Life Corporation (Life, BIO-RAL)

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From the company's own filing for H1 (Mar–Aug 2026) · reported 2026-10-08 · the filing

JapanExisting-store sales rose 1.6% in March–August, the company says: customer numbers were up 0.4% and average spend up 1.2%, as shoppers bought 0.7% fewer items at prices 1.9% higher. Sales at all stores rose 2.2%.
JapanIn September 2026 existing-store sales edged up 0.1%: customer numbers fell 3.8% while average spend rose 4.1%, according to the company's monthly report. Sales at all stores rose 1.4%.
StoresLife had 322 supermarkets at end-August: 149 in Greater Tokyo (103 in Tokyo) and 173 in the Kinki region (130 in Osaka). It opened six in the half, three of them BIO-RAL organic stores (Ikebukuro, Shinsaibashi, Namba Marui), closed one, and plans ten openings this year.

Other callouts in the filing

SegmentFresh food sales rose 3.6% to ¥191.3bn, led by seafood (+5.4%) and meat (+4.7%); prepared meals grew 3.2% to ¥53.2bn. Packaged and daily foods rose only 0.9%.
OutlookProfit fell as rents for new stores and labour costs rose more than savings could absorb, the company says; it has raised pay by 5% or more for three straight years. Full-year guidance is unchanged: operating revenue ¥922.5bn (+4.7%), operating profit ¥27.0bn (+3.8%).

floortok's reading of the filing, in our own words. Figures are the company's own; where a growth rate is our arithmetic, it says so.

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H1 (Mar–Aug 2026) · Year-to-Date

Reported 2026-10-08

Operating revenue¥450.1bn+2.3%

Operating profit¥12.4bn−6.4%

Net income¥8.6bn−7.9%

Life Corporation runs 322 supermarkets in Greater Tokyo and the Kinki region under the Life name and its BIO-RAL organic format. In March–August 2026 operating revenue rose 2.3% to ¥450.1bn, but operating profit fell 6.4% to ¥12.4bn and net income 7.9% to ¥8.6bn.