Reducing expenses through greater operational efficiency
First written in FY2016. 11 of 20 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
60 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we focused on securing profits by strengthening recruitment and making active investments in human resources, while also working to control expenses through measures such as promoting digitalization.」
While strengthening recruitment and investment in human resources, we promoted expense control through digitalization to secure profits. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although expenses included personnel costs and other costs associated with preparing for the opening of Imperial Hotel Kyoto, profits for the interim consolidated accounting period exceeded the previous year's results as a result of our efforts to further improve productivity and scrutinize spending.」
Despite recording personnel costs associated with preparing for the opening of Imperial Hotel Kyoto, we advanced productivity improvements and scrutinized spending, resulting in profits for the interim consolidated accounting period exceeding the previous year's results. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite costs incurred for relocating stores in preparation for rebuilding, we have worked to secure profits by improving productivity through the use of idle assets and the promotion of digitalization.」
Despite incurring store relocation costs, we used idle assets and promoted digitalization as productivity improvement measures to secure profits. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we have sought to maximize profits by promoting productivity improvements and reducing expenses through appropriate cost management.」
The policy of continuing to reduce expenses through productivity improvements and appropriate cost management, thereby maximizing profits, has been reaffirmed. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we have sought to maximize profits by promoting productivity improvements and reducing expenses through appropriate cost management.」
The policy of continuing to reduce expenses through productivity improvements and appropriate cost management, thereby maximizing profits, has been reaffirmed. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we have worked to secure profits by continuing to review costs and keeping spending to a minimum.」
Efforts to secure profits by continuously reviewing costs and minimizing spending are ongoing. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We also continued to review costs and worked to secure profit by minimizing spending.」
The Group continues initiatives to secure profit through ongoing cost reviews and by minimizing spending. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, while making use of various government support measures, we made every effort to secure earnings and maintain employment through measures including bringing outsourced operations in-house and expanding the external secondment of employees.」
Specific cost-reduction measures were implemented, including bringing outsourced operations in-house and expanding the external secondment of employees. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, in addition to reviewing outsourcing arrangements and reducing costs across the Group, including bringing the employee cafeterias in-house, we made maximum use of various government support measures and worked as one Group to secure earnings and maintain employment.」
In addition to the existing cost reductions across the Group, specific measures were implemented, including bringing the employee cafeterias in-house and reviewing outsourcing arrangements. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「With regard to expenses, the entire Group worked to secure earnings and maintain employment by fundamentally reviewing costs across the company and making maximum use of the government's various support measures.」
The Group continues initiatives to secure earnings and maintain employment through a review of costs across the Group and the use of government support measures. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Although we worked to reduce miscellaneous expenses through greater operational efficiency and made maximum use of various economic measures, including employment adjustment subsidies, the burden of fixed costs such as personnel expenses, rent and depreciation remained substantial, and the measures did not offset the operating loss, resulting in an ordinary loss.」
It was stated that miscellaneous expenses were reduced through greater operational efficiency and government support measures were used, but these efforts did not offset the fixed-cost burden. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to thoroughly improving operational efficiency and fundamentally reviewing costs across the Group, we made full use of various government economic and support measures, kept spending to the minimum necessary, and worked as one Group to secure profit.」
The Group continues initiatives to secure profit by improving operational efficiency, reviewing costs across the Group, using government economic and support measures, and minimizing spending. - FY2021-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group treated ensuring the safety and security of customers and employees as its top priority, worked to prevent infections, thoroughly limited spending to the minimum necessary while fundamentally reviewing costs across the Group, and focused on securing earnings.」
The existing policy of improving operational efficiency and reducing miscellaneous expenses was presented as an emergency response framework involving a fundamental review of costs across the Group and limiting spending to the minimum necessary amid the infectious disease outbreak. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors behind the decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses included efforts to reduce miscellaneous expenses through greater operational efficiency, in addition to expenses linked to sales.」
Actual reductions in miscellaneous expenses through greater operational efficiency were reported, and selling, general and administrative expenses fell 3.7% from the previous fiscal year to ¥39,923 million. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We will work to reduce miscellaneous expenses through greater operational efficiency and continue to make further management efforts to improve profit.」
A policy of continuing to reduce expenses through greater operational efficiency was outlined. It was also stated that this did not offset the increases in personnel expenses and outsourcing costs during the fiscal year. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled ¥51,096 million, down 1.2% year on year. The main factors behind the decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses included reductions in miscellaneous expenses through greater operational efficiency.」
It was stated that miscellaneous expenses were reduced through greater operational efficiency, resulting in a 1.2% year-on-year decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we worked to reduce miscellaneous expenses through greater operational efficiency and continued to make further management efforts to improve earnings.」
Improving operational efficiency is positioned as an initiative to reduce expenses and improve earnings.