Sales for this month
March 2026Fiscal year ending March 2026Sales at all directly operated stores were 98.7% of the prior-year month, while same-store sales were 97.9%. Sales at all directly operated stores, adjusted for differences in the days of the week, were 100.6%. Customer numbers increased, but average spend per customer fell below the prior year.
1 fewer Saturday than in the prior-year month, Lower average spend per customer due partly to a decline in delivery users, Ongoing initiatives to improve QSC, Promotional measures such as the “2026 Big Appreciation Festival”
Continued investment in human resources to improve QSC, Initiatives to improve QSC and create value, The “Vegetable-Rich Spring Ankake Yakisoba” will be sold from 1 April through 30 April 2026
Month April 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 116, Month May 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 114.3, Month June 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 107.2, Month July 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 105.2, Month August 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 107.1, Month September 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 103, Month October 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 103.6, Month November 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 107, Month December 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 102.3, Month January 2026 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 100.2, Month February 2026 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 100.4, Month March 2026 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 98.7
Scope of aggregation: Company-operated stores
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | March 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Company-operated stores |
| Net sales for the month | 9,288 Millions of yen |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 98.7 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 98.7 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 97.9 / Definition Stores excluding those within 15 months of opening and stores that underwent renovations in the same month of the previous or current year |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores 101.1 / Existing stores 100.5 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | All Stores 97.7 / Existing stores 97.4 |
| Cumulative Sales from Start of Period | 106,672 Millions of yen |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | 105.2 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Customer numbers (all directly operated stores) / Value 7,365 thousand customers / Year on year 101.1 thousand customers, Indicator name Average spend per customer (all directly operated stores) / Value ¥1,261 / Year on year ¥97.7, Indicator name Cooking training participants / Value 3,220 Cumulative participants / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Company-operated 549 / FC 177 / All Stores 726 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 0 |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 1 / Store name Miyakojimahondori Store / Location 3-27-4 Miyakojimahondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture / Category FC |
| Monthly Commentary | Sales at all directly operated stores were 98.7% of the prior-year month, while same-store sales were 97.9%. Sales at all directly operated stores, adjusted for differences in the days of the week, were 100.6%. Customer numbers increased, but average spend per customer fell below the prior year. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | 1 fewer Saturday than in the prior-year month, Lower average spend per customer due partly to a decline in delivery users, Ongoing initiatives to improve QSC, Promotional measures such as the “2026 Big Appreciation Festival” |
| Measures from the following month onward | Continued investment in human resources to improve QSC, Initiatives to improve QSC and create value, The “Vegetable-Rich Spring Ankake Yakisoba” will be sold from 1 April through 30 April 2026 |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Month April 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 116, Month May 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 114.3, Month June 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 107.2, Month July 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 105.2, Month August 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 107.1, Month September 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 103, Month October 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 103.6, Month November 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 107, Month December 2025 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 102.3, Month January 2026 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 100.2, Month February 2026 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 100.4, Month March 2026 / Sales at all directly operated stores year-on-year 98.7 |
Items this document does not state (3)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.There was 1 fewer Saturday than in the prior-year month. Customer numbers benefited from initiatives to improve QSC and promotional measures such as the “2026 Big Appreciation Festival,” while average spend per customer fell below the prior year due partly to a decline in delivery users.