Announcement on the Rapid Sales Report for February of the Fiscal Year Ending February 2026

Trends in Sales, Customer Count, and Average Spend

Sales in February of the fiscal year ending February 2026 progressed strongly at 111.5% year-over-year, with customer count at 107.1% and average spend at 104.1%, all exceeding the previous year. New store openings included Hidaka-ya AEON Town Inage Naganuma and Yakitori Hidaka Shin-Koiwa North Exit locations, while the Ikebukuro East Exit store closed. Existing store sales count only stores open for more than 15 months after opening as existing, excluding those with different operational days. Franchise stores are excluded from aggregation.

Store Count and Operating Status

The number of stores at month-end was 472, with the year-over-year increase or decrease unknown, maintaining a stable store network. Stores with shortened operating hours are not taken into account. It is presumed that the company aims for sales growth through improving existing store sales and expanding the store network with new openings going forward.