UORIKI CO.,LTD.【JP:7596】Stock Price

Gyoriki is a company primarily engaged in the retail, food service, and wholesale distribution of fresh fish and sushi. The company operates tenant stores in train station buildings, department stores, and supermarkets throughout the greater Tokyo area, selling fresh fish and packaged sushi for takeout to consumers, while also operating dining establishments.

The company's main customers include individual consumers at its retail locations, as well as food supermarkets, regional distributors, restaurants, and domestic and international trading companies. The revenue structure is centered on retail operations, with wholesale and food service operations providing complementary support. The company builds competitive advantage through location, freshness, and pricing.

The company operates its business across four segments: retail, food service, wholesale, and other. In retail, each store maintains approximately 200 to 300 product lines at any given time, emphasizing freshness and value pricing. In food service, the company operates sushi restaurants and seafood izakayas leveraging its takeout expertise. In wholesale, the company supplies products to supermarkets and restaurants.

The company aims to become a comprehensive fish business operating both domestically and internationally, leveraging its core domestic retail business in fresh fish and sushi. Management performance is measured primarily by revenue and operating profit. The company operates 92 stores (78 retail locations) as of the fiscal year-end, with a dominant presence in the Greater Tokyo area serving as a key strength. Growth investments focus on strengthening existing stores and opening new profitable locations. The company is also expanding beyond its existing territory, including opening two stores in Fukuoka in February-March 2025.

The company positions procurement capability and freshness management as core differentiators, with priority investment in strengthening buying power and reducing costs. Each retail store stocks approximately 200-300 items at any time, emphasizing seasonal offerings and value pricing. The company strengthens coordination between fresh fish counters and in-store sushi shops to expand sushi sales. Through brand establishment such as "Gyoriki Sushi" and "Gyoriki Zushi," the company pursues quality differentiation and aims to improve gross margin through labor productivity gains and reduced selling, general, and administrative expenses.

The company positions its wholesale business as a new pillar, focusing on domestic expansion and capturing overseas demand primarily in the United States and Asia. Domestically, the company selects high-profitability properties near terminal stations and in suburban large-scale facilities. Through careful site selection and profitability reviews of existing stores, the company is building a "lean store network." Additionally, the company develops new sales channels such as e-commerce and pursues capital and operational partnerships with aquaculture operators to strengthen stable procurement and prepare for supply fluctuations.

The company is advancing operational innovation through investments in logistics and information systems. Based at Toyosu Market, the company consolidates chilled and frozen logistics, utilizes Saitama Fish Market, reviews logistics hubs, and optimizes delivery routes and vehicle loading efficiency to reduce costs. The company simultaneously upgrades group information systems, improves accounting procedures, and strengthens governance through personnel development and enhanced accounting capabilities—including hiring external experienced professionals—to build a stable growth foundation.