Impact of adverse weather and slowing sales of inbound tourism-related products on drugstore same-store sales

「The drugstore business was affected by prolonged rain from the rainy season through September, mainly in eastern Japan, as well as fronts, typhoons and other factors, causing summer seasonal products to struggle. Although inbound demand declined against a backdrop of travel restrictions and other factors, revenue increased year on year due to the effects of renovations at existing stores and strong performance in the dispensing pharmacy and e-commerce businesses.」

「ドラッグストア事業は、雨天等の天候不順の影響による夏物季節品の販売不振や、渡航規制等を背景としたインバウンド需要の減少があったものの」

「The drugstore business was affected through the interim period by a decline in wholesale sales, mainly of summer cosmetics, due to overseas economic conditions. Meanwhile, revenue exceeded the previous fiscal year's level as inbound demand continued to recover gradually.」

「Inbound demand gradually recovered and exceeded the year-earlier level, but remained at approximately 70% of pre-pandemic levels.」

「The drugstore business's existing-store sales performed steadily as inbound demand recovered to approximately 75% of pre-pandemic levels in the second half, alongside a recovery in cosmetics and cold medicine demand as opportunities to go out increased.」

「Inbound demand gradually recovered to approximately 60% of pre-pandemic levels, and existing-store sales performed steadily due to the recovery in cosmetics and cold medicine demand as opportunities to go out increased.」

「Inbound demand gradually recovered and exceeded the year-earlier level, but remained at approximately 50% of pre-pandemic levels. Existing-store sales performed steadily due to the recovery in cosmetics demand as opportunities to go out increased and the recovery in cold medicine demand.」

「Inbound demand showed signs of recovery, but this was limited to some cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and stores in entertainment districts remained at approximately 50% of pre-pandemic levels.」

「Although cosmetics and other demand recently increased due to the resumption of foreign tourist arrivals and the easing of domestic activity restrictions, station-front stores remained on the road to recovery.」

「Station-front stores in entertainment districts continued to perform poorly due to the disappearance of inbound demand and the continuing decline in cosmetics demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-border e-commerce also remained substantially lower due to China's continuing lockdowns.」

「The drugstore business actively renovated stores, including by introducing fresh food. However, the reactionary decline in stay-at-home consumption demand continued through May at suburban stores, while the disappearance of inbound demand and declining cosmetics demand during the COVID-19 pandemic continued at station-front stores. These factors coincided with unsettled weather and poor seasonal merchandise sales, as well as a substantial decline in cross-border e-commerce demand due to China's lockdowns, causing revenue to fall below the year-earlier level.」

「The drugstore business performed poorly due to the reactionary decline in stay-at-home consumption demand for infection-prevention products, food, daily necessities and other products, the effects of unsettled weather, the prolonged disappearance of inbound demand at station-front stores, and the prolonged decline in cosmetics demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.」

「The drugstore business performed poorly due to unsettled weather, poor cold medicine sales as mask-wearing became commonplace, a temporary reactionary decline from the stay-at-home consumption demand for infection-prevention products, food, daily necessities and other products in the same period of the previous year, the continuing disappearance of inbound demand at station-front stores, and declining cosmetics demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.」

「The drugstore business performed poorly due to unsettled weather, a temporary reactionary decline from the stay-at-home consumption demand for infection-prevention products, food, daily necessities and other products in the same period of the previous year, the continuing disappearance of inbound demand at station-front stores, and reduced foot traffic caused by refraining from going out and telework.」

「Although station-front stores continued to perform poorly due to the disappearance of inbound demand, reduced foot traffic and other factors, revenue exceeded the year-earlier level as the decline in inbound and cosmetics demand began to run its course, alongside active store renovations such as the introduction of fresh food.」

「The drugstore business's suburban stores performed steadily due to increased demand for infection-prevention products such as masks and disinfectant and for stay-at-home consumption of food, daily necessities and other products as COVID-19 spread. However, revenue at station-front stores fell below the previous fiscal year's level due to the disappearance of inbound demand, refraining from going out, and lower cosmetics sales and customer traffic resulting from lifestyle changes such as telework and working from home.」

