Product planning, development capabilities and quality enhancement

「In ZETT Baseball's baseball and softball equipment business, apparel, centered on uniforms, performed well, while hard metal bats continued to receive high praise. The proportion of the company's products used at national tournaments and other events remained high.」

「野球・ソフトボール用品の「ゼットベースボール」においては、ホワイトスパイクが引き続き高評価を得ており、オーダーグラブはプロスタッフの活躍などにより好調に推移いたしました。」

「In “ZETT Baseball” baseball and softball equipment, uniforms and white spikes continued to receive high praise, while custom gloves performed well, helped by the success of professional players using them.」

「In ZETT Baseball’s baseball and softball equipment business, hardball metal bats compliant with the new standards continued to receive favorable reviews, and the usage rate of the company’s products at national tournaments and other events increased. White spikes for junior and senior high school students, renewed in July, also received favorable reviews. In Converse basketball equipment, Rakuruna, a femtech product, and referee apparel continued to perform strongly.」

「Within the Manufacturing Division’s ZETT Baseball baseball and softball equipment business, the company’s hardball metal bats compliant with the new high-school baseball standards received high evaluations and support from users, resulting in a substantial increase in their usage rate at tournaments and other events. In Converse basketball equipment and other products, the newly launched femtech product Rakuruna and referee apparel performed strongly.」

「Within ZETT Baseball’s baseball and softball equipment business, custom gloves and high-performance rubber-ball bats continued to receive favorable reviews. Hardball metal bats whose standards were revised in 2024 also received high evaluations from users, resulting in a substantial increase in the usage rate of the company’s hardball metal bats at the National High School Baseball Tournament. As a result, sales were ¥122 million, down 9.9% year on year.」

「Within the Manufacturing Division, ZETT Baseball continued to perform steadily, driven mainly by higher-priced products such as junior equipment and custom gloves, supported by the recent increase in the popularity of baseball. In addition, hardball metal bats subject to standards changes in 2024 received high evaluations, leading to stronger inquiries.」

「In “ZETT Baseball” baseball and softball equipment, custom gloves and high-performance rubber-ball bats continue to receive high praise, while hardball metal bats, for which standards will change in 2024, have also received high praise.」

「Within ZETT Baseball’s baseball and softball equipment business, custom gloves and high-performance rubber-ball bats continued to receive favorable reviews. Hardball metal bats subject to standards changes in 2024 also received high evaluations from test users.」

「Custom gloves and high-performance rubber-ball bats in “ZETT Baseball” baseball and softball equipment continue to receive high praise.」

「ZETT Baseball’s baseball and softball equipment business performed well, as high-performance rubber-ball bats received favorable reviews and custom gloves continued to perform steadily. Although Converse basketball equipment strengthened sales promotion by renovating its website and increased the number of adopting teams, it struggled due to intensifying competition with rivals.」

「Within the ZETT Baseball baseball and softball equipment business, custom gloves continued to perform steadily, with the business also benefiting from sales opportunities deferred by delivery delays in the previous fiscal year. Converse basketball equipment struggled due to intensifying competition with rivals. As a result, sales were ¥197 million, up 9.5% year on year.」

「Within the ZETT Baseball baseball and softball equipment business, custom gloves continued to perform steadily, with the business also benefiting from sales opportunities deferred by delivery delays in the previous fiscal year. Converse basketball equipment, however, struggled as delivery delays from overseas partner factories continued. As a result, sales were ¥126 million, down 1.6% year on year.」

