Profit Expansion through Cost Reduction and Improved Operating Efficiency
First written in FY2017-Q1. 13 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-04.
- FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses fell below the previous year's level as the company improved fixtures and other equipment to increase productivity and controlled expenses through measures such as optimizing its staffing structure.」
In the food business, the company improved fixtures and other equipment, optimized its staffing structure and controlled expenses, keeping selling, general and administrative expenses below the previous year's level. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to higher utility costs and selling commissions accompanying the increase in revenue, but efforts to control advertising and other expenses resulted in performance below plan.」
The department store business advanced cost controls for advertising and other expenses, and kept selling, general and administrative expenses below plan. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from the previous year due to a decrease in the amount reclassified to extraordinary losses related to COVID-19, higher depreciation and amortization associated with the opening of the Hanshin Umeda Main Store, and surging utility costs. In addition, despite the impact of higher selling commissions accompanying the increase in revenue, efforts to reduce costs while improving the efficiency of advertising and other expenses resulted in performance below plan.」
The department store business advanced measures such as improving the efficiency of advertising expenses, and kept selling, general and administrative expenses below plan. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from the previous year due to a decrease in the amount reclassified to extraordinary losses related to COVID-19, higher depreciation and amortization associated with the opening of the Hanshin Umeda Main Store, and surging utility costs. Despite the impact of higher selling commissions accompanying the increase in revenue, efforts to reduce costs while improving the efficiency of advertising and other expenses resulted in performance below plan.」
The department store business advanced cost reductions through measures such as improving the efficiency of advertising expenses, and kept selling, general and administrative expenses below plan. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite the impact of higher selling commissions accompanying the increase in revenue, efforts to reduce costs, including controlling advertising expenses, resulted in performance below plan.」
The department store business advanced cost reductions, including controlling advertising expenses, and kept selling, general and administrative expenses below plan. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of higher gross profit accompanying the increase in revenue and the department store business keeping selling, general and administrative expenses below plan, operating profit was ¥664 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥2,044 million in the previous period.」
The department store business kept selling, general and administrative expenses below plan, and consolidated operating profit improved from an operating loss in the previous year to operating profit of ¥664 million. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the company returned to operating profitability in fiscal 2021, it will continue to pursue cost structure reform to lower its break-even point.」
It states that, after returning the department store business to operating profitability, the company will continue cost structure reform aimed at lowering the break-even point. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The commercial facilities business reported gross revenue of ¥34,748 million, or 67.6% of the previous period, and operating profit of ¥380 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥102 million in the previous period. At 株式会社エイチ・ツー・オー 商業開発, which sells apparel and household-related goods and manages tenants at Izumiya stores, revenue declined substantially due to the downsizing of company-operated sales areas, but profit increased as the company advanced cost reductions and converted space to tenant-operated areas.」
It describes the commercial facilities business advancing cost reductions and converting space to tenant-operated areas, improving from an operating loss to operating profit of ¥380 million. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the downsizing of company-operated sales areas resulted in a substantial decline in revenue, profit increased as the company advanced cost reductions and converted space to tenant-operated areas.」
In the commercial facilities business, the company downsized company-operated sales areas, converted space to tenant-operated areas and reduced costs, resulting in higher profit. This demonstrates a case in which measures to reduce expenses and improve operating efficiency led to a specific improvement in earnings. - FY2022-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Rebuilding the department store business: establishing an OMO model and reforming the cost structure」
The new medium-term management plan positions the previous focus on reducing expenses and improving operating efficiency as 'cost structure reform' to rebuild the department store business. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, as a result of efforts to reduce expenses such as advertising and decoration costs and outsourced service costs, the company recorded an operating loss of ¥963 million, compared with operating profit of ¥10,696 million in the previous period.」
The department store business continued to reduce expenses such as advertising and decoration costs and outsourced service costs, but recorded an operating loss of ¥963 million. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, as a result of efforts throughout the first quarter to reduce expenses such as advertising and decoration costs and outsourced service costs, revenue was ¥48,408 million and the company recorded an operating loss of ¥2,945 million, compared with operating profit of ¥2,872 million in the previous period.」
It states that the department store business continued to reduce expenses such as advertising and decoration costs and outsourced service costs. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although 株式会社阪急オアシス advanced efforts to review its pricing policy and reduce expenses, revenue was 95.7% of the previous year's level and operating profit declined by ¥400 million year on year.」
阪急オアシス continued to review its pricing policy and reduce expenses, but revenue and operating profit fell below the previous year's levels. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although 株式会社阪急オアシス advanced efforts to review its pricing policy and reduce expenses, revenue was 94.7% of the previous year's level and operating profit declined by ¥100 million year on year.」
阪急オアシス continued to review its pricing policy and reduce expenses, but operating profit fell below the previous year's level. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although 株式会社阪急オアシス reported revenue at 94.2% of the previous year's level, operating profit improved by ¥80 million year on year as a result of reviewing its pricing policy and reducing expenses.」
It identifies reviewing the pricing policy and reducing expenses as specific measures, and states that operating profit improved by ¥80 million year on year. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At 株式会社阪急メンテナンスサービス, which provides building maintenance services, the facilities management business remained solid, and efforts to improve operating efficiency through cost reductions resulted in both revenue and operating profit exceeding the previous year's levels.」
It continues to describe improved operating efficiency through cost reductions and higher revenue and profit. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, 株式会社阪急メンテナンスサービス, which provides building maintenance services, improved operating efficiency through cost reductions and reported higher profit.」
It describes specific results for 阪急メンテナンスサービス: improved operating efficiency through cost reductions and higher profit. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Kanso Co., Ltd. worked to improve operating efficiency through cost controls focused mainly on personnel expenses, and operating profit exceeded the previous year's level for the same period.」
It sets out specific cost-control measures focused on personnel expenses and states that the company's operating profit exceeded the previous year's level. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「As a result of various cost-reduction efforts, including reviewing promotional initiatives and outsourcing contracts, as well as efforts to close unprofitable stores, operating profit progressed as expected.」
The company continued reducing costs through measures including reviewing promotional initiatives and outsourcing contracts. Selling, general and administrative expenses were 99.3% of the previous fiscal year's level, but no new reduction target was provided. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company also continued various cost-reduction initiatives, including reviewing promotional measures and outsourcing contracts.」
The company continued reducing costs through measures including reviewing promotional initiatives and outsourcing contracts. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company also continued various cost-reduction initiatives, including reviewing promotional measures and outsourcing contracts.」
The company continued reducing costs through measures including reviewing promotional initiatives and outsourcing contracts. No new numerical target or completion date was provided. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The company is advancing various initiatives with expanding profit through improved operating efficiency as one of its key measures.」
The company has positioned improved operating efficiency as a key measure for expanding profit and is working to reduce expenses and costs in its department store and food businesses.