Store Opening Strategy and New Store Expansion
First written in FY2017-Q1. 43 of 44 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
51 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, BIO-RAL Ikebukuro IT tower TOKYO Store (Tokyo), Ryokuchi Koen Store (Osaka Prefecture) and Oimachi Tracks Store (Tokyo) opened in March, followed by BIO-RAL Quartz Shinsaibashi Store (Osaka Prefecture) in April, BIO-RAL Namba Marui Store (Osaka Prefecture) in May and Orinosho Store (Osaka Prefecture) in July; 1 store was closed.」
The interim-period figures were updated to 6 new stores and 1 closed store, with store expansion progressing in the Tokyo metropolitan and Kinki regions, including BIO-RAL stores. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, we opened minanoba Sagamihara Store (Kanagawa), BIO-RAL Umekita Store (Osaka), BIO-RAL Shinjuku Keio Department Store (Tokyo) and BIO-RAL Sanchika Store (Hyogo) in March, and Itabashi Fujimicho Store (Tokyo) in February, and closed 2 stores.」
The full-year number of new stores was updated from 4 to 5, and store expansion continued in the Tokyo metropolitan and Kinki regions. - 2026-04-09AdvancedEarnings presentation
「5店（首都圏3店、近畿圏2店） 10店（首都圏3店、近畿圏7店）」
2026年2月期に5店舗を出店し、2027年2月期は10店舗の新規出店を計画している。 - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, minanoba Sagamihara Store (Kanagawa Prefecture), BIO-RAL Umekita Store (Osaka Prefecture), BIO-RAL Shinjuku Keio Department Store (Tokyo) and BIO-RAL Sanchika Store (Hyogo Prefecture) opened in March; 2 stores were closed.」
During the interim consolidated accounting period, 4 new stores were opened and 2 stores were closed. The new stores included 3 BIO-RAL stores. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, Ikebukuro 3-chome Store (Tokyo), BIO-RAL Minoh Q's Mall Store (Osaka Prefecture) and BIO-RAL Kunitachi Ekimae Store (Tokyo) opened in March, followed by Socola Tokorozawa Store (Saitama Prefecture) in April, Meguro Yakumo Store (Tokyo) in May, Matsugasaki Store (Kyoto Prefecture) in June, Kichijoji Ekimae Store (Tokyo) in July and Ashiya Kugawacho Store (Hyogo Prefecture) in August; 2 stores were closed.」
During the interim consolidated accounting period, 8 new stores were opened and 2 stores were closed. Store expansion progressed in both the Tokyo metropolitan and Kinki regions, including BIO-RAL stores. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, Ikebukuro 3-chome Store (Tokyo), BIO-RAL Minoh Q's Mall Store (Osaka Prefecture) and BIO-RAL Kunitachi Ekimae Store (Tokyo) opened in March, followed by Socola Tokorozawa Store (Saitama Prefecture) in April and Meguro Yakumo Store (Tokyo) in May; 1 store was closed.」
5 stores were added to the first-quarter new-store total, and 1 store was closed. Store expansion is progressing in the Tokyo metropolitan and Kinki regions, including 2 BIO-RAL stores. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, Takarazuka Nakayama-dera Store (Hyogo Prefecture) and BIO-RAL Parco_ya Ueno Store (Tokyo) opened in March, followed in April by Kawasaki Tsukagoshi Store (Kanagawa Prefecture) and Central Square LaLaport Kadoma Store (Osaka Prefecture), the Company's 300th store, in June by Umejima Ekimae Store (Tokyo) and BIO-RAL Ariake Garden Store (Tokyo), which includes the first large BIO-RAL Café operated by the Company, in September by Sakuranomiya Store (Osaka Prefecture), in October by Kachidoki Mid Store (Tokyo), in November by Shimomeguro Store (Tokyo), and in January by Hanshin Ashiya Store (Hyogo Prefecture); 1 store was closed.」
The full-year number of new stores was updated from 9 to 10, adding Hanshin Ashiya Store. The store count was 305 as of the end of February 2024. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, Takarazuka Nakayama-dera Store (Hyogo Prefecture) and BIO-RAL Parco_ya Ueno Store (Tokyo) opened in March, followed in April by Kawasaki Tsukagoshi Store (Kanagawa Prefecture) and Central Square LaLaport Kadoma Store (Osaka Prefecture), the Company's 300th store, in June by Umejima Ekimae Store (Tokyo) and BIO-RAL Ariake Garden Store (Tokyo), which includes the first large BIO-RAL Café operated by the Company, in September by Sakuranomiya Store (Osaka Prefecture), in October by Kachidoki Mid Store (Tokyo), and in November by Shimomeguro Store (Tokyo); 1 store was closed.」