「Custom gloves in baseball and softball equipment continued to perform steadily, and the business also performed steadily partly because spikes delayed from the previous fiscal year arrived during the current year. Converse basketball equipment struggled due to delivery delays at overseas partner factories. The Manufacturing Division faced a difficult operating environment, also affected by increases in manufacturing costs, selling expenses and general and administrative expenses. As a result, sales were ¥73 million, up 1.2% year on year.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to further improve the accuracy of product planning, production planning and sales strategies, while raising product awareness, reducing inventory losses and reducing lost sales opportunities. In baseball and softball equipment, Prostatus gloves continued to perform strongly, and the hardball baseball helmet received the 2021 Good Design Award as part of product planning, contributing to the enhancement of the ZETT brand.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to further improve the accuracy of product planning, production planning and sales strategies, while raising product awareness, reducing inventory losses and minimizing missed sales opportunities. In particular, a hardball baseball helmet received the 2021 Good Design Award for product planning, contributing to enhancement of the ZETT brand.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to further improve the accuracy of its product and sales strategies and build a more profitable corporate structure. In baseball and softball equipment, custom gloves continued to perform strongly. Catcher’s equipment was used by 24 of the 49 schools at the National High School Baseball Championship, and the increase in schools adopting white spikes also contributed to favorable evaluations.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to build a highly profitable corporate structure and enhance corporate value. Sales increased as a rebound from the previous fiscal year, when the business struggled overall due to school closures, restrictions on club activities and the cancellation of various sporting events. Baseball and softball equipment had almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels, while Converse basketball equipment remained in a difficult situation and had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. As a result, sales were ¥72 million, up 30.4% year on year.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to build a highly profitable corporate structure and enhance corporate value, but struggled overall due to the same factors affecting the wholesale Athletics business. Within this environment, baseball custom gloves continued to receive favorable reviews and perform steadily. As a result, sales were ¥213 million, down 24.2% from the previous fiscal year.」

「The company worked to enhance the ZETT brand by using social media and other channels to share the production processes for gloves and wooden bats and deliver messages directly to users.」

「Baseball and softball equipment and Converse basketball equipment both struggled overall, although some sporting events and club activities were gradually resuming, because the impact of restrictions on going out and other measures during the first quarter accounting period was substantial. Within this environment, the white-colored spikes used at the 2020 Koshien High School Baseball Exchange Game held in August as part of measures to prevent heatstroke received favorable reviews. As a result, sales were ¥100 million, down 40.1% year on year.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to build a highly profitable corporate structure and enhance corporate value. Baseball and softball equipment and Converse basketball equipment both struggled overall due to school closures, restrictions on club activities and the cancellation of various sporting events. As a result, sales were ¥55 million, down 38.4% year on year.」

「In baseball and softball equipment, custom gloves continued to perform steadily. Catcher’s equipment and sublimation-printed uniforms also received favorable reviews, but overall performance was weak due in part to delays in receiving products manufactured overseas amid the spread of COVID-19.」

「In baseball and softball equipment, custom gloves continued to perform steadily compared with the previous fiscal year. Helmets, FRP bats and sublimation-printed uniforms also received favorable reviews, and development efforts are continuing.」

「Catcher’s equipment, helmets and socks also received favorable reviews, and development efforts are continuing. In Converse basketball equipment, team-order products and others received favorable reviews following the introduction of a new marking system, but overall performance remained weak.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to build a highly profitable corporate structure and enhance corporate value. Custom gloves continued to perform steadily in baseball and softball equipment, as they had in the previous fiscal year. The company also renewed its 3D simulation, expanded the range of variations and enhanced the realistic simulation screens.」

「The Manufacturing Division focused on profitability and worked to strengthen its merchandising capabilities, product planning and development capabilities, and quality. In baseball and softball equipment, the Black Cannon series of high-performance rubber-ball bats and Prostatus custom gloves continued to receive favorable reviews and perform steadily.」

「The Manufacturing Division focused on profitability and worked to strengthen merchandising capabilities, product planning and development capabilities, as well as improve quality. In baseball and softball equipment, products produced under Beams design direction attracted attention, while the general-use rubber-ball FRP bat “Black Cannon Z II” and custom gloves continued to receive high praise and perform steadily.」

