ARIGATOU SERVICES COMPANY,LIMITED【JP:3177】Stock Price

Arigatou Service operates three business segments: the reuse business, food service business, and regional revitalization business.

In the reuse business, the company holds franchise agreements with Hard Off Corporation and Book Off Corporation, operating stores including "Hard Off," "Off House," "Hobby Off," and "Book Off." Additionally, MOTTAINAI WORLD CO., LTD. operates "MOTTAINAI WORLD ECO TOWN," and the company operates "Hard Off" in Thailand.

In the food service business, the company holds franchise agreements with Mos Food Services and others, operating restaurants including "Mos Burger," "Tomato & Onion," and "Netsuretsu Tantan Noodles Ichiban-tei." The company also operates proprietary brand restaurants such as "Chisso-ya Tori Ichi," "Katsuretsu-tei," and "Tier Natural Food Hall."

In the regional revitalization business, the company operates hot spring lodging facilities including "Imabari City Nigawa Seseragi Exchange Hall" and "Utopia Uwa Yuu no Sato Hot Spring." The company also operates production and retail businesses including "Imabari City Tamagawa Tatsuoka Activation Center" and "Ham Workshop Koto."

As of the end of February 2025, Arigatou Service operates 108 stores in the reuse business, 25 stores in the food service business, and 10 facilities in the regional revitalization business, for a total of 143 locations. These stores are primarily located in the Kyushu region, Ehime Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, and Kochi Prefecture, with international operations in Cambodia and Thailand.

Arigatou Service operates under the management philosophy of "contributing to society and helping people." The company runs three business divisions: the reuse business, food service business, and regional revitalization business. Through these operations, the company aims to earn customer appreciation, provide opportunities for learning and growth, and contribute to society through education and sports.

The company prioritizes operating profit margin on sales and targets an increase from the current 9.0% to 10%. It emphasizes operational efficiency and aims to build a strong financial foundation capable of flexibly adapting to environmental changes. This approach supports the company's pursuit of sustainable growth.

As a medium to long-term strategy, the company is strengthening franchise expansion and developing proprietary business formats. In particular, it seeks to deepen collaboration with franchise headquarters, expand store locations, and strengthen individual store performance to increase revenue. By increasing the proportion of proprietary formats, the company aims to stabilize its management foundation.

As priority issues, the company is strengthening its ability to respond to external environmental challenges such as natural disasters, pandemics, China's economic slowdown, U.S. tariff increases, and international conflicts. To address these, the company is improving employee training and internal communication quality while establishing systems to respond appropriately to change.

In the reuse business, the company is expanding physical store locations centered on cities with populations of around 100,000 in the Kyushu region. It is working to develop leaders and improve purchasing capabilities, while promoting Japanese reuse culture overseas in Cambodia and Thailand.

In the food service business, the company is establishing systems to expand Mos Burger physical store locations. It is also building human resources structures to enable new store openings and preparing to launch combined manufacturing-retail format stores.

In the regional revitalization business, the company plays a leading role in the Nigawa hot spring area and strengthens its position as a tourism resource for the Imabari area. It values trust-based relationships with local government and communities and pursues collaborative initiatives.

Across all operations, the company is strengthening store development capabilities and securing and developing talent. It is promoting next-generation management development and digitalization of back-office functions. The company aims to accelerate store openings in the reuse and food service businesses and achieve full operation of all regional revitalization facilities.