Risk of disruption to sales and logistics caused by outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19
First written in FY2020. 5 of 11 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2026.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「If an infectious disease such as a novel virus were to spread widely in the areas surrounding our Group's stores, disrupting our Group's sales activities or logistics systems, or if the resulting human impact were to expand, this could affect our Group's operating results.」
The risk of impacts on sales activities, logistics operations and human casualties due to infectious disease outbreaks continued to be listed as a business risk. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Membership increased partly due to COVID-19 being reclassified to Category 5, and revenue and operating revenue increased 13.4% year on year to ¥724 million, while operating income increased 79.0% to ¥62 million.」
The easing of activity restrictions associated with COVID-19's reclassification to Category 5 continued, with the easing of operating restrictions related to infectious disease reflected in increased membership and higher revenue and earnings in the fitness business. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Membership increased partly due to COVID-19 being reclassified to Category 5, and revenue and operating revenue increased 13.5% year on year to ¥483 million, while operating income increased 69.4% to ¥43 million.」
The reclassification of COVID-19 to Category 5 increased membership and eased operating restrictions related to infectious disease, as reflected in higher revenue and earnings in the fitness business. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「COVID-19 infections were trending downward, and the economy began moving toward coexistence with COVID-19」
Infections were described as trending downward, indicating some improvement in the external environment from the previous continuation of the spread. Measures to prevent the spread of infection, however, remain in place. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「Our Group has taken the following measures since the infection began to spread: preparing guidelines for conduct and regularly issuing internal notices to raise employees' awareness of infection prevention; requiring temperature checks every morning and preparing procedures for employees and people living with them when they are unwell; requiring employees to wear masks and installing hand sanitizer at multiple locations; implementing measures to prevent droplet transmission in break rooms and other areas and carrying out regular disinfection; and refraining from unnecessary business trips and accepting visitors, while preparing the environment for web conferences.」
Although the risk of infectious disease continues, specific measures have been established, including temperature checks, masks, disinfection, droplet prevention, procedures for when employees are unwell, and web conferences. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the fiscal year (from 21 February 2021 to 20 August 2021), vaccinations against COVID-19 had begun, but the spread of infections continued, with declarations of a state of emergency and other measures issued intermittently, and the outlook remained uncertain.」
The spread of infections and states of emergency continued even after vaccinations began, and awareness of the risks that infectious diseases posed to the sales and operating environment remained in place. - FY2022-Q1Operations and countermeasures continue amid the resurgence of infectionsAnnual report
「Under these conditions, our core home-center business is a social infrastructure provider that supplies a wide range of essential goods for housing and daily life, as well as goods indispensable to work in agriculture, construction, and other industries. Based on this view, we prepared the operating environment to prevent the spread of infection and worked to continue operations.」
Even as infections continued to resurge, the Company positioned its home-center business as social infrastructure and continued operations while preparing the environment to prevent the spread of infection. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「Our Group has taken the following measures since the infection began to spread: preparing guidelines for conduct and regularly issuing internal notices to raise employees' awareness of infection prevention; requiring temperature checks every morning and preparing procedures for employees and people living with them when they are unwell; and requiring employees to wear masks and installing hand sanitizer at multiple locations.」
Although the risk of infectious disease continues, specific measures have been established, including guidelines for conduct, temperature checks, masks, disinfection, and procedures for when employees are unwell. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The economy deteriorated rapidly due to the stagnation and contraction of domestic and overseas economic activity accompanying the spread of COVID-19. Although domestic economic activity showed some signs of recovery after the lifting of the state of emergency, the spread of the third wave could not be brought under control, and the outlook remains uncertain.」
The spread of COVID-19 and its impact on economic activity continued, and the expansion of the third wave was newly disclosed. - FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Our core home-center business is a social infrastructure provider that supplies a wide range of essential goods for housing and daily life, as well as goods indispensable to work in agriculture, construction, and other industries. Based on this view, we prepared the operating environment to prevent the spread of infection and worked to continue operations.」
The spread of COVID-19 actually occurred and affected fitness-store closures and the stagnation of economic activity. The disclosure states that home centers continued operating while preparing the environment to prevent the spread of infection. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「If an infectious disease such as a novel virus were to spread widely in the areas surrounding our Group's stores, disrupting our Group's sales activities or logistics systems, or if the resulting human impact were to expand, this could affect our Group's operating results.」
The impact of a widespread outbreak of a novel virus or other infectious disease on sales activities, logistics systems, and human health was separately disclosed for the first time as a business risk. The main text states that the spread of COVID-19 affected the economic environment, but does not state that disruption to sales activities or logistics systems actually occurred.