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Expansion of Women's Specialty Stores and Custom-Order Stores

First written in FY2016. 14 of 27 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.

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Demand creation and business expansion through new products, new business formats, brand development and store developmentA theme 20 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 20 as a tailwind

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  1. FY2026Full-year store count update by formatAnnual report

    「Year-end store count (end of March) 673 36 11 720 0 29」

    At the end of March 2026, there were 36 Suit Square stores, 11 "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" stores and 29 "麻布テーラー" stores.
  2. FY2026-H1First-half store count update by formatAnnual report

    「Year-end store count (end of September) 675 39 12 726 0 28」

    At the end of September 2025, the businesswear business had 675 "洋服の青山" stores, 39 Suit Square stores and 12 "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" stores, for a total of 726. メルボメンズウェアー's "麻布テーラー" had 28 stores.
  3. FY2025Full-year store count update by formatAnnual report

    「Year-end store count (end of March) 678 43 13 734 6 27」

    At the end of March 2025, there were 43 stores including The Suit Company, 13 "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" stores and 27 "麻布テーラー" stores.
  4. FY2024Full-year store count update by formatAnnual report

    「Opened [of which relocations] (April–March) 1 [1] 4 [1] 1 [1] 6 [3] 0 2 [1] Closed (April–March) 10 2 1 13 7 0 Year-end store count (end of March) 685 43 14 742 8 27」

    During the full year, the businesswear business opened 6 stores, including 3 relocations, and closed 13 stores. The year-end store counts were 43 for stores including The Suit Company, 14 for "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" and 27 for "麻布テーラー."
  5. FY2024-Q3Third-quarter store count update by formatAnnual report

    「Year-end store count (end of December) 688 44 14 746 8 27」

    At the end of December, there were 44 stores including The Suit Company and 14 "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" stores. メルボメンズウェアー's "麻布テーラー" had 27 stores.
  6. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「The made-to-order suit brand "Quality Order SHITATE" was introduced at almost all stores, creating an environment in which made-to-order services could be provided to more customers, and we newly launched the OMO-format "SUIT SQUARE" stores, which bring 4 brands together in a single location,」

    Under our custom-order initiatives, we introduced Quality Order SHITATE at almost all stores and launched SUIT SQUARE, which brings together 4 brands.
  7. FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Year-end store count (end of June) 690 43 15 748 14 26」

    At the end of June, there were 15 "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" stores, and 748 stores in total in the businesswear business. The number of メルボメンズウェアー stores was also disclosed as 26.
  8. FY2023Full-year store count update by formatAnnual report

    「Year-end store count (end of March) 695 41 5 10 1 752 15 26」

    The year-end store counts were 10 for "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" and 1 for "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY." MEASURE'S increased from the end of the previous fiscal year, while WHITE contracted, so the two formats did not develop uniformly.
  9. FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In connection with acquiring all issued shares of (株)エススクエアード and making it a wholly owned subsidiary effective 1 April 2022, we included in the scope of consolidation the holding company (株)エススクエアード and its two group companies, メルボメンズウェアー(株) and メルボ紳士服工業(株), which operate the made-to-order suit brand "麻布テーラー," for a total of 3 companies.」

    We added メルボメンズウェアー, which operates the made-to-order suit brand "麻布テーラー," to the scope of consolidation, bringing the number of "麻布テーラー" stores at the end of September to 15.
  10. FY2023-Q1First-quarter store count update by formatAnnual report

    「Store openings [including rebuilds] (April–June)　1 [1]　0　0　0　0　1 [1]　0　Store closures (April–June)　3　0　1　1　0　5　1　Stores at period-end (end of June)　701　47　5　8　2　763　21」

    The year-end store counts for the new formats were 8 for "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" and 2 for "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY." There were no new openings in the first quarter.
  11. FY2022AdvancedAnnual report

    「Store openings [including relocations] (April–March)　2 [1]　6 [5]　0　3　0　11 [6]　0　Store closures (April–March)　78　4　2　0　2　86　5　Stores at period-end (end of March)　704　47　6　9　2　768　22」

    The year-end store counts were 9 for "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" and 2 for "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY." During the full year, MEASURE'S opened 3 stores, while WHITE had no new openings and closed 2 stores.
  12. FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Year-end store count (end of December) 705 48 7 9 4 773 22」

    Under the new formats, "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" reached 9 stores, an increase of 1 from 8 at the end of the previous quarter. "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" had 4 stores, with no new openings.
  13. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Opened [of which relocations] (April–June) 0 2 [1] 0 2 0 4 [1] 0 Year-end store count (end of June) 707 49 8 8 4 776 23」

    Under the new formats, we opened 2 "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" stores, bringing the year-end store count to 8. Meanwhile, "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" had 4 stores, with no new openings.
  14. FY2021SoftenedAnnual report

    「Opened [of which relocations and rebuilds] (April–March) 1 [1] 4 [2] 1 [1] 1 0 7 [4] 0 Closed (April–March) 28 8 1 0 4 41 3 Year-end store count (end of March) 781 50 8 6 4 849」

    The specialty womenswear store "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" had no new openings during the full year and closed 4 stores, leaving 4 stores at year-end. "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" opened 1 store, bringing its year-end total to 6.
  15. FY2021-Q3Third-quarter store count update by formatAnnual report

