Driving foot traffic through high-profile events
First written in FY2017-Q1. 19 of 25 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Going forward, in addition to strengthening our lifestyle-related businesses, our strength, including food, living and cafés, we will seek to increase traffic from domestic customers and tourists by revitalizing merchandising through the expansion of events and other activities centered on the fashion business.」
Customer traffic initiatives centered on high-profile events have been expanded into more fashion events and activities and merchandising revitalization at Singapore Takashimaya. - 2026-03-16RestatedMonthly
「Domestic customers exceeded the previous year’s level on an existing-store basis, as the “Amour du Chocolat” Valentine’s event remained solid and sales of spring apparel and sundries picked up from mid-month onward.」
The company reconfirmed the contribution of high-profile events to customer traffic and sales, but did not indicate the introduction of a new event initiative. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「High-profile events were held, including an exhibition by miniature photographer and mise-en-scène artist Tatsuya Tanaka (田中 達也), which was well received by many customers and made a substantial contribution to attracting visitors to stores.」
A high-profile exhibition was held as a customer-attraction initiative, contributing to store traffic. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Events linked to popular television programs and related events held in line with the seasons attracted many visitors.」
Customer-attraction initiatives were developed into events linked to popular television programs and seasonal events, with many visitors recorded. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Product fairs, including the Great Hokkaido Exhibition held at each store, the special exhibition "With the New Era — The Journey of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress," held at the Kyoto and Nihombashi stores, and related events held around the summer vacation, autumn leisure season and Black Friday attracted many visitors.」
Product fairs, special exhibitions, seasonal events and Black Friday-related events were held at each store, attracting many visitors. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Product fairs, including the Great Hokkaido Exhibition, held at each store, and "Special Exhibition Commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the Enthronement and 30th Anniversary of the Imperial Wedding: With the New Era — The Journey of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress," held at the Kyoto and Nihombashi stores, attracted many visitors.」
As customer-attraction initiatives that had been restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic, product fairs and special exhibitions were held at multiple stores, attracting many visitors. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Product fairs, including the Great Hokkaido Exhibition held at large stores from September through October, were well received by many customers. The year-end gift centers launched in November were also used by many customers every day, and store traffic is gradually recovering.」
The Company held product fairs at large stores and launched year-end gift centers in November, advancing events and sales promotions to attract store visits and describing the recovery in store traffic. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At our domestic department stores, both sales and customer traffic increased substantially year on year, reflecting the lifting of priority preventive measures in March this year and the rebound from temporary closures caused by the spread of COVID-19 in the previous year. High-priced products continued to perform well among both affluent and middle-income customers. We also held major events with strong customer-drawing power, including the Great Hokkaido Exhibition, Great Kyushu Exhibition and Yuzuru Hanyu Exhibition, attracting large numbers of visitors every day.」
After customer-attraction initiatives had continued to be cancelled or revised amid the spread of infection, major events were resumed and multiple events drove customer visits. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to cancelling or reviewing the format of sales initiatives and promotional activities expected to attract large numbers of customers, the reissuance of a state of emergency in January this year also contributed to a substantial decline in net sales.」
The cancellation or review of the format of sales initiatives and promotional activities expected to attract customers continued throughout the fiscal year. - FY2021-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「In addition to cancelling or reviewing the format of sales initiatives and promotional activities expected to attract large numbers of customers, the continued reluctance to go out led to a substantial decline in net sales.」
Sales initiatives and promotional activities expected to attract customers continued to be cancelled or have their formats reviewed. - FY2021-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「To prevent the spread of COVID-19, we cancelled in-store and cultural events expected to attract large numbers of customers from the end of February, and temporarily closed some stores, including large stores, or shortened their operating hours.」
To attract customers through high-profile events, in-store and cultural events were cancelled to prevent the spread of infection. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For cultural outreach, "Ichikawa Ebizo Exhibition Commemorating the Succession to the Name Ichikawa Danjuro XIII Hakuen" was held at the Nihombashi, Osaka, Yokohama and Kyoto stores, introducing photographs, video footage and valuable materials relating to the popular kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI. At Takashimaya Archives TOKYO, we also held "Design Department Store — A Riot of Boutique Design —" from October to December, introducing design from the 1980s through the 2000s through the work of interior designer Yasuo Kondo.」
