Developing Business Models in Non-Sports Fields
First written in FY2016. 9 of 18 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 2 of 23 companies on the "Worse" side.
21 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, sales of football, golf, sport-style shoes developed using sports-equipment expertise, and the work business performed well. Overseas, sales of football, golf and sport-style shoes also increased.」
In addition to the work business, sport-style shoes developed using sports-equipment expertise grew in both Japan and overseas. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, sales of competitive sports products such as football and volleyball, as well as non-sports work products and sport-style shoes, performed well. In the work business, shoes and apparel incorporating functions developed through sports-equipment development were well received, and sales to both individual and corporate customers expanded.」
In the non-sports work business, shoes and apparel incorporating sports-equipment technologies were well received, driving expanded sales to both individual and corporate customers. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, sales of competitive sports products such as baseball, soccer and volleyball performed well, and the non-sports work business also performed well.」
The Group reiterated that the non-sports work business performed well. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, the Group will continue to contribute to the development of competitive sports, including baseball and soccer, as well as health-oriented sports such as running, walking and swimming, while working to expand these businesses.」
The Group reaffirmed its policy of expanding its businesses in competitive sports and health-oriented sports, including running, walking and swimming. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the non-sports work business also performed well.」
The Group reiterated that the non-sports work business performed well. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「Rather than relying on a single pillar, we have built multiple business pillars, cultivating the capabilities to develop functions and materials and the technical expertise to achieve high-quality manufacturing.」
The Group has explicitly broadened its business platform, including non-sports fields, across multiple strategic domains such as lifestyle, health, work, facility-operation services, B2B and innovation creation. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the work business, which offers mouse covers and corporate uniforms in response to demand for COVID-19 countermeasures and operates an owned e-commerce channel benefiting from increased stay-at-home consumption, performed well.」
The work business performed well throughout the fiscal year, expanding into mouse covers, corporate uniforms and owned e-commerce. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, the work business, which offers mouse covers and corporate uniforms in response to demand for COVID-19 countermeasures, performed well.」
The non-sports work business continued to perform well, including its expansion into mouse covers and corporate uniforms. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, the expanding work business remained strong, while sales of sports products such as baseball, golf and soccer declined sharply because of lower personal consumption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of sporting events and competitions.」
The Group reiterated that the non-sports work business remained strong. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The work business, which has been a focus of a newly established specialized department since this fiscal year, also remained strong.」
The Group reiterated its policy of establishing a specialized department for the non-sports work business and maintaining its strong performance. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The work business, which has been a focus of a newly established specialized department since this fiscal year, also remained strong.」
The Group reiterated that it established a specialized department for the non-sports work business this fiscal year and that the business remained strong. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The work business, which has been a focus of a newly established specialized department since this fiscal year, also remained strong.」
The Group established a specialized department for the non-sports work business this fiscal year and focused on the business, which remained strong. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「In addition to the life and health business and the work business described above, we will accelerate investment in new business fields such as the carbon business and sports-facility services, or “things business,” to build a new growth strategy.」
In addition to existing new-business fields, the Group specifically identified life and health, work, carbon and sports-facility services (“things business”), and announced accelerated investment in these new fields. - FY2017RaisedAnnual report
「We intend to undertake a bold review of how we identify opportunities and accelerate investment in new business fields and allocate management resources, and to build a growth strategy unconstrained by the past.」
In addition to exploring new business fields, the Group announced accelerated investment and a bold review of resource allocation as a more ambitious growth strategy than before. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group identified “restoring profitability in the Americas,” “efforts to reduce costs,” and “building business models in new business fields” as its most important priorities and worked to enhance corporate value.」
Building business models in new business fields was reiterated as a top priority. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group identified “restoring profitability in the Americas,” “efforts to reduce costs,” and “building business models in new business fields” as its most important priorities and worked to enhance corporate value.」
Building business models in new business fields was reiterated as a top priority. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group identified “restoring profitability in the Americas,” “efforts to reduce costs,” and “developing business models in new business areas” as its highest-priority issues and managed its businesses accordingly.」
Building business models in new business fields was reiterated as a top priority. Sales of non-sports products such as school supplies and work shoes performed well in Japan. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Group intends to expand into new fields by leveraging the technologies accumulated through sports-goods production, including the manufacture and supply of materials for hydrogen-storage tanks used in fuel-cell vehicles. We aim to identify demand in industrial fields and develop business models in new areas that can contribute to growth through product development and stable supply.」
The Group has also described a policy of applying sports-related technologies to the life-innovation and industrial-materials fields.