Store Network Expansion
First written in FY2017. 9 of 34 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-31.
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- 2026-08-31AdvancedOther Disclosures
「With this opening, the Asakusa area gained 2 additional stores in Asakusa Omairimachi, alongside the existing Asakusa Shin-Nakamise Kanzashiya wargo and Asakusa Kannon-dori Hokusai Graphic, bringing the total to 4 stores.」
The company opened 2 stores simultaneously in Asakusa, bringing the area’s store network to 4 stores. - FY2026-H1Store Network ExpansionAnnual report
「The company opened 1 〔かんざし屋wargo〕 store and 2 〔北斎グラフィック〕 stores. ... The total was 38 stores, up 3 from the previous period.」
The company opened 1 〔かんざし屋wargo〕 store and 2 〔北斎グラフィック〕 stores, expanding the inbound MD business store network to 38 stores. - FY2025-H1Store Network ExpansionAnnual 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.」
The inbound MD business store network increased by 6 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 33, due to the opening of 6 stores. - FY2024Store Network ExpansionAnnual report
「The company opened 6 〔北斎グラフィック〕 stores and 1 〔箸や万作〕 store.」
The company opened 6 〔北斎グラフィック〕 stores and 1 〔箸や万作〕 store, bringing the number of stores in the inbound MD business to 26 at the end of the period. - FY2024-H1Continued expansion of the store networkAnnual report
「At the end of the interim consolidated fiscal period, the number of stores was 8 for 〔かんざし屋wargo〕 (no change from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year), 3 for 〔The Ichi〕 (no change), 8 for 〔北斎グラフィック〕 (up 3 stores), 2 for 〔箸や万作〕 (no change), 2 for 〔猫まっしぐら〕 (no change), and 2 for 〔１円着物wargo〕 (no change), for a total of 25 stores (up 3 stores).」
The number of stores in the goods business increased by 3 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 25, with 3 〔北斎グラフィック〕 stores opened. - FY2024-Q1Continued expansion of the store networkAnnual report
「At the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of stores was 8 for 〔かんざし屋wargo〕 (no change from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year), 3 for 〔The Ichi〕 (no change), 7 for 〔北斎グラフィック〕 (up 2 stores), 2 for 〔箸や万作〕 (no change), 2 for 〔猫まっしぐら〕 (no change), and 2 for 〔１円着物wargo〕 (no change), for a total of 24 stores (up 2 stores).」
The number of stores in the goods business increased by 2 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 24, due to the opening of 2 〔北斎グラフィック〕 stores. - FY2023Contraction to 22 stores for the full fiscal yearAnnual report
「During the current consolidated fiscal year, 2 stores were closed and 2 stores were opened, bringing the total number of stores at the end of the fiscal year to 22, down 7 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Following 2 openings and 2 closures, the number of stores at the end of the period, including the impact of discontinuing the experiences business, was 22, down 7 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3Store count maintained after openings and closuresAnnual report
「At the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of stores was 9 for 〔かんざし屋wargo〕 (no change from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year), 2 for 〔The Ichi〕 (no change), 6 for 〔北斎グラフィック〕 (down 1 store), 2 for 〔箸や万作〕 (no change), 2 for 〔猫まっしぐら〕 (no change), and 2 for 〔１円着物wargo〕 (up 2 stores), for a total of 23 stores (up 1 store).」
The number of stores in the goods business increased by 1 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 23, mainly due to the addition of 2 stores for 1円着物wargo. - FY2023-Q2Modest recovery in the store networkAnnual report
「At the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of stores was 9 for 〔かんざし屋wargo〕 (no change from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year), 2 for 〔The Ichi〕 (no change), 6 for 〔北斎グラフィック〕 (down 1 store), 2 for 〔箸や万作〕 (no change), 2 for 〔猫まっしぐら〕 (no change), and 2 for 〔１円着物wargo〕 (up 2 stores), for a total of 23 stores (up 1 store).」
The number of stores in the goods business increased by 1 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 23, mainly due to the addition of 2 stores for 1円着物wargo. - FY2023-Q1Contraction of the store network following the discontinuation of the experiences businessAnnual report
「The total number of stores at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was 22, down 7 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, partly due to the discontinuation of the experiences business.」
Following the discontinuation of the experiences business, the store network contracted from 29 stores at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 22 stores. - FY2022Store network continued to contractAnnual report
「There were no new openings and 16 closures, bringing the total number of stores at the end of the period to 29, down 16 year on year.」
The number of stores decreased from 45 at the end of December 2021 to 29 at the end of December 2022, with no new openings and 16 closures. - FY2022-Q3Store network continued to contractAnnual report
「No stores were opened and 14 stores were closed during the cumulative third-quarter period, bringing the total store count at the end of the cumulative third-quarter period to 31, down 14 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
With no new openings and 14 closures, the store network contracted from 45 stores at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 31 stores. - FY2022-Q2Store network continued to contractAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter period, 13 stores were closed, bringing the total store count at the end of the cumulative second-quarter period to 32, down 13 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The store network decreased by 13 stores from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to a total of 32 stores, due to the closure of loss-making stores. - FY2022-Q1Store network continued to contractAnnual report
「During the cumulative first-quarter period, 7 stores were closed, bringing the total store count at the end of the cumulative first-quarter period to 38, down 7 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
