Sales for this month
July 2026Fiscal year ending February 2027Existing-store sales were 98.4% of the prior-year level, while existing-store customer traffic was 99.2%, with both below the previous year. Air conditioners, pet food, prepared daily foods, detergents and insecticides performed well, but the rainy season ended later than last year and sales of seasonal items such as beverages and water bottles remained sluggish.
Delayed end of the rainy season, Sluggish sales of seasonal items such as beverages and water bottles, Strong sales of air conditioners, pet food, prepared daily foods, detergents and insecticides
The MrMax Forte Honjo store is scheduled to open on 27 August 2026.
Same-Store Sales March 2025 108.7 / April 106.3 / May 106.4 / June 112.1 / July 107.3 / August 102.1 / September 104.3 / October 110.8 / November 107.6 / December 101 / January 2026 108.9 / February 103.3 / Total-store sales March 2025 109.7 / April 107.2 / May 107.2 / June 113 / July 108.5 / August 104.4 / September 108.1 / October 114 / November 109.3 / December 102.7 / January 2026 111.1 / February 105.3
Scope of aggregation: The Group's retail business
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | July 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | The Group's retail business |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | Existing stores 98.4 % / All Stores 103.2 % |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 103.2 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | 98.4 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores 104.4 % / Existing stores 99.2 % |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | Existing stores 101.8 % / All Stores 105 % |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Same-store customer traffic / Value 99.2 Year-on-year (%), Indicator name All-store customer traffic / Value 104.4 Year-on-year (%) |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 1 / Store name MrMax Ogori store / Location Ogori City, Fukuoka Prefecture / Opening date 16 July 2026 |
| Monthly Commentary | Existing-store sales were 98.4% of the prior-year level, while existing-store customer traffic was 99.2%, with both below the previous year. Air conditioners, pet food, prepared daily foods, detergents and insecticides performed well, but the rainy season ended later than last year and sales of seasonal items such as beverages and water bottles remained sluggish. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Delayed end of the rainy season, Sluggish sales of seasonal items such as beverages and water bottles, Strong sales of air conditioners, pet food, prepared daily foods, detergents and insecticides |
| Measures from the following month onward | The MrMax Forte Honjo store is scheduled to open on 27 August 2026. |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Same-Store Sales March 2025 108.7 / April 106.3 / May 106.4 / June 112.1 / July 107.3 / August 102.1 / September 104.3 / October 110.8 / November 107.6 / December 101 / January 2026 108.9 / February 103.3 / Total-store sales March 2025 109.7 / April 107.2 / May 107.2 / June 113 / July 108.5 / August 104.4 / September 108.1 / October 114 / November 109.3 / December 102.7 / January 2026 111.1 / February 105.3 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company explains that the rainy season ended later than in the previous year, causing sales of seasonal items such as beverages and water bottles to remain sluggish and weighing on existing-store sales. Air conditioners, pet food, prepared daily foods, detergents and insecticides performed well.