Weak towel sales at a group company

「Living towels at large mass retailers performed well. In the TV shopping business, the recovery in airtime produced positive results, bringing sales to 103.6% of the prior-year level.」

「Living towels at large mass retailers performed well. In the TV shopping business, the recovery in airtime produced positive results, bringing sales to 105.4% of the prior-year level.」

「Towel and miscellaneous goods sales fell to 93.8% of the prior-year level. Wrap towels for pool-related products and e-commerce-related towels performed at approximately the prior-year level, but sales were affected by the reduction in airtime for living towels handled by the TV shopping business to improve efficiency.」

「Towel and miscellaneous goods sales reached 88.0% of the prior-year level, as wrap towels for pool-related products fell below the prior-year level in the first half and towels in the TV shopping business, which had continued to grow for several years, performed worse than expected as consumers increasingly resumed going out.」

「In the first half, pool-related wrap towels underperformed the previous year. In addition, as consumers became more inclined to go out, towels in the TV shopping business, which had continued to grow for several years, produced a result that was more difficult than expected, and sales were 82.0% of the previous year.」

「Towel and miscellaneous goods sales fell to 74.8% of the prior-year level as sales of towel-related products in the TV shopping business, which had continued to grow for several years, slowed sharply as consumers increasingly resumed going out, while sales of wrap towels for pool-related products, which had grown substantially in the previous year, fell below the prior-year level.」

「For towels and miscellaneous goods, sales of towels, which had previously performed well through television shopping, began to slow as people increasingly resumed going out. Sales of wrap towels, a pool-related product that had grown significantly last year, also fell below the previous year's level. In miscellaneous goods, the renewed original PLAYERS bag performed well, but other miscellaneous goods struggled due to poor weather and other factors. As a result, sales were 80.3% of the previous year's level.」

「Demand for wrap towels following the resumption of swimming lessons at schools and elsewhere was a major sales driver. In addition, e-commerce and TV shopping sales remained solid, events held proactively in department stores featuring merchandise based on Hawaiian quilt patterns proved effective, and sales at the department-store miscellaneous-goods sections independently operated by the Company as the lead operator also remained solid, bringing sales to 131.3% of the prior-year level.」

「Towel and sundries sales were 142.1% of the previous year, driven by steady sales at GMS stores, through the e-commerce business and TV shopping, the success of events at department stores featuring Hawaiian quilt-pattern products, and sales at department-store sundries sections operated independently by the company as coordinator.」

「Demand for wrap towels recovered following the resumption of swimming lessons at elementary and junior high schools, driving sales. In addition, sales at GMS stores and through the e-commerce business remained solid, while proactive department-store events centered on towel products featuring Hawaiian quilt patterns and strong performance in TV shopping also contributed, bringing sales to 151.9% of the prior-year level.」

「Demand for wrap towels following the resumption of swimming lessons at elementary and junior high schools was a major sales driver. In addition, sales at GMS stores and through the e-commerce business, as well as sales at the six department-store miscellaneous-goods sections independently operated by the Company as the lead operator, remained solid, bringing sales to 149.3% of the prior-year level.」

「Towel and miscellaneous goods sales grew in the first half, driven mainly by TV shopping and e-commerce, but weak performance at company-operated stores, significantly affected by declining customer traffic and the clearance of bag inventory, brought sales to 95.3% of the prior-year level.」

「For towels and miscellaneous goods, sales from stay-at-home demand grew in the first half, mainly through the television shopping and e-commerce businesses. However, weak sales at directly operated stores due to fewer customer visits and other factors had a significant impact, resulting in sales of 91.1% of the previous year.」

「For towels and miscellaneous goods, the company was able to generate sales from stay-at-home demand, mainly through its television shopping and e-commerce businesses, in the first half. However, weak sales at directly operated stores due to fewer customer visits and other factors had a significant impact, resulting in sales of 90.8% of the previous year.」

「Towel and sundries sales were 101.6% of the previous year, as sales were developed by capturing stay-at-home demand, mainly through TV shopping and the e-commerce business.」

「Although stay-at-home demand expanded and sales through television shopping and the e-commerce business progressed steadily for towels and miscellaneous goods, sales of miscellaneous goods at directly operated stores declined as infections resurged. As a result, sales were 68.4% of the previous year's level, a challenging result.」

「Sales through TV shopping and the e-commerce business performed steadily, but declining sundries sales at company-operated stores due to the resurgence of infections brought towel and sundries sales to 70.2% of the previous year.」

「Sales through TV shopping and e-commerce performed steadily, but lower demand for pool-related products reduced towel sales, and the voluntary suspension of operations at company-operated stores significantly reduced sundries sales, bringing towel and sundries sales to 72.5% of the previous year.」

「Sales through TV shopping and e-commerce performed steadily, but towel sales declined due to lower demand for pool-related products, while sundries sales declined significantly because company-operated stores voluntarily suspended operations, bringing towel and sundries sales to 60.6% of the previous year.」

「For towels and miscellaneous goods, television shopping and e-commerce sales performed steadily, but sales were 98.4% of the previous year due to the impact of weak sales in the towel business.」

「Towel and sundries sales for the period were 100.4% of the previous year, as company-operated stores maintained sales at the previous year's level and sales through TV shopping and e-commerce performed steadily.」

「Towel and sundries sales were 118.0% of the previous year, as OEM sales continued to perform well from the first quarter.」

「Towel and sundries sales were 114.5% of the previous year, as OEM sales continued to perform well despite weak towel sales through TV shopping.」

「For towels and miscellaneous goods, towels sold through television shopping struggled, but sales were 99.9% of the previous year as sales of miscellaneous goods performed well.」

「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year. There have also been no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

「The poor performance of towel sales at a group company resulted in 96.4% of the previous year's level.」