Market Segmentation, Diversifying Customer Needs and Cross-Industry Entry
First written in FY2016. 18 of 19 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2023.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 21 of 61 companies on the "Worse" side.
46 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, the café industry is expected to become increasingly segmented, customer needs increasingly diverse, and customers increasingly selective in their choice of products and services. Competition among companies is also expected to intensify further as entrants from other industries enter the market.」
Continues to indicate the outlook for market segmentation, increasingly diverse customer needs and intensifying competition due to entry from other industries. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, the café industry is expected to become increasingly segmented, customer needs increasingly diverse, and customers increasingly selective in their choice of products and services. Competition among companies is also expected to intensify further as entrants from other industries enter the market.」
Continues to indicate the outlook for market segmentation, increasingly diverse customer needs and intensifying competition due to entry from other industries. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, the café industry is expected to become increasingly segmented, customer needs increasingly diverse, and customers increasingly selective in their choice of products and services. Competition among companies is also expected to intensify further as entrants from other industries enter the market.」
Continues to indicate the outlook for market segmentation, increasingly diverse customer needs and intensifying competition due to entry from other industries. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with difficulty recruiting personnel due to the declining birth rate, higher unit wages, higher rents, and intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Continues to describe the challenging operating environment in the café industry, including intensifying competition among competitors. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with rising labor costs resulting from difficulty recruiting personnel due to changes in labor supply and demand, higher rents, and intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Continues to describe the challenging operating environment in the café industry, including intensifying competition among competitors. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with higher labor costs resulting from difficulty recruiting personnel, higher rents and intensifying competition among companies.」
Continues to describe the challenging operating environment in the café industry, including intensifying competition with competitors. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, the café industry is expected to become increasingly segmented, customer needs increasingly diverse, and customers increasingly selective in their choice of products and services. Competition among companies is also expected to intensify further as entrants from other industries enter the market.」
Continues to indicate that market segmentation, increasingly diverse customer needs and entry from other industries are expected to intensify competition. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with difficulty recruiting personnel due to the declining birth rate, higher unit wages, higher rents, and intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Continues to describe the challenging operating environment in the café industry, including intensifying competition with competitors. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with rising labor costs resulting from difficulty recruiting personnel due to changes in labor supply and demand, higher rents, and intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Continues to identify rising rents for store locations and intensifying competition with competitors as market-environment risks. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with rising labor costs resulting from difficulty recruiting personnel due to changes in labor demand, higher rents, and intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Continues to identify intensifying competition with competitors as a factor in the operating environment of the café industry. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, the café industry is expected to become increasingly segmented, customer needs increasingly diverse, and customers increasingly selective in their choice of products and services. Competition among companies is also expected to intensify further as entrants from other industries enter the market.」
Continues to indicate that market segmentation, increasingly diverse customer needs and entry from other industries are expected to intensify competition. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with higher raw material prices, rising labor costs resulting from difficulty recruiting personnel due to changes in labor demand, and intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Identifies intensifying competition with competitors as an ongoing risk factor in the market environment. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with higher raw material prices, rising labor costs resulting from difficulty recruiting personnel due to changes in labor supply and demand, and intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Continues to identify intensifying competition with competitors as a factor contributing to the challenging operating environment in the café industry. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with higher raw material prices, rising labor costs resulting from difficulty recruiting personnel due to changes in labor supply and demand, and intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Continues to identify intensifying competition with competitors as a factor contributing to the challenging environment in the café industry. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, the café industry is expected to become increasingly segmented, customer needs increasingly diverse, and customers increasingly selective in their choice of products and services. Competition among companies is also expected to intensify further as entrants from other industries enter the market.」
Continues to indicate that market segmentation, increasingly diverse customer needs and entry from other industries are expected to intensify competition. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with higher raw material prices and labor costs, as well as intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Identifies intensifying market competition as a factor contributing to the persistently challenging operating environment in the café industry. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with higher raw material prices and labor costs, as well as intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
Continues to identify intensifying competition among competitors as a factor contributing to the persistently challenging industry environment. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The cafe industry to which the Group belongs remains in a challenging operating environment, with higher raw material prices and labor costs, as well as intensifying competition among companies in selecting store locations.」
The company continues to describe intensifying competition among competitors as a challenging operating environment. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Going forward, the market in the cafe industry is expected to become increasingly segmented, customer needs increasingly diverse, and customers more selective about products and services, while entry by companies from other industries is expected to further intensify competition among companies.」
The company explicitly identifies changes in the market, customer needs and the competitive environment as challenges for the future operating environment.