Establishing a Store Format Portfolio

「Promote store renovations, including renewal of the core format “庄や” and conversions to priority formats」

「Format changes to strengthened formats and renovations of existing stores」

「Advancing new store openings and format changes centered on strengthened formats」

「Advancing new store openings and format changes centered on strengthened formats」

「As part of its store opening strategy, we will advance new store openings and format changes, focusing on strengthened formats such as “Osakana Sohonke” and “Yaruki Hormone,” which are intended to increase the store count. In September, we opened “Yaruki Hormone” stores in Kumagaya and Tokiwadai through format changes, bringing the total to 3 stores including the Sasazuka store. We also opened the Tsukishima store in the “Osakana Sohonke” format on 2 November, bringing the total to 5 stores.」

「Advancing format changes, including new formats」

「Initiatives to advance format changes, including new formats」

「Advancing format changes, including new formats, and continuing to advance rebranding」

「Advancing format changes, including new formats, and continuing to advance rebranding」

「Advancing format changes, including new formats」

「As part of the review of store policies and the business portfolio in response to the spread of COVID-19, we closed a certain number of stores and transferred the karaoke business.」

「As part of the review of the business portfolio, we also transferred the karaoke business.」

「As part of the review of the Group's business portfolio in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we determined that concentrating management resources on the izakaya business through business selection and concentration would contribute to enhancing corporate value, and decided to transfer that business.」

「Going forward, we will gradually consider converting the Nihonkai Shoya format. We will also gradually roll out the “Osakana Sohonke” format, which serves premium seafood in authentic dishes rooted in Japanese tradition.」

「Further enhancement and differentiation of store formats and merchandising」

「To realize the benefits of investments made through initiatives up to the previous period and recover those investments, the Group pursued measures including store restructuring at a steady pace, enhancement and differentiation of store formats and merchandising, efforts to improve store operating productivity, expanded employee training and motivation initiatives, and expansion of its external sales business.」

「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.」

「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.」

「New specialty-store formats will be opened in locations suited to the surrounding environment, while conversions of existing formats to such formats as “Daisho Suisan” and “Tsukiji Nihonkai” were strengthened and advanced.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, the Company recognizes “advancing store restructuring” and “enhancing its store-format portfolio” as its most important strategies.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, the Company recognizes “advancing store restructuring” and “enhancing its store-format portfolio” as its most important strategies.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, the Company recognizes “advancing store restructuring” and “enhancing its store-format portfolio” as its most important strategies.」

「With respect to the specialty-store formats using high-quality ingredients from newly developed producers, we will also pursue synergies by incorporating these ingredients into the menus of existing formats. We will also divide the layouts of large stores and pursue small-scale, multifunctional formats such as the “Market” and “Yokocho” formats.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, the Company will actively open new specialty-store formats, strengthen store renovations and enhance its store-format portfolio.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, the Company will actively open new specialty-store formats, strengthen store renovations and enhance its store-format portfolio.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group identified establishing a future earnings base as its most important management priority for the period and, as in the previous period, actively proceeded with openings of new specialty-store formats. It also stepped up store renovations and sought to enhance its portfolio of store formats, while pursuing a range of initiatives, including merchandising reform and expanding its external sales and inbound businesses.」

「In addition to further developing new specialty-store formats, we will divide the layouts of large stores and further pursue small-scale, multifunctional formats such as the “Market” and “Yokocho” formats. We will also return core formats such as “Shoya” to their roots as popular Japanese dining establishments and further refine these formats by strengthening the appeal of their distinctive products.」

「Establishing a Store Format Portfolio」