    「Store openings [including relocations and rebuilds] (April–December)　1 [1]　4 [2]　1 [1]　1　0　7 [4]　0　Store closures (April–December)　24　6　0　0　3　33　3　Stores at period-end (end of December)　785　52　9　6　5　857　27」

    Among the new formats, "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" increased by 1 store to 6, while "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" fell to 5 stores following the closure of 3 stores.
  16. FY2021-Q2SoftenedAnnual report

    「Opened (April–September) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Closed (April–September) 24 6 0 0 3 33 3 Year-end store count (end of September) 785 51 9 5 5 855 27」

    There were no new openings under the new formats, while store closures progressed, including at the specialty womenswear store "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY," bringing the year-end store count to 6. The custom-order format had 5 stores.
  17. FY2021-Q1SoftenedAnnual report

    「Opened (April–June) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Closed (April–June) 24 6 0 0 2 32 3 Year-end store count (end of June) 785 50 9 5 6 855 27」

    In the first quarter, 2 "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" specialty womenswear stores were closed, bringing the year-end store count to 6. The custom-order format "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" had 5 stores, and there were no new openings under either format.
  18. FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Store openings [including relocations and rebuilds] (April–December)　4 [2]　0　0　2　0　6 [2]　1　Store closures (April–December)　1　2　0　0　0　3　4　Stores at period-end (end of December)　810　58　9　5　10　892　28」

    "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" maintained 10 stores, while "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" opened 2 stores, bringing its year-end total to 5.
  19. FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Store openings (April–September)　1　0　0　2　0　3　1　Store closures (April–September)　1　1　0　0　0　2　3　Stores at period-end (end of September)　809　59　9　5　10　892　29」

    "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" maintained 10 stores, while "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" opened 2 stores, bringing its year-end total to 5.
  20. FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The opening and closing of stores and other activities during the first quarter (April to June) were as follows.」

    The specialty womenswear format "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" maintained 10 stores, with no openings or closures, while the custom-order format "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" opened 1 store, bringing its total to 4.
  21. FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「The Company steadily opened stores, including 13 “洋服の青山” stores (including 4 relocations), 8 “ザ・スーツカンパニー” stores (including 5 converted from “ネクストブルー” stores) and 2 women’s specialty stores under the “ホワイト　ザ・スーツカンパニー” brand, while」

    We opened 2 specialty womenswear stores under the "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" format, bringing the number of stores at the end of December to 10. The custom-order store "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" had 4 stores.
  22. FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「With regard to the business-wear business of AOYAMA TRADING Co.,Ltd., the core division of this business, the Company steadily opened stores, including 5 “洋服の青山” stores, 3 “ザ・スーツカンパニー” stores and 2 women’s specialty stores under the “ホワイト　ザ・スーツカンパニー” brand, while」

    We opened 2 specialty womenswear stores under the "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" format, bringing the number of stores at the end of September to 10. The custom-order store "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" maintained 4 stores.
  23. FY2017RestatedAnnual report

    「The Company steadily opened stores, including 18 “洋服の青山” stores (including 7 relocations), 3 “ザ・スーツカンパニー” stores, 6 new-format women’s specialty stores under the “ホワイト　ザ・スーツカンパニー” brand and 2 custom-order stores under the “ユニバーサル　ランゲージ　メジャーズ” brand.」

    We opened 6 specialty womenswear stores and 2 custom-order stores, bringing the respective year-end store counts to 8 and 4. This confirms as full-year results the expansion reported through the immediately preceding quarter.
  24. FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「The Company steadily opened stores, including 13 “洋服の青山” stores (including 4 relocations), 2 “ザ・スーツカンパニー” stores, 6 new-format women’s specialty stores under the “ホワイト　ザ・スーツカンパニー” brand and 2 custom-order stores under the “ユニバーサル　ランゲージ　メジャーズ” brand, while」

    From April through December, we opened 6 "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" stores and 2 "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" stores, bringing the number of stores at the end of December to 8 and 4, respectively.
  25. FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「We steadily opened stores, including 4 "洋服の青山" stores, 2 specialty womenswear stores under the new "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" format and 2 custom-order stores under the "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S" format,」

    From April through September, we opened 2 stores each of "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" and "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S," bringing the number of stores at the end of September to 4 each.
  26. FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The Company steadily opened stores, including 1 store each under the “洋服の青山” and new-format women’s specialty store “ホワイト　ザ・スーツカンパニー” brands, and 1 custom-order store under the “ユニバーサル　ランゲージ　メジャーズ” brand, while」

    In the first quarter, we opened 1 store each of the new formats "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" and "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S," bringing the number of stores at the end of June to 3 each.
  27. FY2016First statedAnnual report

    「In February this year, we opened 2 stores each of the new formats: the specialty womenswear store "WHITE THE SUIT COMPANY" and the custom-order store "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE MEASURE'S."」

    The results include the opening of 2 stores each under the new formats, and steady expansion of both formats is planned for the next period.
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  2. 1Expanding Market Share Through New Store Openings and Relocations11×
  3. 2Expansion into Food Service, Overseas Operations and New Businesses9×
  4. 3Full Subsidiarization of Minute Asia Pacific and Service Expansion9×
  5. 4Strengthening the Core Business’s Earning Power and Competitiveness7×
  6. 5Political, economic, legal and foreign exchange risks associated with overseas operations7×
  7. 6Store Closures and Deteriorating Performance Due to COVID-197×

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