Sales for this month
April 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027Sales, customer numbers and average spend per customer fell below the prior-year levels due to changes in the external environment and the reversal of the temporary customer-traffic boost recorded the previous year. At the same time, the Company plans to open stores actively and is working to improve QSC, shorten service times and enhance productivity.
Decline in delivery demand, Reversal of the temporary customer-traffic boost from a nationally broadcast television program the previous year
Investment in human resources to improve QSC, Improvements to cooking operations, Changes to dining-area layouts, Active store openings, Sales of new and seasonal products
Scope of aggregation: Directly operated stores (all directly operated stores and existing directly operated stores)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | April 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Directly operated stores (all directly operated stores and existing directly operated stores) |
| Net sales for the month | ¥8,568 million |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 94.1 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 94.1 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 94.1 / 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 97.4 / Existing stores 97.6 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | All Stores 96.6 / Existing stores 96.4 |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Company-operated 549 / FC 176 / All Stores 725 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 1 / Store name Rakuhoku Hankyu Square store / Location 36 Takanonishibiru-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 2 / Store name Niigata Station Front store, Waseda Natsumezaka-dori store / Location Tsusho Building, 1-2-6 Hanazono, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, 1F and 2F, 64 Kikuicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
| Monthly Commentary | Sales, customer numbers and average spend per customer fell below the prior-year levels due to changes in the external environment and the reversal of the temporary customer-traffic boost recorded the previous year. At the same time, the Company plans to open stores actively and is working to improve QSC, shorten service times and enhance productivity. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Decline in delivery demand, Reversal of the temporary customer-traffic boost from a nationally broadcast television program the previous year |
| Measures from the following month onward | Investment in human resources to improve QSC, Improvements to cooking operations, Changes to dining-area layouts, Active store openings, Sales of new and seasonal products |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In addition to the decline in delivery demand resulting from changes in the external environment, the reversal of the temporary customer-traffic boost from a nationally broadcast television program the previous year affected customer numbers and average spend per customer.