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By strengthening purchase\/offline strategies, online initiatives, and corporate procurement, the company aims to sustain revenue growth while controlling costs and boosting productivity.\n\n### Section 2 Heading\nThis year's strategy centers on the plan to open 7 new stores, enhancing store traffic and average spend through1-to-1 marketing across all directly managed and franchise stores and app integration. Overseas expansion aims to maintain and expand profitability in the US Garden Grove and Ontario stores, with preparations for a third California store underway. Emphasis on talent investment and education, and leveraging AI purchase appraisal and price automation as part of DX to improve cost efficiency and profitability.","jir_financial_highlights":"Revenue: \u4e0d\u660e (Q1 reached record-high revenue)\nOperating income: \u4e0d\u660e (Q1 reached record-high operating income)\nNumber of new stores: 7\u5e97\u8217 (This term plan)\nOverseas store revenue \/ profitability: \u4e0d\u660e (US Store 1 and Store 2 turned profitable; third store in Ontario became profitable within three months of opening in November)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Upsgarage, #ShareBuyback, #AIUtilization, #StoreExpansion, #OverseasExpansion","jir_key_figures":"New store openings plan: 7 stores\nQ1 turned profitable: US Store 1 & Store 2, Ontario store turned profitable (3 months since opening in November)\nLabor cost growth rate: +18.8% (Q1)","jir_meta_title":"\u3010Upsgarage\u3011Q1 Earnings Q&A\uff5cSales and profit reach record highs, strengthening store openings and AI utilization","jir_meta_description":"Upsgarage's FY2027 Q1 Earnings Q&A. 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