Monthly Retail Data (Japan)
YOY changes in non-consolidated monthly sales in Japan in the fiscal year ending March 2026
| Sales (%) | Number of customers (%) | Average spend per customer (%) | Number of stores | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparable stores | All stores | Comparable stores | All stores | Comparable stores | All stores | Open | Close | Total | |
| Apr. | 100.9 | 101.2 | 94.8 | 95.1 | 106.5 | 106.4 | 1 | 0 | 739 |
| May | 99.7 | 100.0 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 102.4 | 102.7 | 3 | 2 | 740 |
| June | 93.6 | 94.4 | 90.8 | 91.4 | 103.1 | 103.3 | 8 | 4 | 744 |
| July | 91.3 | 92.3 | 88.6 | 89.3 | 103.0 | 103.4 | 4 | 0 | 748 |
| Aug. | 100.5 | 101.6 | 95.2 | 95.9 | 105.6 | 105.9 | 4 | 2 | 750 |
| Sept. | 97.1 | 98.3 | 90.2 | 91.0 | 107.7 | 108.1 | 3 | 1 | 752 |
| Oct. | 96.5 | 97.9 | 92.2 | 93.4 | 104.6 | 104.8 | 7 | 1 | 758 |
| Nov. | 94.2 | 95.8 | 90.8 | 92.5 | 103.8 | 103.6 | 3 | 1 | 760 |
| Dec. | 90.8 | 92.8 | 89.6 | 91.7 | 101.4 | 101.2 | 16 | 3 | 773 |
| Jan. | 99.0 | 101.7 | 98.3 | 101.2 | 100.7 | 100.5 | 5 | 3 | 775 |
| Feb. | 94.7 | 97.4 | 94.3 | 97.5 | 100.4 | 99.9 | 4 | 1 | 778 |
| Mar. | |||||||||
| Total | 95.9 | 97.3 | 92.7 | 94.0 | 103.5 | 103.5 | 58 | 18 | 778 |
- Note 1：Figures for comparable stores and all stores include net sales for the mail-order business.
- Note 2：Sales are posted on an order basis. sales for purchases using points are not deducted.
- Note 3：No adjustment is made for days of the week.
- Note 4：Including in the store which temporarily closed or shorten business hours.
February, 2026 New Openings Store
Open
Feb 6 FAVORE TOYAMA (NITORI)
Feb 13 AMAKUSA HONDO (NITORI)
Feb 20 ARIO WASHINOMIYA (DECOHOME)
Feb 27 KESENNUMA CHUO INTER (NITORI)
Close
Feb 15 ASAKUSA ROX 3G (N PLUS)
Feb 28 MEITETSU NAGOYA EKIMAE (NITORI)
Overseas store openings
Feb 4 Summarecon Mall Bekasi 2 (INDONESIA)
Feb 26 Hyundai Department Store Mia Branch (SOUTH KOREA)
Feb 26 Ayala Malls Feliz (PHILIPPINES)
- Note 1：As of February 28, the number of stores overseas is 205 (Taiwan 72, Mainland China 78, Malaysia 13, Singapore 6, Thailand 11, Hong Kong 3, South Korea 4, Vietnam 4, Philippines 7, Indonesia 6 and India 1).
February, 2026 Business Summary
In early February, the strongest cold wave of this winter occurred, which affected customer traffic, including in central Tokyo and the broader Kanto area.
From mid-February onward, average temperatures remained higher than normal, resulting in sluggish performance for winter-season merchandise.
As a result, same-store sales decreased by 5.3% year on year, all-store sales decreased by 2.6% year on year.
Cumulative same-store sales decreased by 4.1% year on year, All-store sales decreased by 2.7% year on year.
The impact of day-of-week differences was +0.5% for same-stores and +0.5% for all-stores.
Next update
Monthly results will be released on April 2, 2026.
The forecasts and projected operating results contained in this report are based on information available at the time of preparation, and thus involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of a variety of factors.
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