7 stores were closed from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, reducing the store network to 38 stores in total. - FY2021Modest increase in the store networkAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, 10 stores were opened, 8 stores were closed and 1 store was converted to another format, bringing the total period-end store count to 45, up 2 year on year.」
The store count increased from 43 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 45 after openings, closures and format changes. The breakdown was 33 product-business stores and 12 experience-business stores. - FY2021-Q3Contraction of the store networkAnnual 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.」
The store count fell from 47 at the end of the previous quarter to 44, with no openings and 3 closures during the cumulative quarterly period. - FY2021-Q2Modest increase in the store networkAnnual 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 store count increased by 4 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, but fell from 48 at the end of the previous quarter to 47 at the end of the current quarter. - FY2021-Q1Store count begins to increase againAnnual report
「During the cumulative first-quarter period, 5 stores were opened, bringing the total at the end of the period to 48, an increase of 5 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Following the rapid store-reduction phase through the previous fiscal year, 5 stores were opened in the first quarter, bringing the total to 48. - FY2020-Q3Sharp contraction of the store networkAnnual report
「Regarding store openings and closures, as a result of pursuing a scrap-and-build strategy focused mainly on unprofitable stores, during the cumulative third-quarter period we opened 5 stores, closed 42 stores and converted 3 stores to other formats, bringing the total store count at the end of the cumulative third-quarter period to 54, down 37 from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
Following openings, closures and format changes, the store count fell from 91 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 54, accelerating the contraction of the store network. - FY2020-Q2Store network continued to contractAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter period, 5 stores were opened, 16 were closed and 3 underwent format changes, bringing the total at the end of the period to 80, down 11 from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
Closures again exceeded openings, as in the previous quarter, reducing the store network from 91 to 80 stores. - FY2020-Q1Contraction of the store networkAnnual report
「Regarding store openings and closures, as a result of pursuing a scrap-and-build strategy, during the cumulative first-quarter period we opened 5 stores, closed 12 stores and converted 2 stores to other formats, bringing the total store count at the end of the cumulative first-quarter period to 84, down 7 from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
Following openings, closures and format changes, the total number of stores was 84, down 7 from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「There were 20 openings, 13 closures and 5 format changes, bringing the period-end total to 91 stores, an increase of 7 year on year.」
Following openings, closures and format changes, there were 72 product-business stores and 19 experience-business stores, for a total of 91. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company opened 7 stores, including new locations and format changes, for the new-format specialty cat-goods store [猫まっしぐら], launched in August, in Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Ninenzaka, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto; and Canal City Hakata, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, as well as other locations.」
A total of 7 new openings and format changes, including the new format, were carried out, expanding the store network. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter period, 9 stores were opened and 1 store was added through a format change. Meanwhile, 2 stores were closed and 1 store was reduced through a format change during the same period, bringing the store count to 75 at the end of the second quarter.」
After openings and format changes, offset by closures and other factors, the period-end store count reached 75. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Following the first openings in Hokkaido and Shikoku at the end of last year, we also opened stores in the Chugoku region, expanding our store network across Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa as a platform for capturing domestic consumption.」
The domestic store network expanded into the Chugoku region, following Hokkaido and Shikoku. - 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.」
There were 68 product-business stores and 16 experience-business stores, for a total of 84, an increase of 28 year on year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the nine-month cumulative period, the company opened 19 stores and closed 3, bringing the total number of stores at the end of the third quarter to 60, an increase of 19 from the year-earlier period.」
The product-business store network reached 60 stores, an increase of 19 year on year, after 19 openings and 3 closures during the period. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter period, 12 stores were opened and 1 store was closed, bringing the total number of stores at the end of the second quarter to 55.」
12 stores were opened during the period and 1 was closed, bringing the period-end total to 55, including 13 experience-business stores. The network also added a new airport location and a specialty tableware store. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「2 of these stores were opened inside Narita International Airport, representing the company’s first airport locations.」
The store network expanded beyond its existing focus on major cities and tourist destinations with the opening of the company’s first stores inside Narita International Airport. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The 6 brands in the product business are sold across 44 stores in 4 formats, [かんざし屋wargo], [北斎グラフィック], [箸や万作] and [WARGO], in major cities and tourist destinations throughout Japan, including Kyoto.」
As of 31 December 2017, there were 44 product-business stores, 11 experience-business stores and 55 stores in total.