Shimamura, a clothing major, has a deficit of 1.2 billion yen for the February-May period. Corona impact June 29, 19:08

``Shimamura'', a major clothing chain company, has a three-month settlement from late February to the end of last month. Was in the red. It is the first time that the financial statements have been in the red since 2008, when we started to publish the financial results every three months.

According to Shimamura's announcement, this year's financial results for the three months from February 21 to last month 20 were 196.9 billion yen in sales, down 19% from the same period of the previous year, and the final profit or loss It was a deficit of 1.2 billion yen.

This is the first time that the financial statements have been in the red since 2008, when we started to publish the financial results every three months.

The worsening of business results is that due to the spread of infection, up to 80 stores have been temporarily closed since April, and the number of customers visiting stores has decreased significantly due to shortening the business hours for all stores for one month. ..

On the other hand, after the end of last month, operations at the stores resumed, so the sales for the year until February next year will be about the same level as the previous year, and the final profit will increase by 13% from the previous year to 14.8 billion yen. I expect to be.