「The drugstore business's suburban stores performed steadily due to increased demand for infection-prevention products such as masks and disinfectant and for stay-at-home consumption of food, daily necessities and other products as COVID-19 spread. However, revenue fell below the year-earlier level at station-front stores, particularly those in urban entertainment districts, due to the disappearance of inbound demand, lower cosmetics sales caused by telework and working from home, and lower customer traffic caused by refraining from going out.」

「The drugstore business's suburban stores performed steadily due to increased demand for infection-prevention products such as masks and disinfectant and for stay-at-home consumption of food, daily necessities and other products as COVID-19 spread. However, revenue fell below the year-earlier level due to the disappearance of inbound demand, lower customer traffic at station-front stores caused by lifestyle changes such as working from home and refraining from going out, poor seasonal product sales due to unsettled summer weather, and a reactionary decline from the rush demand before last year's consumption tax increase.」

「The drugstore business's suburban stores performed steadily due to increased demand for infection-prevention products such as masks and disinfectant and for stay-at-home consumption of food, daily necessities and other products as COVID-19 spread. However, revenue fell below the year-earlier level due to the disappearance of inbound demand resulting from entry restrictions, lower customer traffic at station-front stores due to working from home, school closures and calls to refrain from going out under the state of emergency, and shortened operating hours to prevent the spread of infection.」

「Although the drugstore business faced negative factors, including poor seasonal merchandise sales due to natural disasters and unsettled weather and a post-consumption-tax-increase reactionary decline, it worked to expand its product assortment through store renovations and strengthen sales promotions.」

「Although the drugstore business was affected by weak summer seasonal merchandise sales due to unsettled weather and a decline in bulk purchases following the enforcement of China's E-Commerce Law, it increased revenue by expanding its product assortment through store renovations, promoting sales and launching campaigns ahead of the consumption tax increase.」

「The drugstore business performed poorly due to weak summer seasonal merchandise sales caused by unsettled weather and a decline in bulk purchases following the enforcement of China's E-Commerce Law. However, it promoted sales through store renovations to improve convenience and an expanded product assortment.」

「The drugstore business performed poorly due to the poor performance of summer and winter seasonal merchandise as a result of natural disasters, extremely hot weather and the mild winter, as well as a decline in bulk purchases following the enforcement of China's E-Commerce Law.」

「The drugstore business was affected by natural disasters, poor performance by summer seasonal merchandise such as insecticides due to extremely hot weather, and poor performance by winter seasonal merchandise such as disposable heat packs due to the mild winter. However, it strengthened its food assortment and expanded stores serving inbound demand in an effort to increase sales.」

「Summer seasonal merchandise such as insecticides performed poorly due to the effects of natural disasters, including the Northern Osaka Earthquake, the Heavy Rains of July 2018 in Western Japan, the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake and repeated damaging typhoons, as well as extremely hot weather.」

「The drugstore business was affected by unsettled weather, and summer seasonal merchandise such as insecticides performed poorly, but it actively addressed inbound demand and renovated stores.」

「Some seasonal merchandise performed poorly due to prolonged rain and typhoons during the summer, and snowfall also affected certain regions.」

「The drugstore business responded to inbound demand and actively renovated stores, while focusing on food and other products. However, some seasonal merchandise performed poorly due to the effects of prolonged rain, typhoons and other repeated periods of unsettled weather.」

「Some summer seasonal merchandise trended weakly due to unsettled weather this summer.」

「Although the drugstore business was affected by slowing sales of inbound tourism-related products, same-store sales exceeded those of the same period of the previous year, owing in part to the continued active refurbishment of stores and focus on sales of food and other products.」

「Due to the impact of adverse weather and slowing sales of inbound tourism-related products, same-store sales were slightly below the same period of the previous year.」

「Due to the impact of adverse weather and slowing sales of inbound tourism-related products, same-store sales were slightly below the same period of the previous year.」