Expanding the Small-Store Format as a Core Growth Strategy

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「To strengthen its store concentration in Nagoya, the Company opened 10 urban small-format stores based on the concept “Deliciousness, right nearby, making every day convenient,” among other initiatives.」

「In December, we opened 3 urban small-format stores on the same day: MaxValu Express Imaike Station South in Chikusa Ward, Nagoya; MaxValu Express Ozone Station West and MaxValu Express Heian-dori Station Front, both in Kita Ward, Nagoya. The stores operate under the concept “Freshness right nearby, convenience every day.”」

「In store expansion, we newly opened MaxValu Express Gokiso 2-chome (Showa-ku, Nagoya) in July, among other initiatives.」

「During the fiscal year, we opened 5 new stores, including 2 small stores, and renovated 16 stores, including major renovations.」

「In November, we newly opened 2 stores, MaxValu Express Shima Namikiri and MaxValu Shima Wagu, as well as」

「In July, we newly opened MaxValu Express Oyama Subashiri in Oyama, Sunto District, Shizuoka Prefecture.」

「In July 2022, we opened MaxValu Express Hamamatsu Chuo; in October, MaxValu Express Atami Sakimicho; in November, MaxValu Express Hamamatsu Sumiyoshi; and in December, MaxValu Express Hirako, for a total of 5 new stores.」

「In November, we newly opened MaxValu Express Hamamatsu Sumiyoshi in Hamamatsu’s Naka Ward, the third small-format store in Hamamatsu.」

「In July, we opened MaxValu Express Hamamatsu Chuo (Naka-ku, Hamamatsu), the second small-format store in Hamamatsu, as part of the format's expansion in urban and mountainous areas.」

「The MaxValu Express stores among these were opened by renovating existing stores into the small-store format we are strategically developing. This marks the first entry of the small-store format into Mie Prefecture.」

「We opened MaxValu Express Mishima Kamogawa in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, in September and MaxValu Express Matsusaka Kayumi in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, in November. Both stores were opened by renovating existing stores into the small-store format we are strategically developing.」

「We opened MaxValu Express Suzuka Wakamatsu in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, in June and MaxValu Express Matsusaka Oishi in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, in August. Both stores were opened by renovating existing stores into the small-store format we are strategically developing, marking the format’s first entry into Mie Prefecture.」

「We have progressively consolidated the 7 store names used in each region into 3: MaxValu, MaxValu Express and MaxValu Grand.」

「In western Shizuoka Prefecture, we opened MaxValu Express Hamamatsu Tokiwa-cho in Hamamatsu’s Naka Ward in November.」

「We opened MaxValu Express Numazu Okamiya in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in July and MaxValu Fujieda Yabuta in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, in August.」

「As part of our store expansion, we opened MaxValu Express Fuji Miyukicho in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, in June as the 20th small-format food supermarket. The store has expanded its non-food assortment, including oral-care products, detergents and kitchen supplies, to compete with drugstores. We will continue to test the format as we work to establish a new small-store model.」

「MaxValu Express Fuji Imaizumi is our second store in the Fuji area, following MaxValu Express Fuji Kunikubo, which opened there last year. It is a strategically located store that fills a gap in our existing store network. As the 19th small-format food supermarket being developed as part of our efforts to expand our store network, it offers a local produce section and a range of everyday necessities across fresh foods, daily products, processed foods and non-food products. We operate the store as a convenient, community-based destination suited to regular shopping.」

「As a result, we opened a total of 10 new stores in Japan.」

「We opened 4 MaxValu Express small-format stores in Shizuoka Prefecture, as well as MaxValu Gotemba Higashitanaka in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in October through a scrap-and-build project, and MaxValu Minamiashigara Iwahara in Minamiashigara, Kanagawa Prefecture, in November. We opened 10 stores during the cumulative third-quarter period. As a result, the number of stores in our domestic operations totaled 157, including 35 The Big stores and 18 MaxValu Express small-format stores.」

「As a result, the number of stores in our domestic operations totaled 151, including 35 The Big stores and 14 MaxValu Express small-format stores.」

「As a result, the number of stores in our domestic operations totaled 149, including 34 The Big stores and 13 MaxValu Express small-format stores.」

「As a result, the cumulative number of small-format Express stores launched since fiscal 2014 has reached 11.」

「These MaxValu Express stores are being developed as small-format food supermarkets and a pillar of our growth strategy, strengthening our response to customers’ diverse and changing needs and lifestyles.」

「As a result, the domestic business had 145 stores, including 34 The Big stores and 8 small-format MaxValu Express stores.」

「In terms of store expansion, we opened MaxValu Express Kawazu (Kamo-gun, Shizuoka) in April. As a result, the domestic business had 143 stores, including 33 The Big stores and 8 small-format MaxValu Express stores.」

「As a result, a total of 4 small-format MaxValu Express stores were opened during the fiscal year.」

「In November, we opened MaxValu Express Shizuoka Kamiashiarai (Aoi-ku, Shizuoka) and MaxValu Express Atami Koarashi (Atami, Shizuoka).」

「In July, we opened MaxValu Express Numazu Nishizawada (Numazu, Shizuoka) and MaxValu Express Shizuoka Hatori (Aoi-ku, Shizuoka), bringing cumulative first-half new store openings to 5.」

「The Big Kai-Shikishima retains the existing The Big concept, “the more you buy, the more you appreciate the low prices,” while concentrating the sales floor into a small-format store of less than 1,000 sq. m. We are testing it as a new store format for The Big.」