The cumulative number of new stores in the first 3 quarters was expanded to 9, adding Sakuranomiya Store, Kachidoki Mid Store and Shimomeguro Store. 1 store was closed, while store expansion, including stores with large BIO-RAL Cafés, continued. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, Takarazuka Nakayama-dera Store (Hyogo Prefecture) and BIO-RAL Parco_ya Ueno Store (Tokyo) opened in March, followed in April by Kawasaki Tsukagoshi Store (Kanagawa Prefecture) and Central Square LaLaport Kadoma Store (Osaka Prefecture), the Company's 300th store, and in June by Umejima Ekimae Store (Tokyo) and BIO-RAL Ariake Garden Store (Tokyo), which includes the first large BIO-RAL Café operated by the Company.」
The cumulative number of new stores in the first quarter was updated from 4 to 6, adding Umejima Ekimae Store and BIO-RAL Ariake Garden Store, which includes a large BIO-RAL Café. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, Takarazuka Nakayama-dera Store (Hyogo Prefecture) and BIO-RAL Parco_ya Ueno Store (Tokyo) opened in March, followed in April by Kawasaki Tsukagoshi Store (Kanagawa Prefecture) and Central Square LaLaport Kadoma Store (Osaka Prefecture), the 300th store.」
During the first quarter, the Company opened Takarazuka Nakayama-dera Store, BIO-RAL Parco_ya Ueno Store, Kawasaki Tsukagoshi Store and its 300th store, Central Square LaLaport Kadoma Store. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the Central Square Ebisu Garden Place Store (Tokyo) mentioned above, we opened 11 new stores: Kameido Clock Store (Tokyo) and Horikawa-Kitayama Store (Kyoto) in April; BIO-RAL Shinjuku Marui Store (Tokyo) in May; Moriguchi-Takii Store (Osaka) and Nishi-Ogikubo Store (Tokyo) in July; Toyosu Store (Tokyo), Hanazono Central Park Store (Osaka) and Shijo-Omiya Store (Kyoto) in September; Vierra Maita Store (Kanagawa) in October; and Ichigaya-Yakouji Store (Tokyo) in December.」
Before the start of the Seventh Medium-Term Management Plan, full-year results had progressed to 11 new store openings, bringing the number of stores to 296 as of the end of February 2023. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the Central Square Ebisu Garden Place Store (Tokyo) mentioned above, we opened 10 new stores: Kameido Clock Store (Tokyo) and Horikawa-Kitayama Store (Kyoto) in April; BIO-RAL Shinjuku Marui Store (Tokyo) in May; Moriguchi-Takii Store (Osaka) and Nishi-Ogikubo Store (Tokyo) in July; Toyosu Store (Tokyo), Hanazono Central Park Store (Osaka) and Shijo-Omiya Store (Kyoto) in September; and Vierra Maita Store (Kanagawa) in October.」
In addition to the 6 stores opened in the cumulative second quarter, Toyosu Store, Hanazono Central Park Store, Shijo-Omiya Store and Vierra Maita Store were opened, bringing the cumulative total to 10 stores. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the Central Square Ebisu Garden Place Store (Tokyo) mentioned above, we opened 6 new stores: Kameido Clock Store (Tokyo) and Horikawa-Kitayama Store (Kyoto) in April; BIO-RAL Shinjuku Marui Store (Tokyo) in May; and Moriguchi-Takii Store (Osaka) and Nishi-Ogikubo Store (Tokyo) in July. We also renovated 3 existing stores—Shiki Store, Oyodonaka Store and Ichikawa-Kokubun Store—to expand product ranges addressing health-conscious, easy and convenient lifestyles, including frozen foods.」
Cumulative second-quarter new store opening results were updated to 6, with Moriguchi-Takii Store and Nishi-Ogikubo Store added. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the Central Square Ebisu Garden Place Store (Tokyo) mentioned above, we opened 4 new stores: Kameido Clock Store (Tokyo) and Horikawa-Kitayama Store (Kyoto) in April, and BIO-RAL Shinjuku Marui Store (Tokyo) in May.」
