Monthly Operations Summary FY2012 (February 2013)

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Total sales at all stores in February 2013 amounted to 147,382 million yen, 97.4% of the same period last year. Consolidated net sales of existing stores were 95.7% of the same period last year.  Average daily sales per store (all stores) amounted to 509 thousand yen. The average number of customer per store (existing stores) was 825, 98.3% of the same period last year. The average spending per customer (existing stores) was 589 yen, 97.3% of the same period last year.

 

Existing stores sales by merchandise category were as follows.

 

Sales of over-the-counter fast food category exceeded the previous year’s amount thanks to favorable sales of　delicatessen items and freshly-brewed coffee.

 

The delicatessen category exceeded the previous year’s amount. In particular, prepared food categories recorded a significant year-on-year growth. 

 

The perishable food category continued to experience significant sales growth thanks to the continued efforts to enhance the fresh food-type LAWSON stores. In addition, the sales of perishable food category, along with the sales of other related items, continued to exhibit a robust increase.

 

Sales of cigarettes continued to decline below the amount of a year ago just as it did last month.

 

Ticket sales of large-scale events was considered to be influenced by losing existing store sales year-on-year. Because there are no large-scale events in this February. The other way, ticket sales in last month (January) enhanced robustness of existing store sales.  The trend of existing store sales excluding ticket sales is no big changes in this several month. 

 

As of Feburary 28, 2013, the Lawson Group had 11,130 stores in Japan, including 110 NATURAL LAWSON stores and 1,224 LAWSON STORE100 stores.

 

Existing store sales of Ninety-nine Plus, Inc. amounted to 94.6% of same period last year (number of customers: 93.3%; spending per customer: 101.3%). In February, Ninety-nine Plus, Inc. opened 8 stores and closed one store.

 

Lawson is running "the Spring Rirrakuma Fair" from February 26, 2013 to June 10, 2013. 

 

The earnings announcement for FY2012 and related information will be posted on this web site on April 10.

Monthly Data

Consolidated
Number of Stores
  SEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBTOTAL
Opening 69 73 66 78 37 41  
Closure 21 13 19 23 7 63  
Net Increase 48 60 47 55 30 -22  
Total Number of Stores in Japan 10960 11020 11067 11122 11152 11130  
NATURAL LAWSON 107 110 111 112 113 110  
 LAWSON STORE100 1197 1199 1205 1214 1217 1224  
Total Number of Stores Abroad 456 466 461 452 441 448  

Sales
  SEPOCTNOVDECJANFEB
All Stores (YOY) 104.2% 104.0% 103.2% 104.2% 107.3% 97.4%
Existing Stores (YOY) 98.5% 98.3% 97.3% 98.9% 101.9% 95.7%
Ave.Daily Sales per Store
(¥thousands)		 540 537 515 536 501 509
Number of Customers (Number) 927 913 873 848 791 825
comparison w/
previous year		 98.7% 98.1% 97.6% 97.9% 98.7% 98.3%
Spending per Customer (¥) 561 566 568 603 605 589
comparison w/
previous year		 99.9% 100.2% 99.8% 101.1% 103.4% 97.3%

Non-consolidated
Number of Stores
  SEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBTOTAL
Opening 63 69 59 70 34 36  
Closure 21 11 18 25 6 66  
Net Increase 42 58 41 45 28 -30  
Total Number of Stores in Japan 9537 9595 9636 9754 9782 9752  

Sales
  SEPOCTNOVDECJANFEB
All Stores (YOY) 104.7% 104.5% 103.4% 105.3% 108.9% 98.5%
Existing Stores (YOY) 98.7% 98.5% 97.3% 99.0% 102.5% 95.9%
Ave.Daily Sales per Store
(¥thousands)		 549 547 523 548 512 519
Number of Customers (Number) 904 892 853 833 776 810
comparison w/
previous year		 99.0% 98.4% 97.9% 98.3% 99.1% 99.1%
Spending per Customer (¥) 581 586 587 623 625 608
comparison w/
previous year		 99.8% 100.1% 99.4% 100.8% 103.5% 96.7%

 
 
 

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