Earnings, deals and disclosures from Japan's listed retail & consumer companies, in English.
Nishimatsuya says higher temperatures late in the period weighed on winter apparel, leaving October same-store sales at 94.4% of the prior year and total-store sales at 96.9%, after a strong September.
Fuji Seal International's board resolved to begin union consultations toward closing Fuji Seal France, with the final decision to follow talks under local law and the consolidated earnings impact still under review.
Nakamoto Packs started its Saitama process-development coater at the end of September, targeting battery materials, while first-half operating profit rose 52.4% to ¥2.45bn and secondary-battery sales were still spot orders only.
Takashimaya now targets a payout ratio of at least 50% and DOE of at least 5% for the 2031 fiscal year, up from 30% and 2.5%, with ROE of 10% or more; buyback policy waits for the next mid-term plan.
Joshin Corporation says a third party accessed its network without authorization and some services are unavailable; the company recognized the access on October 16 and has filed a first report with Japan's privacy regulator because a personal-data leak cannot be ruled out.
RenetJapanGroup will take ¥2.15bn from share sales to JX Metals CS, SG Holdings and PCS Wireless, while up to ¥3.34bn more depends on PCS affiliates exercising warrants that would lift dilution to 37.92%.
Four large-shareholding reports show a 1.00% in-kind transfer to a family holding company and two 0.10% off-market disposals by the chairman's sons, while group ratios fall from 38.25% as the reporting groups change.
Takashimaya's duty-free sales are down 12.2% for October 1 to 15, with the count down 10.3% and unit price down 2.2%, after a 12.8% gain in September lifted by higher unit prices.
Pharma Foods says a hospital and care-home food supplier joined the group on October 6, while its new three-year plan aims for ¥72bn in sales by July 2029 from ¥63.2bn now.
Unauthorised access to the Fancl and Attenir online shops between 3 and 10 October exposed data on 368,184 Fancl and 417,312 Attenir members, Kirin said; it excludes card details, and the earnings effect is under review.
Bookoff Group Holdings corrected its breach disclosures to add occupation and nickname to the member data that may have leaked, while the affected-person count of about 6.38 million and the record count stay unchanged.
Saikaya shareholders vote on November 16 on swapping each share for 0.3 AFC-HD share, with delisting planned for December 11 and the exchange effective December 15, subject to change.
Takashimaya's operating profit rose 16.4% in the six months to August on inbound and domestic demand, and it raised full-year operating profit guidance to ¥59.0bn, even as net profit fell 24.5% after last year's asset-sale gain.
Garden now expects ¥10mn of net profit for the year to February 2027, down from ¥840mn, blaming weaker existing-store traffic after price rises and higher expansion costs, while its ¥90 dividend forecast stands.
Create Restaurants Holdings will transfer all shares of its Hong Kong subsidiary, set up in 2012, to a franchise partner for HK$1 on October 29; the company calls the effect on current-year results minor.
Curry chain operator Ichibanya grew half-year sales 10.0% to ¥35.23bn, yet operating profit fell 17.2% to ¥2.09bn, which the company attributes to costlier ingredients, rice included, and higher logistics costs.
Overseas buyers generated 57.5% of Hobonichi Techo revenue as the 2026 edition sold a record 1.14 million copies; the next fiscal year runs only ten months, so growth rates will not compare cleanly.
Wel-Dish has no date for its third-quarter or annual results, and says it plans to correct earlier years, though the periods affected and the amounts are still being determined.
Sugi Holdings raised its voting stake in an affiliated drugstore and pharmacy operator from 49.0% to 51.0% on 1 September, consolidating it as a subsidiary years before the June 2030 purchase it had first planned.
Saizeriya's Japan operating profit rose 19.4% while Asia's fell 4.2% despite 17.1% higher sales, and the chain now says menu prices will be revised as conditions require after holding them so far.
Ryohin Keikaku's operating profit jumped 40.1% to ¥103.4bn on overseas growth and a weaker yen, but it guides to a 4.5% fall in net profit next year as this year's one-off gains reverse.
Each World share would convert into one Infinity United share and each TSI Holdings share into 0.8, a ratio just above the 0.77 to 0.78 market-price range, if both sets of shareholders approve at meetings planned for 24 December.
Star seeds Digital will buy 32 GPU servers and lease them for 24 months in a deal worth about $18.33mn, with payment due before delivery and revenue planned at acceptance, which could slip into the year ending February 2028.
Doutor Nichires reported a 38.1% rise in half-year operating profit on 7.5% sales growth, saying customer numbers showed no big change around its July 23 Doutor Coffee price revision, and raised the interim dividend to ¥32 while holding full-year guidance.