Expansion driven by new brands, new experiential services, IT initiatives, and accelerated store openings
First written in FY2017. 28 of 40 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-01.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated cumulative period, the company opened 3 stores, bringing the total number of stores at period-end to 38, an increase of 3 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Regarding the business expansion policy, the company opened 3 stores in the first half of 2026, expanding the store count to 38. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period, the company opened 6 stores, bringing the total number of stores at period-end to 33, an increase of 6 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Regarding business expansion, the company opened 6 stores in the first half of 2025, expanding the period-end store count to 33. - FY2024-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period, the company opened 3 stores, bringing the total number of stores at period-end to 25, an increase of 3 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The policy of business expansion, including new store openings, made concrete progress through the opening of 3 stores and expansion of the store count to 25. - FY2024-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period, revenue increased as the number of visitors rose to 45.1% of the year-earlier level. The company opened 3 stores during the period, bringing the total number of stores at period-end to 25, an increase of 3 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Regarding business expansion, the company opened 3 stores during the interim consolidated accounting period in addition to benefiting from an increase in visitors, expanding the period-end store count to 25. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To restore the reduced scale of its business and achieve a recovery in performance and expand market share after COVID-19, the company planned to open 9 new stores in profitable, well-located sites in the fiscal year ending December 2023 and was considering opening 20 new stores in the fiscal year ending December 2024」
The company continues its plans to restore the scale of its business after the reductions by opening 9 stores in 2023 and 20 stores in 2024. - FY2023-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「To restore the reduced scale of its business and achieve a recovery in performance and expand market share after COVID-19, the company planned to open 9 new stores in profitable, well-located sites in the fiscal year ending December 2023 and was considering opening 20 new stores in the fiscal year ending December 2024」
To restore the scale of its business after the store reductions, the company presented specific plans to open 9 stores in the fiscal year ending December 2023 and 20 stores in the fiscal year ending December 2024. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company opened a new-format store, 1-Yen Kimono wargo, selling recycled kimono at ¥1 per gram.」
The company opened the new-format 1-Yen Kimono wargo, rolling out a new store concept selling recycled kimono at ¥1 per gram. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Company continued to strengthen its three businesses: the products business, which “creates products that convey Japan,” the experiences business, which “allows customers to experience the appeal of Japan,” and other businesses.」
The company continues its policy of strengthening its three businesses, rather than its previous expansion policy based on new brands, new experiences, IT and store openings. - FY2022-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, based on its management philosophy of bringing Japanese culture to the world, the company continued strengthening its three businesses: the Mono business, which makes products that convey the essence of Japan; the Koto business, which allows customers to experience what is good about Japan; and its Other businesses. It also rebuilt its store network and strengthened its event business.」
Against the previous expansion policy based on new brands, new experiences, IT and store openings, the company is placing greater emphasis on restructuring its three businesses, including rebuilding its store network and strengthening events. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「The company aims to achieve further business expansion, including its Other businesses, by (1) developing new brands in the Mono business, (2) developing new experiential services in the Koto business, responding to IT technological innovation common to (1) and (2), and accelerating new store openings.」
While the company is progressing with the整理 of unprofitable stores, it has reframed its management strategy as an expansion policy covering the Other businesses in addition to its existing focus on new brands, new experiences, IT and store openings. - FY2021-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「During the nine-month consolidated period, the company opened no stores and closed 3, leaving a total of 44 stores at the end of the period, an increase of 1 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Regarding store expansion, the company opened no new stores and closed 3 during the cumulative quarter. Under its policy of selecting stores that contribute to profits, the pace of expansion has slowed. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the six-month consolidated period, the company opened 6 stores, closed 2 and converted 1 to a different format. The total number of stores at the end of the period was 47, an increase of 4 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company continued its selective approach to store openings and closures based on store profitability, opening 6 stores during the cumulative quarter. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company will continue to determine whether stores should be closed based on their profitability, while seeking to improve operating income by actively opening stores expected to contribute to profits.」
Rather than opening stores indiscriminately, the company continues to combine closures with openings of stores expected to contribute to profits, based on store profitability. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Mono business, the company reassessed store profitability and pursued a scrap-and-build strategy.」
The company continues to pursue the profitability-focused scrap-and-build strategy outlined in the previous quarter. - FY2020-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the Mono business, the company reassessed store profitability and pursued a scrap-and-build strategy.」
In addition to expansion through new brands and store openings, the company is shifting its focus to scrapping and rebuilding stores after reassessing their profitability. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The company opened a new-format store, Neko Masshigura. … Neko Masshigura: 7 stores, an increase of 7 from the year-earlier period」
The company launched the new Neko Masshigura brand and expanded it to 7 stores by period-end. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid this economic environment, the Company continued to strengthen its two businesses based on its management philosophy of “Bringing Japanese culture to the world”: the products business, which “creates products that convey Japan,” and the experiences business, which “allows customers to experience the appeal of Japan,” while also working to create new business formats and businesses along that trajectory.」
In addition to strengthening its two existing businesses, the company explicitly identified the creation of new formats and businesses as a concrete initiative. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also opened THE ICHI, a store combining multiple formats, in late April before Golden Week in Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture.」
The company opened THE ICHI, a store combining multiple formats, in Karuizawa, advancing the rollout of a new store format. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to opening new stores under the Kanzashiya wargo, Hashiya Mansaku and Hokusai Graphic formats, the company also opened stores combining multiple formats.」
The company advanced the concrete rollout of stores combining multiple formats, in addition to opening new stores under its existing formats. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The company opened 31 stores and closed 3, bringing the total number of stores at period-end to 84, an increase of 28 from the year-earlier period.」
The company continued opening new stores and rolling out new brands, opening 31 stores and, after closing 3, expanding the period-end store count to 84. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period, the company opened new stores under each of the Kanzashiya wargo, Hashiya Mansaku and Hokusai Graphic formats. Two of these stores were opened inside Narita International Airport, marking the company's first airport locations. During the nine-month period, the company opened 19 stores and closed 3, bringing the total number of stores to 60 at the end of the third quarter, an increase of 19 from the year-earlier period.」
The company continued opening stores under multiple brands, opening 19 stores, including its first locations inside an airport. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On 20 April 2018, the company opened Mansaku Gallery, a specialty store for tableware as a new business format, in Shinkyogoku, Kyoto.」
The company opened a specialty store under a new business format, advancing the development of new formats and store openings. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The company aims to achieve further business expansion by (1) developing new brands in the Mono business, (2) developing new experiential services in the Koto business, responding to IT technological innovation common to (1) and (2), and accelerating new store openings.」
The company explicitly identified four growth drivers: products, experiences, IT and its store network.