In the first quarter, Central Square Ebisu Garden Place Store, Kameido Clock Store, Horikawa-Kitayama Store and BIO-RAL Shinjuku Marui Store were newly opened. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, we opened Higashi-Nippori Store (Tokyo) in March; Mizoguchi Store (Kanagawa) in April; Shijo-Karasuma Store (Kyoto) and Hongo-Sanchome Ekimae Store (Tokyo) in September; BIO-RAL Eki Marche Osaka Store (Osaka), the natural supermarket’s third store, in October; Seven Park Amemi Store (Osaka) in November; Hirakata T-SITE Store (Osaka) in December; and BIO-RAL Shimokitazawa Ekimae Store (Tokyo), the natural supermarket’s fourth store, in February 2022, while closing 3 stores.」
Full-year new store opening results were updated to 8 stores and closure results to 3 stores, including the opening of BIO-RAL’s fourth store. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, we opened Higashi-Nippori Store (Tokyo) in March; Mizoguchi Store (Kanagawa) in April; Shijo-Karasuma Store (Kyoto) and Hongo-Sanchome Ekimae Store (Tokyo) in September; BIO-RAL Eki Marche Osaka Store (Osaka), the natural supermarket’s third store, in October; and Seven Park Amemi Store (Osaka) in November, while closing 2 stores.」
Cumulative third-quarter new store opening results were updated to 6 stores and closure results to 2 stores. The third natural supermarket store was also opened. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, we opened Higashi-Nippori Store (Tokyo) in March and Mizoguchi Store (Kanagawa) in April, while closing 1 store in August.」
In the cumulative second quarter, Higashi-Nippori Store and Mizoguchi Store were opened, and 1 store was closed in August. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As new stores, the company opened Higashi-Nippori Store in March (Tokyo) and Mizoguchi Store in April (Kanagawa), and renovated 2 existing stores in response to changing customer needs: Katsushika-Kamakura Store and Hishie Store.」
Higashi-Nippori Store and Mizoguchi Store were newly opened, and Katsushika-Kamakura Store and Hishie Store were renovated. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, we opened 8 new stores: Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Store (Hyogo) in May; Shukugawa Store (Hyogo) in August; Hanshin-Naruo Store (Hyogo) in September; Nakazaki-cho Ekimae Store (Osaka) in November; BIO-RAL Marui Kichijoji Store (Tokyo) in December; and Asashio-bashi Ekimae Store (Osaka), Grandship Ofuna Ekimae Store (Kanagawa) and Sakai Inter Store (Osaka) in February.」
Full-year new store opening results were updated to 8 stores, with store openings progressing in both the Kinki and Tokyo metropolitan regions. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the period, the company opened 4 new stores: Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Store in May, Shukugawa Store in August and Hanshin-Naruo Store in September in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, and Nakazakicho Ekimae Store in November in Osaka, Osaka. It closed 2 stores and renovated a total of 18 existing stores in response to changing customer needs, including Takaragaike Store, Musashi-Koyama Store, Takatsu-Shinsaku Store, Shakujii-Koen Store and Mizumoto Store.」
New store opening results were updated to 4 stores, closure results to 2 stores, and existing-store renovation results to a total of 18 stores. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the period, we opened Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Store (May) and Shukugawa Store (August) in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, while closing 2 stores, among other actions.」
Cumulative second-quarter new store opening results were updated to 2 stores, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Store and Shukugawa Store, and 2 stores were closed. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a new store, the company opened Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Store in May (Hyogo) and renovated 4 existing stores in response to changing customer needs: Takatsu-Shinsaku Store, Musashi-Koyama Store, Kadoma Store and Heiwadai Store.」
Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Store was newly opened in the first quarter, updating the new store opening results. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, we opened 8 new stores: Karahori Store (Osaka) and Tamade-Higashi Store (Osaka) in March; Miniel Nishihonmachi Store (Osaka), a new urban small-format store concept, in April; Motoisshiki Store (Tokyo) in July; Kawasaki Le Front Store (Kanagawa) in August; Yasuda-Moroguchi Store (Osaka) and Minoh-Sakuragaoka Store (Osaka) in September; and Comore Yotsuya Store (Tokyo) in February. We also closed 3 stores.」
Full-year results were updated to 8 new store openings and 3 closures. The new urban small-format store concept, Miniel, was also opened. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 7 new stores: Karahori Store (Osaka) and Tamade-Higashi Store (Osaka) in March; Miniel Nishihonmachi Store (Osaka), a new urban small-format store concept, in April; Motoisshiki Store (Tokyo) in July; Kawasaki Le Front Store (Kanagawa) in August; and Yasuda-Moroguchi Store (Osaka) and Minoh-Sakuragaoka Store (Osaka) in September. We also closed 1 store, among other actions.」
Results were updated from 5 new store openings in the cumulative second quarter to 7, with Yasuda-Moroguchi Store and Minoh-Sakuragaoka Store added in September, while 1 store was closed. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 5 new stores: Karahori Store (Osaka) and Tamade-Higashi Store (Osaka) in March; Miniel Nishihonmachi Store (Osaka), a new urban small-format store concept, in April; Motoisshiki Store (Tokyo) in July; and Kawasaki Le Front Store (Kanagawa) in August. We also closed 1 store, among other actions.」
In the cumulative second quarter, Karahori Store, Tamade-Higashi Store, Miniel Nishihonmachi Store, Motoisshiki Store and Kawasaki Le Front Store were opened, and 1 store was closed. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 3 new stores: Karahori Store (Osaka) and Tamade-Higashi Store (Osaka) in March, and Miniel Nishihonmachi Store (Osaka), a new urban small-format store concept, in April. We also closed 1 store, among other actions.」
In the first quarter, Karahori Store, Tamade-Higashi Store and Miniel Nishihonmachi Store were opened, and 1 store was closed. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, we opened 10 new stores: Hachinohe-no-Sato Store (Osaka), Higashi-Magome Store (Tokyo) and Tsurumi-Imazu-kita Store (Osaka) in April; Higashi-Fuchu Store (Tokyo) and Nishi-Awaji Store (Osaka) in May; Warabi-Ekimae Store (Saitama) in June; Sumiyoshi-Yamanouchi Store (Osaka) in July; Machinoma Omori Store (Tokyo) in November; Musubu Tamachi Store (Tokyo) in December; and Sakura-Shinmachi Store (Tokyo) in February. We also closed 6 stores.」
Full-year results were updated to 10 new store openings and 6 closures. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 8 new stores: Hachinohe-no-Sato Store (Osaka), Higashi-Magome Store (Tokyo) and Tsurumi-Imazu-kita Store (Osaka) in April; Higashi-Fuchu Store (Tokyo) and Nishi-Awaji Store (Osaka) in May; Warabi-Ekimae Store (Saitama) in June; Sumiyoshi-Yamanouchi Store (Osaka) in July; and Machinoma Omori Store (Tokyo) in November. We also closed 4 stores, among other actions.」
Results were updated from 7 new store openings and 4 closures in the cumulative second quarter to 8 new openings and 4 closures. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 7 new stores: Hachinohe-no-Sato Store (Osaka), Higashi-Magome Store (Tokyo) and Tsurumi-Imazu-kita Store (Osaka) in April; Higashi-Fuchu Store (Tokyo) and Nishi-Awaji Store (Osaka) in May; Warabi-Ekimae Store (Saitama) in June; and Sumiyoshi-Yamanouchi Store (Osaka) in July. We also closed 4 stores, among other actions.」
