Damage to products and stores caused by weather and natural disasters

「衣料品に対する買い控え傾向がみられたことに加え、天候不順等の影響も重なり客数が減少したことで、半袖ドレスシャツやカットソー等の盛夏商品が低調に推移いたしました。」

「At the same time, consumer sentiment remained subdued as higher prices increased living costs, and consumers showed a tendency to defer clothing purchases. Combined with the effects of unseasonable weather and other factors, the resulting decline in customer traffic led midsummer products such as short-sleeved dress shirts and cut-and-sew items to perform poorly.」

「The challenging business environment continued, with sales of fall and winter products sluggish due to the effects of record late-summer heat and the warm winter, among other factors.」

「Sales of fall and winter products struggled due to record-high late-summer temperatures and an unusually warm winter」

「The business environment remained challenging, as continued record-high temperatures caused sluggish demand for new fall products, among other factors.」

「The business environment remained challenging, as record-high temperatures continued from October onward and demand for fall products remained sluggish, among other factors.」

「In addition to prolonged inflation in Japan and overseas, average temperatures remained high nationwide after the record late-summer heat in September, so demand for fall and winter products did not increase and the business environment remained challenging.」

「However, although the company launched new autumn/winter products early and developed fresh-looking sales floors, autumn merchandise sold poorly in September and October due to unexpectedly prolonged hot weather. Demand for cold-weather products increased in November, but same-store sales for the cumulative third quarter declined 2.8% year on year.」

「There were many unusually warm days in November, causing cold-weather apparel to struggle. Same-store sales for the first three cumulative quarters increased 5.7% year on year.」

「Sales recovered only gradually due in part to weak sales of short-sleeved products caused by falling temperatures from mid-May onward. Same-store sales for the first quarter increased 14.7% year on year.」

「However, in addition to the impact of self-restraint from going out following the resurgence of COVID-19 infections, unseasonably high temperatures caused autumn merchandise and cold-weather clothing to struggle, resulting in a 30.7% year-on-year decline in same-store sales for the cumulative third quarter.」

「However, in addition to self-restraint from going out, store closures and shortened operating hours, unseasonable weather, including a delayed end to the rainy season and torrential rain, also affected results, resulting in a substantial 37.2% year-on-year decline in same-store sales for the cumulative second quarter.」

「However, in addition to changes in the consumption environment, abnormal weather and natural disasters in the first and second quarters, temporary restraint in purchasing following the consumption tax increase in the third and fourth quarters, weak sales of cold-weather clothing due to the warm winter, and the increasingly apparent impact of the spread of COVID-19 in February further depressed consumption, resulting in a 9.2% year-on-year decline in same-store sales for the current fiscal year.」

「In addition to the impact of prolonged late-summer heat, store closures and reduced hours caused by Typhoons No. 15 and 19, and temporary restraint in purchasing following the consumption tax increase, sales struggled in September and October and ended poorly.」

「July was particularly weak for summer and high-summer clothing because of record-low sunshine and a continued run of days with low temperatures.」

「We launched summer apparel early to expand sales, but sales remained sluggish due in part to falling temperatures in April and the first half of May. Same-store sales for the first cumulative quarter declined 6.2% year on year.」

「However, in addition to changes in the consumer environment, abnormal weather and natural disasters affected the first and second quarters, causing the broad range of spring/summer products to struggle. In the third quarter, temperatures also remained relatively high, weighing on sales of cold-weather clothing, and same-store sales for the cumulative third quarter declined 7.4% year on year.」

「Spring and summer products overall struggled due to abnormal weather and natural disasters from March through July.」

「The products we handle are merchandised seasonally and may be affected by weather conditions such as cool summers, warm winters and typhoons. In addition, if a natural disaster such as an earthquake, storm or flood occurs, business performance may be affected by damage to the buildings we occupy and our products, as well as store closures associated with repairs.」