The Ichikawa Ebizo exhibition was held at 4 stores, while a new design exhibition was held at Takashimaya Archives TOKYO from October to December, expanding the Company's cultural events. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For cultural outreach, "Ichikawa Ebizo Exhibition Commemorating the Succession to the Name Ichikawa Danjuro XIII Hakuen" toured from the Nihombashi store, where it opened in August, to the Osaka, Yokohama and Kyoto stores, introducing photographs, video footage and valuable materials relating to the popular kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI. At Takashimaya Archives TOKYO, we also began the collaborative exhibition "Department Store Table Tennis" in August, inviting Fram Kitagawa, art director of the Setouchi Triennale 2019, to serve as curator.」
The Ichikawa Ebizo exhibition toured 4 stores, and Takashimaya Archives TOKYO also launched a collaborative exhibition with the Setouchi Triennale 2019. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For cultural events, "Yuji Tezuka: Listening to Light, Seeing the Wind" toured from the Nihombashi store, where it opened in March, to the Yokohama, Osaka and Kyoto stores. Approximately 70 works, the largest number ever for the exhibition, including representative and new works by Yuji Tezuka, a master who pioneered a new era of Japanese painting, were displayed.」
The cultural event toured from the Nihombashi store to the Yokohama, Osaka and Kyoto stores, displaying approximately 70 works, the largest scale ever. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For cultural events, we held "Tetsuko Kuroyanagi × Keiji Tagawa Collection More ♡ SU・TE・KI! Exhibition" at the Nihombashi store to coincide with the opening of Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C., continuing our cultural outreach. At the Kyoto store, we held "The World of Hisashige Ito XII, Hereditary Court Dollmaker" in September, introducing items handed down in the Ito family as well as court dolls and other works. The exhibition is also scheduled to be held at the Nihombashi store in February 2019.」
New cultural events were held at the Nihombashi and Kyoto stores, with another showing scheduled at the Nihombashi store in February 2019. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For cultural outreach, as part of the 110th anniversary of the founding of Takashimaya's Art Department, we held "Fu-ei-sho — Tan, Jo, Raku, Ro —" at the Osaka, Kyoto, Nihombashi and Shinjuku stores in March, presenting Takashimaya's vision of a contemporary art space. We also held "Yuki Yo: The Paris Homecoming and 80th Birthday Exhibition — The Trajectory of Creative Dolls," which has attracted attention across countries and generations, and "MINIATURE LIFE Exhibition: Tatsuya Tanaka's World of Mise-en-Scène," which is popular for using everyday objects as subjects, at the Yokohama and Kyoto stores, providing events intended to offer customers enriching experiences.」
The Company held events commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Art Department and multiple exhibitions at multiple stores, expanding cultural outreach and customer experiences through events. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For our cultural events, we successively held "Thank You for Your Support! The Yuzuru Hanyu Exhibition," tracing the brilliant career of figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生 結弦), whose achievements at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics remain fresh in the public's memory, at the Nihombashi, Osaka and Kyoto stores. The exhibition is scheduled to be held at the Yokohama store in August.」
The Yuzuru Hanyu exhibition was expanded from the Nihombashi store to the Osaka and Kyoto stores, with a Yokohama showing also scheduled for August. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We also held cultural events, mainly at our large stores, including "Kyoichi Sawada: Beyond His Gaze," "Manabu Ikeda: The Pen — Condensed Universe" and "Mao Asada: The Beautiful Fairy on Ice."」
We continue to enhance the value of visits and customer traffic beyond shopping through cultural events. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For cultural outreach, we held cultural events including "Manabu Ikeda: The Pen — Condensed Universe" and "Mao Asada: The Beautiful Fairy on Ice," working to provide customers with enriching experiences.」
New, specific cultural events were held to expand store visits and customer experiences through high-profile events. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At the same time, we held the "30th Anniversary Kaiketsu Zorori Great Adventure Exhibition," targeting families, at the Nihombashi, Tachikawa and Kyoto stores, helping to acquire next-generation customers.」
A new distinctive event targeting families was held at multiple stores as an initiative to acquire next-generation customers. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The "笑点 50th Anniversary Special Exhibition" held at the Osaka, Kyoto, Nihombashi and Yokohama stores attracted a very large number of customers.」
The exhibition expanded from its previous showing at the Nihombashi store to 4 stores in Osaka, Kyoto, Nihombashi and Yokohama. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「At the "笑点 50th Anniversary Special Exhibition" held at the Nihombashi store, more than 60,000 visitors attended. We held distinctive, high-profile events and attracted customers from a broad range of demographics.」
Distinctive events were used to attract customers, with more than 60,000 visitors recorded.