Sales for this month
May 2026Department store sales exceeded the previous year's results, driven by growth in summer apparel and miscellaneous goods and food events among domestic customers, as well as strong sales of high-priced merchandise to inbound customers. Corporate business and cross-media business were below the previous year's results.
Increased demand for summer apparel and miscellaneous goods as temperatures rose, Steady performance at food events, Growth in high-priced merchandise, particularly luxury brands, among inbound customers, 反動 from a large order received in the previous year, Sluggish performance by the core fashion category in cross-media business, Reflection of the sales revision
Scope of aggregation: Takashimaya Co., Ltd. and domestic department store subsidiaries combined (figures for Takashimaya Co., Ltd. on a standalone basis are also provided)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | May 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Takashimaya Co., Ltd. and domestic department store subsidiaries combined (figures for Takashimaya Co., Ltd. on a standalone basis are also provided) |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 10.4 ％ |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 10.2 % (Takashimaya Co., Ltd. and domestic department store subsidiaries combined) |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | 11.7 % (Takashimaya Co., Ltd.) / 13.4% (Takashimaya Co., Ltd. stores and domestic department store subsidiaries combined) |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores -0.4 % (all Takashimaya Co., Ltd. stores combined) / -0.3% (Takashimaya Co., Ltd. stores and domestic department store subsidiaries combined) / Existing stores 3.7 (Existing stores of Takashimaya Co., Ltd. and existing stores of domestic department store subsidiaries combined) |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Osaka Store / Year on year 11.9, Name Kyoto Store / Year on year 24.9, Name Senboku Store / Year on year 10.2, Name Nihombashi Store / Year on year 13, Name Yokohama Store / Year on year 14.2, Name Shinjuku Store / Year on year 10.7, Name Tamagawa Store / Year on year 8.5, Name Omiya Store / Year on year 12.7, Name Kashiwa Store / Year on year 7.3, Name EC Store / Year on year 17.6, Name Okayama Takashimaya / Year on year 5.4, Name Takasaki Takashimaya / Year on year 5.1, Name Corporate Business / Year on year -15, Name Cross-media business / Year on year -2.2, Name Apparel Products / Year on year 4.7, Name Accessories / Year on year 25.4, Name Household products / Year on year -2.3, Name Foods / Year on year -0.6, Name Service / Year on year 5.7, Name Other / Year on year -17.4 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Customer traffic (existing Takashimaya Co., Ltd. stores combined) / Value 3.7 Year-on-year %, Indicator name Tax-free sales / Value 20.1 Year-on-year %, Indicator name In-store sales excluding tax-free sales / Value 10.8 Year-on-year % |
| Monthly Commentary | Department store sales exceeded the previous year's results, driven by growth in summer apparel and miscellaneous goods and food events among domestic customers, as well as strong sales of high-priced merchandise to inbound customers. Corporate business and cross-media business were below the previous year's results. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Increased demand for summer apparel and miscellaneous goods as temperatures rose, Steady performance at food events, Growth in high-priced merchandise, particularly luxury brands, among inbound customers, 反動 from a large order received in the previous year, Sluggish performance by the core fashion category in cross-media business, Reflection of the sales revision |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Among domestic customers, sales were driven by increased demand for summer apparel and miscellaneous goods as temperatures rose, as well as solid performance by food events. Among inbound customers, high-priced merchandise, particularly luxury brands, performed strongly. Corporate business declined due to the reaction to large orders received in the previous year, while cross-media business declined because its core fashion category remained sluggish.