136, Breakdown Home-visit purchasing segment: number of home visits / Year on year 116, Breakdown Store purchasing segment: purchase value / Year on year 131 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator Home-visit purchasing segment purchase value / Value ¥2,096 million / Year on year ¥136 million, Indicator Number of home visits / Value 47,068 Engagements / Year on year 116 Engagements, Indicator Store purchasing segment purchase value / Value ¥3,333 million / Year on year ¥131 million, Indicator Number of company-operated stores / Value 240 Location / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator Franchise store count / Value 297 Location / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator Total number of Group stores / Value 537 Location / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Company-operated stores 240 / Franchise Branches 297 / Group total 537 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 8 / Breakdown 1 company-operated store and 7 franchise stores. The new company-operated stores are タイムレス (Takamatsu Mitsukoshi store and Iwataya Main Store). |
| Monthly Commentary | In home-visit purchasing, both purchase value and the number of home visits exceeded the prior-year levels, with the number of home visits reaching a record high for a single month. Purchase value in store purchasing also exceeded the prior-year level. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Steady acquisition of inquiries, Higher repeat-visit rate, High level of gross profit per visit, Effect of various branding advertisements, Strategic repeat-customer acquisition, Increase in appraisals resulting from strengthened marketing, Increase in the number of stores |
| Measures from the following month onward | Ahead of the summer off-season, the Company will implement strategic visit carryover initiatives. |
| Next Scheduled Disclosure | The June 2026 monthly results are scheduled to be released on 17 July 2026. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In home-visit purchasing, the steady acquisition of inquiries, the increase in visits resulting from a higher repeat-visit rate, and the high level of gross profit per visit contributed to the increase in purchase value. In store purchasing, strategic repeat-customer acquisition, an increase in appraisals resulting from strengthened marketing, and an increase in the number of stores contributed to the increase in purchase value.