Monthly Operations Summary FY2012 (March 2012)

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Total sales at all stores in March 2012 amounted to 160,896 million yen, an increase of 106.4% year on year. Consolidated net sales of existing stores increased by 101.8% yoy. Average daily sales per store (all stores) amounted to 529 thousand yen. The average number of customers per store (existing stores) was 869, a increase of 103.0% yoy, and average spending per customer (existing stores) decreased by 98.9% yoy, to 584 yen.
Gross profit margin of total sales excluding cigarette of existing stores increased year on year.
The number of Ponta card members reached approximately 40 million and members' sales shares of total sales kept increasing. Using customer purchasing data of those Ponta card members, Lawson developed new products and introduced fresh foods to stores in an attempt to expand the customer base by attracting more housewives and senior customers.

Sales in the rice and noodles, delicatessen, fast food, daily foods, and beverage categories exceeded 100% yoy. Despite a tough comparison to a year ago when sales were boosted by strong demand after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the over-the-counter fast food category, in particular, saw a yoy sales growth, thanks to continued successful efforts to sell prepared foods.

Sales of private brand "Lawson select," which includes prepared foods and daily necessities, continued to be robust, partly due to advertising campaign with a launch of a series of TV commercials.

In the fresh food category, enhanced fresh food-type LAWSON stores contributed to a substantial 130% yoy increase in sales.
Sales of cigarettes at existing stores dropped by about 2% yoy
As of March 31, 2012, the Lawson Group was comprised of 10,528 stores in Japan, including 100 NATURAL LAWSON stores and 1,166 LAWSON STORE100 stores.
Existing store sales of Ninety-nine Plus, Inc. amounted to 92.6% of the previous year
(number of customers: 95.0%; sales per customer: 97.5%). In March, Ninety-nine Plus, Inc. opened 14 stores and closed 20 stores, bringing the total number of stores to 1.166.
Lawson is slated for "the Spring Rilakkuma Fair" from February 28, 2012 to May 17, 2012.

The earnings announcement for FY2011 and related information will be posted on this web site on April 12..

Monthly Data

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Consolidated

Number of Stores

	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	TOTAL
Opening	102	126	108	70	93	75
Closure	31	15	15	24	24	10
Net Increase	71	111	93	46	69	65
Total Number of Stores in Japan	10528	10639	10732	10778	10847	10912
NATURAL LAWSON	100	100	101	101	101	105
LAWSON STORE100	1166	1175	1180	1182	1188	1191
Total Number of Stores Abroad	383	391	414	435	452	461

Sales

		MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG
All Stores (YOY)		106.4%	115.2%	108.8%	104.3%	103.0%	103.3%
Existing Stores (YOY)		101.8%	108.9%	102.7%	98.2%	97.1%	97.3%
Ave.Daily Sales per Store (¥thousands)		529	542	535	547	571	573
Number of Customers	(Number)	869	893	900	918	951	962
Number of Customers	comparison w/ previous year	103.0%	102.3%	100.8%	96.2%	96.6%	98.8%
Spending per Customer	(¥)	584	582	569	572	580	576
Spending per Customer	comparison w/ previous year	98.9%	106.5%	101.9%	102.0%	100.4%	98.5%

Non-consolidated