「The Manufacturing Division focused on profitability and worked to strengthen merchandising capabilities, product planning and development capabilities, as well as improve quality. In baseball and softball equipment, the general-use rubber-ball FRP bat “Black Cannon Z II” and custom gloves continued to receive high praise, while the hardball protective equipment “Prostatus” gained recognition and performed steadily. Cost improvements also progressed smoothly.」

「The Manufacturing Division focused on profitability and worked to strengthen its merchandising capabilities, product planning and development capabilities, and quality. Baseball and softball equipment, including the Black Cannon Z II general-use rubber-ball FRP bat and custom gloves, as well as products such as helmets and spikes, continued to perform steadily, while cost improvements also progressed smoothly.」

「The Manufacturing Division focused on profitability and worked to strengthen its merchandising capabilities, product planning and development capabilities, and quality. In baseball and softball equipment, it held ZETT Pro Staff Meetings focused on spikes and catcher’s equipment as part of product development. Products including the Prostatus hardball catcher’s protector, designed with a focus on stopping performance, and the Black Cannon Z II and Battle Twin general-use rubber-ball FRP bats, as well as gloves and spikes, continued to perform steadily.」

「The Manufacturing Division focused on profitability and worked to strengthen its merchandising capabilities, product planning and development capabilities, and quality. In baseball and softball equipment, it held ZETT Pro Staff Meetings focused on spikes and catcher’s equipment, respectively, as part of efforts to strengthen product development. Products such as gloves and spikes continued to receive favorable reviews and performed steadily.」

「The Manufacturing Division focused on profitability and worked to strengthen its merchandising capabilities, product planning and development capabilities, and quality. In baseball and softball equipment, sublimation-printed uniforms and products such as gloves and spikes received favorable reviews, while cost improvements also contributed to steady performance.」

「The Manufacturing Division focused on profitability and worked to strengthen its merchandising capabilities, product planning and development capabilities, and quality. Orders received at exhibitions for baseball and softball equipment remained steady and were well received, while cost improvements also progressed smoothly.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to reduce costs, strengthen product planning and development capabilities, and improve quality. In baseball and softball equipment, it offered limited quantities of Prostatus Premium Series hardball gloves and mitts, developed by combining the convictions and skills of its craftsmen to pursue the ultimate ball-catching feel, as part of the 20th anniversary of the Prostatus brand. It also began selling the Neo Status women’s hardball glove series, the “strongest model in the series’ history” for players seeking to become specialists, and the Ground Mate series for children in the lower grades of elementary school, working to expand its customer base.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to reduce costs, strengthen product planning and development capabilities, and improve quality. In baseball and softball equipment, it worked to expand its customer base by developing the Neo Status women’s hardball glove series, the “strongest model in the series’ history” for players seeking to become specialists, and the Ground Mate series for children in the lower grades of elementary school. In Converse basketball apparel, it entered into an official uniform supply agreement with SeaHorses Mikawa, a team in the new professional basketball B.League, and worked to raise brand awareness. It also introduced Quick Socks, designed to enable rapid changes of direction as a third type of functional sock, and received favorable reviews.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to reduce the cost ratio, strengthen product planning and development capabilities, and improve quality. Despite the continuing contraction of the baseball and softball equipment market, it announced limited-edition hardball gloves and mitts from Prostatus, positioned as a top-of-the-line brand marking its 20th anniversary since launch in 2017, at the spring/summer product exhibition. The products received favorable reviews.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to reduce the cost ratio, strengthen product planning and development capabilities, and improve quality. Despite the continuing contraction of the baseball and softball equipment market, the Prostatus brand, positioned as the enduring top-of-the-line brand for players seeking to reach the pinnacle of their sport, marked its 20th anniversary since launch in 2017. At the spring/summer product exhibition, the company attracted attention by opening a 20th-anniversary museum stage and displaying hardball gloves from successive generations. In particular, it introduced a premium series of hardball gloves, which received favorable reviews.」

「The Manufacturing Division worked to reduce costs, strengthen product planning and development capabilities, and improve quality.」