Results were updated from 5 new store openings and 1 closure in the cumulative first quarter to 7 new openings and 4 closures. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 5 new stores: Hachinohe-no-Sato Store (Osaka), Higashi-Magome Store (Tokyo) and Tsurumi-Imazu-kita Store (Osaka) in April, and Higashi-Fuchu Store (Tokyo) and Nishi-Awaji Store (Osaka) in May. We also closed 1 store, among other actions.」
In the first quarter, 5 specified new stores were opened and 1 store was closed. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, we opened 7 new stores: Suma-Takatori Store (Hyogo) in March; Cross Garden Chofu Store (Tokyo) in April; Tsurumi-Shimonoya-cho Store (Kanagawa) in July; Dojima-Ohashi Store (Osaka), Aoba-Shiratori-dai Store (Kanagawa) and Terada-cho Ekimae Store (Osaka) in November; and Hikawadai Store (Tokyo) in December. We also closed 5 stores.」
New store openings progressed from 6 in the cumulative third quarter to 7 for the full year with the addition of Hikawadai Store in December, while 5 stores were closed. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 6 new stores: Suma-Takatori Store (Hyogo) in March; Cross Garden Chofu Store (Tokyo) in April; Tsurumi-Shimonoya-cho Store (Kanagawa) in July; and Dojima-Ohashi Store (Osaka), Aoba-Shiratori-dai Store (Kanagawa) and Terada-cho Ekimae Store (Osaka) in November. We also closed 3 stores, among other actions.」
New store openings progressed from 3 in the cumulative second quarter to 6, with 3 stores added in November. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 3 new stores, Suma-Takatori Store (Hyogo) in March, Cross Garden Chofu Store (Tokyo) in April and Tsurumi-Shimonoya-cho Store (Kanagawa) in July, and closed 3 stores, among other actions.」
New store openings increased from 2 in the cumulative first quarter to 3, while 3 stores were closed. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we opened 2 new stores, Suma-Takatori Store (Hyogo) in March and Cross Garden Chofu Store (Tokyo) in April, and closed 2 stores, among other actions.」
In the first quarter, Suma-Takatori Store and Cross Garden Chofu Store were opened, and 2 stores were closed. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, we opened 9 new stores: Awaza Ekimae Store (Osaka) in March; Nishi-Koiwa Store (Tokyo) and Kawabata-Higashi-Ichijo Store (Kyoto) in April; Sakaisuji-Hommachi Store (Osaka) in May; Asahi-Omiya Store (Osaka) in June; Chieko-in Store (Kyoto) in November; and Kawasaki-Oshima Store (Kanagawa), Higashisuna Store (Tokyo) and Unoki Store (Tokyo) in February. We also closed 1 store to facilitate asset replacement.」
New store openings progressed from 6 in the cumulative third quarter to 9 for the full year, with 3 stores added in February. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the company opened six new stores: Awaza Ekimae Store in March (Osaka), Nishikoiwa Store and Kawabata Higashi-Ichijo Store in April (Tokyo and Kyoto), Sakaisuji-Hommachi Store in May (Osaka), Asahi-Omiya Store in June (Osaka), and Chieko-in Store in November (Kyoto). It also renovated five existing stores: Minoh Store, Sumiyoshi Store, Utatsu Store, Osaki New City Store and Shinozaki Store.」
New store openings progressed from 5 in the cumulative second quarter to 6, with Chieko-in Store opened in November. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the company opened five new stores: Awaza Ekimae Store in March (Osaka), Nishikoiwa Store in April (Tokyo), Kawabata Higashi-Ichijo Store in April (Kyoto), Sakaisuji-Hommachi Store in May (Osaka), and Asahi-Omiya Store in June (Osaka). It also renovated four existing stores: Sumiyoshi Store, Shinozaki Store, Utatsu Store and Osaki New City Store.」
The cumulative number of new store openings increased from 4 as of the first quarter to 5, with Asahi-Omiya Store added in June. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「During the first quarter, we opened four new stores: Awaza Ekimae in March, Nishi-Koiwa and Kawabata Higashiichijo in April, and Sakaisuji-Hommachi in May.」
Opened 4 stores in the first quarter, with the individual store names and opening months specified.