Strong sales in core business formats, amusement, and online retail
First written in FY2018-Q2. 6 of 18 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022. Latest entry: 2026-05-29.
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- 2026-05-29AdvancedFinancial Results Presentation
「At variety stores, character products performed well in both the NB and PB categories, resulting in double-digit sales growth.」
The company reported double-digit sales growth for character products in both the NB and PB categories at variety stores. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the weaker yen increased the cost of sales, the stronger appeal of our products, as described above, resulted in strong performance across our proprietary products, as well as products for inbound visitors and e-commerce,」
Improved product appeal of our proprietary products and strong performance in products for inbound visitors and e-commerce contributed to higher company-wide sales and an improved gross profit margin. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to these growth strategies beginning to bear fruit, the expansion of inbound consumption drove sales for the fiscal year to ¥20,919,562 thousand, up 2.3% from the previous fiscal year and a record high.」
Strengthening product appeal, deepening relationships with priority sales outlets, promoting e-commerce and expanding inbound consumption drove sales to a record high. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Increased orders from priority sales outlets and the normalization of operations at major theme parks helped character-themed bags, pouches, accessories and other fashion accessories perform well, bringing sales to ¥2,514,631 thousand, up 28.1% from the previous fiscal year.」
Fashion accessories increased 28.1% year on year, supported by higher orders from priority sales outlets and the normalization of operations at major theme parks. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales for the six months ended 30 September remained strong across cosmetics and cosmetic accessories, as the main users of our products, younger consumers, had more opportunities to go out and strengthened sales efforts targeting priority sales outlets bore fruit.」
Strong sales of the core cosmetics and cosmetic accessories businesses continued, supported by the recovery in opportunities for younger consumers to go out and strengthened sales efforts targeting priority sales outlets. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As retail businesses and theme parks that are our customers normalized their operations, and as strengthened sales efforts targeting priority sales outlets, pursued strategically since the previous fiscal year, proved effective, sales rose sharply by 22.3% from the previous fiscal year to ¥17,280,493 thousand.」
Company-wide sales increased 22.3% as retail businesses and theme parks normalized their operations and sales efforts targeting priority outlets were strengthened. - FY2022-Q3Higher sales driven by the normalization of retail and theme park operations and strengthened sales efforts targeting priority business partnersAnnual report
「Revenue for the nine-month period increased sharply by 20.8% year on year to ¥12,526.486 million, reflecting increased opportunities for young women, the main users of the company’s products, to go out following the easing of movement restrictions, the normalization of operations at retail partners and theme parks, and the success of strengthened sales efforts targeting key business partners, which had been pursued strategically since the previous fiscal year.」
As retail businesses and theme parks normalized their operations and strengthened sales efforts targeting priority business partners proved effective, company-wide sales increased 20.8% year on year. - FY2022-Q2Recovery in consumer spending and higher sales as restrictions on movement easedAnnual report
「Sales for the six months ended 30 September increased 13.9% year on year to ¥8,083,772 thousand, reflecting the recovery in consumer spending following the lifting of the state of emergency,」
The recovery in consumer spending following the lifting of the state of emergency was cited as a factor behind the increase in sales, and some distribution channels, including the main sales channels, continued to recover. - FY2022-Q1Partial recovery in consumer spending following the easing of restrictions on movementAnnual report
「Following the easing of restrictions on movement after the lifting of the state of emergency and other measures at the end of September last year, some areas showed signs of recovery, although」
The lifting of the state of emergency and other measures, together with the easing of restrictions on movement, led to signs of recovery in some consumer spending and distribution channels. However, the outlook remains uncertain due to concerns about new variants. - FY2021-Q3Continued impact on sales channels from requests to close retail stores and theme parksAnnual report
「As working from home became more widespread, young women, the main users of our products, had fewer opportunities to go out, while difficult conditions continued, including requests for retail business partners and theme parks to suspend operations and reduced operating hours. As a result, sales were ¥10,434,684 thousand, down 4.0% year on year.」
Requests for retail businesses and theme parks to suspend operations, reduced operating hours and fewer opportunities for young women to go out continued to affect the existing sales channels. - FY2020-Q3Impact on sales channels and supply caused by store closures and disruptions to product procurementAnnual report
「The suspension of in-store operations by many business partners restricted our sales activities. In addition, the spread of COVID-19 in China, our main source of product supply, temporarily disrupted product procurement and had other effects.」
Business activities in the retail and sales channels previously described as performing well were restricted as business partners voluntarily suspended store operations. Product procurement from China also experienced a temporary disruption. - FY2020-Q2Impact on some business partners from a sharp decline in inbound demandAnnual report
「Inbound-related demand fell sharply at some business partners, while the spread of the epidemic in China, a major source of product supplies, also affected product procurement.」
While some existing sales channels continued to perform well, a sharp decline in inbound-related demand occurred at some business partners and also affected product procurement. - FY2019-Q3Declining sales due to strong performance in some sales channels and a review of contact lens distribution channelsAnnual report
「Sales for the nine months ended 31 December were ¥12,666,094 thousand, down 6.4% year on year, despite strong sales to 100-yen shops and variety stores, partly because of the impact of reviewing sales channels, mainly for the contact lens business.」
Sales to 100-yen shops and variety stores were strong, but overall sales declined 6.4%, partly due to the impact of reviewing sales channels, mainly for the contact lens business. - FY2019-Q2Strong sales in some core channels alongside declines in sales to discount stores and online retailersAnnual report
「Sales for the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥8,772.778 million, down 1.6% year on year, despite strong sales to ¥100 shops and variety stores, due in part to declines in sales to discount stores and online retailers.」
Sales to 100-yen shops and variety stores were strong, but sales to discount stores and through online retail declined, resulting in an overall 1.6% year-on-year decrease in sales. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Sales for the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥4,734.707 million, up 1.8% year on year, due in part to strong sales to ¥100 shops and variety stores.」
The company continues to attribute the quarterly increase in sales to strong sales to ¥100 shops and variety stores. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「This was due in part to strong sales to core channels such as drugstores and ¥100 shops, as well as to amusement-related businesses such as theme parks and to online retailers.」
The company continues to identify strong sales to core channels, amusement-related businesses and online retailers as factors behind the full-year increase in sales. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「This was due in part to strong sales to core channels such as drugstores and ¥100 shops, as well as to amusement-related businesses such as theme parks and to online retailers.」
The company continues to attribute the increase in sales to strong sales to drugstores, ¥100 shops, amusement-related businesses such as theme parks, and online retailers. - FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report
「This was due in part to strong sales to core channels such as drugstores, discount stores and ¥100 shops, as well as to amusement-related businesses such as theme parks and to online retailers.」
The company newly identifies strong sales to drugstores, discount stores, ¥100 shops, amusement-related businesses such as theme parks, and online retailers as factors behind the increase in sales.