Closure of Undersized Stores and Standardization at a 150-Tsubo Sales Floor Area

「The company plans no store openings or closures in fiscal 2026 and plans to have 19 stores at year-end.」

「At the 喜久田FM store, which opened in June, a foot-measurement event helped increase customer traffic, and sales during the opening period reached a record high. During the six months ended 30 September, the company opened 2 stores, bringing the total to 18 stores.」

「The company plans to open 5 stores in fiscal 2025, bringing the total to 21 stores at year-end.」

「The ディバロ business is working to establish a new business model centered on proposals for total coordination of “footwear + outerwear + fashion accessories.”」

「In the ディバロ business, sales of winter boots were weak because of high temperatures, while women’s and men’s sneakers and casual shoes performed well following strengthened line extension, including an expanded range of products for younger customers and the introduction of new brands. Among fashion accessories, hats, gloves and bags increased sales. Promotional measures included more theme-focused flyers and stronger communications through social media, while expanding the range of promotional media improved customer traffic. During the nine months ended 31 December, the company closed 1 store, bringing the total to 15 stores.」

「In the ディバロ business, sales of men’s and women’s casual shoes and sneakers increased on demand for going out, while sandals and hats also performed well amid the exceptionally hot summer. Promotional measures included digitizing flyers and strengthening communications through social media. The company also strengthened proposals for total coordination of outerwear, fashion accessories and footwear, linking promotions with sales-floor presentation, which improved customer traffic. There were no store openings or closures during the six months ended 30 September, and the business operated 16 stores. Sales increased 15.5% year on year to ¥437 million.」

「Among outerwear and fashion accessories, whose range has been expanded since last year, bags and hats performed well following the development of new suppliers and the strengthening of trend-focused products. There were no store openings or closures during the three months ended 30 June, and the business operated 16 stores. Sales increased 15.6% year on year to ¥221 million.」

「In fiscal 2021, the company restarted ディバロ as a new “shoes & fashion” business targeting women in their 20s to 50s, their children and men, with a greater focus on women’s shoes and fashion. In fiscal 2022, it opened a new-model store. In fiscal 2023, it will promote products and sales floors designed around total coordination of footwear, outerwear and fashion accessories.」

「To strengthen the foundations of its business, the company introduced a new customer management system in November and opened a new-model ディバロ store.」

「The company plans to introduce a customer management system and open a new-model ディバロ store in the second half.」

「In fiscal 2022, the company will improve the product range of footwear, outerwear and fashion accessories and continue developing stores that combine footwear and fashion, ahead of opening a prototype store. It plans to open 1 store during the year, bringing the total to 16 stores at year-end.」

「The expanded selection of outerwear and fashion accessories increased the number of items purchased through coordinated sales with footwear. However, sales fell below the previous year because the number of stores declined. During the nine months ended 31 December, the company closed 1 store, bringing the total to 15 stores.」

「As part of the business restart, the company will expand its handling of fashion accessories, which began rolling out at all stores, and store-exclusive outerwear from September. During the six months ended 30 September, it closed 1 store, bringing the total to 15 stores.」

「Sales of women’s and men’s sneakers increased in the ディバロ business, while sales of women’s pumps and men’s business shoes, which had been weak last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, recovered following improvements in functionality. Children’s sneakers and school shoes, for which the product range was expanded ahead of the school enrollment season, also performed well. As part of the business restart, the company began rolling out fashion accessories at all stores in May.」

「The ディバロ business will restart as a new “shoes & fashion” business targeting women in their 20s to 50s, their children and men, with a greater focus on women’s shoes and fashion. It is strengthening its merchandising team and has established a new structure under which newly appointed sales planning staff oversee and control products, sales floors and promotions.」

「The ディバロ business is working to become a women’s footwear specialty retailer by strengthening its product range.」

「The ディバロ business is working to become a women’s footwear specialty retailer by strengthening its product range.」

「The ディバロ business is working to establish a “full-line footwear specialty store” model centered on women’s shoes by broadening its core product range, strengthening its price appeal and building sourcing systems for multi-store expansion. During the nine months ended 31 December, it opened 3 stores and closed 1, bringing the total to 18 stores.」

「To establish a comprehensive footwear specialty-store model centered on women's shoes, the Divalo business is working to broaden the range of core products and strengthen price appeal, while developing a product-sourcing system to support expansion to multiple stores.」

「To establish a comprehensive footwear specialty-store model centered on women's shoes, the Divalo business is working to broaden the range of core products and strengthen price appeal, while developing a product-sourcing system to support expansion to multiple stores.」

「To establish a family footwear specialty-store format primarily targeting women, the Divalo business has set the standard sales-floor area at 150 tsubo and is proceeding with store standardization and improvements to the product range. During the fiscal year, 5 stores were opened, bringing the total to 16 stores, but」

「We have set the standard sales-floor area at 150 tsubo and are proceeding with store standardization and improvements to the product range. During the nine months ended the third quarter, 1 store was opened, bringing the total to 12 stores, but」

「We have set the standard sales-floor area at 150 tsubo and are proceeding with store standardization and improvements to the product range. During the six months ended the second quarter, no stores were opened or closed and no renovations were carried out, and operations continued at the existing 11 stores.」

「We have set the standard sales-floor area at 150 tsubo and are proceeding with store standardization and improvements to the product range. To establish a family footwear specialty-store format, with distinctive product selection, for which 9 stores are scheduled to be opened in FY2017, bringing the total to 20 stores at fiscal year-end.」

「During the nine months ended the third quarter, 9 stores were closed, bringing the total to 11 stores. In addition, renovations were carried out at 3 stores, resulting in revenue of ¥510 million, down 32.9% year on year.」

「We are proceeding with closures, mainly of small stores with sales floors of 100 tsubo or less, while newly setting the standard sales-floor area at 150 tsubo and advancing store standardization and improvements to the product range.」