Sales for this month
August 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027Total existing-store sales were 96.3% of the prior-year level, while total-store sales were 96.4%. Unsettled weather and the suspension of promotional activities following the Kumamoto earthquake caused customer numbers to fall significantly, mainly in E-commerce. Sales recovered from the latter part of the month onward, led by late-summer/early-autumn items and seasonless items.
Unsettled weather, Nationwide suspension of promotional activities, including online promotions, following the Kumamoto earthquake at the end of July, Significant decline in customer numbers, mainly in E-commerce, Recovery from the latter part of the month onward, driven by late-summer/early-autumn items and seasonless items
In principle, announced by the fifth business day of each month
Month March 2025 / Existing stores total 100 / Total for all stores 123.1, Month April 2025 / Existing stores total 97.3 / Total for all stores 119.8, Month May 2025 / Existing stores total 102.8 / Total for all stores 129.4, Month June 2025 / Existing stores total 95.2 / Total for all stores 120.1, Month July 2025 / Existing stores total 98.7 / Total for all stores 130.4, Month August 2025 / Existing stores total 104.5 / Total for all stores 148.2
Scope of aggregation: Total store and e-commerce sales of 10 consolidated subsidiaries
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | August 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Total store and e-commerce sales of 10 consolidated subsidiaries |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | Existing stores 96.3 / All Stores 96.4 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 96.4 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 96.3 / Definition Stores for which at least 12 full months have elapsed since opening or becoming consolidated |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | Existing stores 100.2 / All Stores 101 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Breakdown Store sales, existing stores / Year on year 98.4, Breakdown Store sales, all stores / Year on year 98.1, Breakdown E-commerce sales, existing stores / Year on year 91.5, Breakdown E-commerce sales, all stores / Year on year 91.9 |
| Monthly Commentary | Total existing-store sales were 96.3% of the prior-year level, while total-store sales were 96.4%. Unsettled weather and the suspension of promotional activities following the Kumamoto earthquake caused customer numbers to fall significantly, mainly in E-commerce. Sales recovered from the latter part of the month onward, led by late-summer/early-autumn items and seasonless items. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Unsettled weather, Nationwide suspension of promotional activities, including online promotions, following the Kumamoto earthquake at the end of July, Significant decline in customer numbers, mainly in E-commerce, Recovery from the latter part of the month onward, driven by late-summer/early-autumn items and seasonless items |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Month March 2025 / Existing stores total 100 / Total for all stores 123.1, Month April 2025 / Existing stores total 97.3 / Total for all stores 119.8, Month May 2025 / Existing stores total 102.8 / Total for all stores 129.4, Month June 2025 / Existing stores total 95.2 / Total for all stores 120.1, Month July 2025 / Existing stores total 98.7 / Total for all stores 130.4, Month August 2025 / Existing stores total 104.5 / Total for all stores 148.2 |
| Next Scheduled Disclosure | In principle, announced by the fifth business day of each month |
Items this document does not state (10)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In addition to unsettled weather, the Company refrained from promotional activities nationwide, including online promotions, following the Kumamoto earthquake at the end of July. As a result, customer numbers fell significantly, mainly in E-commerce. From the latter part of the month onward, sales recovered, led by late-summer/early-autumn items and seasonless items.