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Existing-store customer counts and average spend showed stable trends. Opened 5 domestic and 1 overseas new stores and converted 6 stores. Aiming to increase customer traffic through fair menus and promotions.","jir_summary":"### Performance Overview\nThe October 2026 IR report discloses month-by-month year-over-year comparisons of sales, customer counts, and average spend on both total-store and existing-store bases. Cumulative sales have been steadily maintained, and improvements in customer counts and average spend have been supported by store-level fairs and promotions. Store development, including new openings and conversions, continued with six new openings domestically and internationally.\n\n### Key Topics and Outlook\nMonthly highlights include continued efforts to attract customers through fair menus and collaboration initiatives. The contribution from overseas stores is unclear, but the company is strengthening store expansion both domestically and abroad, aiming for sales growth next fiscal year. ESG-related notes are appended, but the text does not include specific financial forecasts. Future focus will be on store strategy and the effectiveness of new menu introductions.","jir_financial_highlights":"Year-over-Year Sales: Unknown (All stores: 112.0%\u2192107.4%\u2192103.9%\u2192108.4%\u2192114.9%\u2192105.2%\u2192108.5%\u2192107.2%\u2192105.8%\u2192113.5%\u2192108.6% (cumulative))\nExisting Stores Year-over-Year Sales: Unknown (110.3%\u2192105.7%\u2192102.3%\u2192107.3%\u2192111.4%\u2192101.9%\u2192105.8%\u2192104.7%\u2192102.9%\u2192110.1%\u2192106.2% (cumulative))\nYear-over-Year Customer Count: Unknown (105.6%\u2192100.2%\u219297.4%\u2192101.4%\u2192106.0%\u219298.8%\u2192100.7%\u2192100.5%\u219299.3%\u2192103.8%\u2192101.3% (cumulative))\nYear-over-Year Average Spend per Customer: Unknown (104.4%\u2192105.5%\u2192105.1%\u2192105.8%\u2192105.1%\u2192103.1%\u2192105.0%\u2192104.2%\u2192103.7%\u2192106.0%\u2192104.8% (cumulative))\nNumber of New Store Openings: Unknown (5 domestic, 1 overseas (6 total))\nNumber of Stores: Unknown (Total group store count by brand listed. 3,098\u21923,102\u21923,090\u21923,095\u21923,206\u21923,203\u21923,204\u21923,210\u21923,219\u21923,228\u21923,228)\nFair Menus & Promotions: Unknown (Gusto: Mrs. collaboration-related items; Shabuyo: pork belly course return and movie collaboration; Jonathan and others: balanced nutrition menus; Kususan Udon: mapo fair, etc.)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Skylark, #MonthlyIR, #StoreDevelopment","jir_key_figures":"Number of new store openings: 5 domestic, 1 overseas\nNumber of stores (cumulative): 3,098\u21923,102\u21923,090\u21923,095\u21923,206\u21923,203\u21923,204\u21923,210\u21923,219\u21923,228\u21923,228\nYear-over-year customer count & average spend: Customer count 103.8%\u2192101.3%, Average spend per customer 104.8% (cumulative)","jir_meta_title":"Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd. 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