Entry into New Business Areas
First written in FY2016-Q3. 14 of 29 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020. Latest entry: 2026-07-15.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wholesale and logistics businesses, revenue increased 4.1% year on year to ¥13,410 million, mainly because external revenue from comprehensive logistics services, including wholesale, increased.」
External sales in the wholesale and logistics businesses continued to expand, and revenue increased 4.1% year on year to ¥13,410 million. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wholesale and logistics businesses, revenue increased 7.9% year on year to ¥12,879 million, mainly because external revenue from comprehensive logistics services, including wholesale, increased.」
Revenue from the wholesale and logistics businesses increased 7.9% year on year to ¥12,879 million. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wholesale and logistics businesses, revenue increased 23.6% year on year to ¥17,907 million, mainly because external revenue from comprehensive logistics services, including wholesale, increased.」
Revenue from the wholesale and logistics businesses increased 23.6% year on year to ¥17,907 million. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wholesale and logistics businesses, revenue increased 35.6% year on year to ¥11,936 million, mainly because external revenue from comprehensive logistics services, including wholesale, increased.」
External revenue from comprehensive logistics services, including wholesale, increased 35.6% year on year to ¥11,936 million. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wholesale and logistics businesses, revenue increased 38.1% year on year to ¥5,716 million, mainly because external revenue from comprehensive logistics services, including wholesale, increased.」
External revenue from comprehensive logistics services, including wholesale, increased 38.1% year on year to ¥5,716 million. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wholesale business, revenue increased 106.8% year on year to ¥12,236 million, mainly because wholesale sales of food and other products to customers outside the Group increased.」
Revenue from wholesale sales of food and other products to customers outside the Group increased 106.8% year on year to ¥12,236 million. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Development of the external sales and logistics businesses」
In addition to the external sales business, the logistics business continues to be developed, and wholesale revenue increased 102.2% year on year to ¥8,498 million. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Development of the external sales and logistics businesses」
In addition to continuing the external sales business, the company has listed development of the logistics business as a measure to improve performance. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Strengthening the external sales and delivery and takeout businesses through a review of the business portfolio」
The external sales and delivery and takeout businesses continue to be identified as areas for strengthening following the review of the business portfolio, and increased revenue from external sales and wholesale is also reported. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Strengthening the external sales and delivery and takeout businesses through a review of the business portfolio」
The external sales and delivery and takeout businesses continue to be identified as areas for strengthening following the review of the business portfolio. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Strengthening the external sales and delivery and takeout businesses through a review of the business portfolio」
The company continues its policy of strengthening the external sales and delivery and takeout businesses through a review of its business portfolio. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「We will further expand sales channels to restaurants, mass retailers, and other customers by positioning our distribution center, DS・L Headquarter Haneda, as a “comprehensive support platform” that provides one-stop solutions for the needs of external restaurants and other businesses.」
The external sales business has been redefined as a comprehensive support platform based on the distribution center, with a policy of expanding sales channels to restaurants and mass retailers. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to continuing measures against COVID-19, we undertook initiatives to improve corporate value and rapidly improve performance, including promoting delivery and takeout services, strengthening the external sales business, strengthening our flexible response to how stores are used, including for banquets, company-wide efforts to reduce expenses, and continuing to promote rebranding.」
The company continued to strengthen its external sales business, and wholesale revenue increased 188.7% year on year to ¥7,531 million. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue increased 145.2% year on year to ¥4,908 million, mainly because food wholesale sales to customers outside the Group increased.」
In the external sales and wholesale businesses, food wholesale sales to customers outside the Group increased 145.2% year on year to ¥4,908 million. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「We will expand and strengthen sales to retailers such as supermarkets and mass retailers.」
The external sales business is focused on retailers such as supermarkets and mass retailers, with initiatives expanded to include wholesale, 3PL logistics, processing facilities at the Group’s seafood wholesale subsidiary, and logistics for small businesses. - FY2020-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「② Strengthening the external sales business We will seek to expand and strengthen sales to retailers, including supermarkets and mass retailers, where business is thriving.」
The focus of the external sales business has been specified as retailers such as supermarkets and mass retailers, shifting the former external-sales expansion initiative toward strengthening the retail channel. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We undertook initiatives including the further expansion and strengthening of the external sales business centered on the new distribution center.」
The expansion and strengthening of the external sales business as a new business area continue as initiatives centered on the distribution center. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We undertook initiatives including the expansion of the external sales business.」
Expansion of the external sales business continues as one of the initiatives aimed at recovering the investment. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To realize the benefits of investments made through initiatives up to the previous fiscal year and recover those investments, the Company pursued store restructuring at a steady pace, enhanced and differentiated its store formats and merchandising, improved the productivity of store operations, expanded employee training and motivation initiatives, and expanded its external sales business, among other measures.」
Expansion of the external sales business continues as one of the initiatives aimed at recovering the investment. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To realize the benefits of investments made through initiatives up to the previous fiscal year and recover those investments, the Company pursued store restructuring at a steady pace, enhanced and differentiated its store formats and merchandising, improved the productivity of store operations, expanded employee training and motivation initiatives, and expanded its external sales business, among other measures.」
Expansion of the external sales business continues as one of the initiatives aimed at recovering the investment. - FY2018ReframedAnnual report
「④ Expansion of various businesses centered on the new distribution center」
The focus has shifted from the broad expression “expansion into new business areas” to the specific expansion of wholesale, external sales, and 3PL logistics businesses. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We undertook various initiatives, including promoting merchandising reform and expanding the external sales and inbound businesses.」
Regarding new business areas, the expression “expansion of the external sales and inbound businesses” has been restated. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We undertook various initiatives, including the external sales and inbound businesses.」
References to the external sales and inbound businesses continue, with no change in wording from the previous quarter. - FY2017-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「We undertook various initiatives, including promoting merchandising reform and expanding the external sales and inbound businesses.」
References to the external sales and inbound businesses continue, but the expression “expansion,” used in the previous quarter, has been removed, and they are now listed as initiatives. - FY2017-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「We undertook various initiatives, including expanding the external sales business and the inbound business.」
The broad expression “expansion into new business areas” has been replaced with the specific business areas of expanding the external sales and inbound businesses. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group undertook various initiatives, including store restructuring, enhancement of its store-format portfolio, further strengthening of its merchandising strategy, expansion into new business areas, strengthening of procurement capabilities, and innovation of its management control systems.」
Expansion into new business areas continues to be identified as one of the initiatives. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Entry into New Business Areas」
Expansion into new fields outside the existing businesses is listed as a measure to increase profitability.