Monthly Operations Summary FY2013 (March 2013)

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Total sales at all stores in March 2013 amounted to 168,059million yen, 104.5% of the same period last year. Consolidated net sales of existing stores were 99.1% of the same period last year. Average daily sales per store (all stores) amounted to 521 thousand yen. The average number of customer per store (existing stores) was 855, 99.0% of the same period last year. The average spending per customer (existing stores) was 583 yen, 100.1% of the same period last year.

Existing stores sales by merchandise category were as follows.

Sales of sandwich, noodle (ex. cold noodle) and ice cream were robust by warm climate nationwide.

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.

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

As of March 31, 2013, the Lawson Group had 11,174 stores in Japan, including 110 NATURAL LAWSON stores and 1,217 LAWSON STORE100 stores.

Existing store sales of Ninety-nine Plus, Inc. amounted to 94.5% of same period last year (number of customers: 94.7%; spending per customer: 99.7%). In March, Ninety-nine Plus, Inc. opened no store and closed 7 stores.

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

Monthly Data

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Consolidated

Number of Stores

	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	TOTAL
Opening	65	86	51	63	72	105
Closure	21	34	28	37	39	29
Net Increase	44	52	23	26	33	76
Total Number of Stores in Japan	11174	11226	11249	11275	11308	11384
NATURAL LAWSON	110	110	108	110	109	109
LAWSON STORE100	1217	1210	1211	1204	1204	1205
Total Number of Stores Abroad	454	457	461	462	466	458

Sales

		MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG
All Stores (YOY)		104.5%	99.4%	101.6%	104.5%	103.3%	100.8%
Existing Stores (YOY)		99.1%	94.9%	98.6%	101.6%	100.7%	99.0%
Ave.Daily Sales per Store (¥thousands)		521	512	519	549	570	563
Number of Customers	(Number)	855	861	876	902	941	930
Number of Customers	comparison w/ previous year	99.0%	96.9%	98.7%	99.6%	100.3%	98.1%
Spending per Customer	(¥)	583	568	565	581	579	576
Spending per Customer	comparison w/ previous year	100.1%	97.9%	99.9%	102.1%	100.4%	101.0%

Non-consolidated