The three major convenience store companies' financial results for the three months up to May showed higher sales and profits compared to the same period last year.
However, compared to two years before the spread of the new coronavirus, sales are still negative, and the effects of the spread of the infection remain persistent.
According to the financial results for the three months from March to May, announced by three major convenience stores in Japan by the 15th, the total operating revenue and operating revenue, which are equivalent to sales, are
▽ Seven-Eleven
compared to the same period last year.
・ Japan increased by 6%,
▽ Lawson
increased by
8%, and
▽ FamilyMart increased by 13%.
This is due to strong sales of delicatessen and frozen foods, mainly in stores in residential areas, while remote work has become widespread.
As a result, profits indicating the profits of the main business were
▽ Seven-Eleven Japan increased by 15% to 60.3 billion yen,
▽ Lawson quadrupled last year to 10.6 billion yen, and
▽ FamilyMart more than tripled last year. It was 28 billion yen.
However, compared to the performance of each company two years ago before the spread of the new coronavirus infection, sales were still negative at 1% to 5% due to sluggish customer numbers mainly in central Tokyo, and the infection It is a form in which the influence of expansion remains persistent.
For this reason, each company wants to capture new demand and recover profits by remodeling stores and reviewing layouts in response to changes in the lifestyle of Corona.