Trial's quarterly profit more than doubles as its Seiyu takeover starts paying off
In its second year of integrating supermarket chain Seiyu, Trial Holdings' first quarter produced an 8.8% sales rise and more than doubled operating profit, with both chains' existing stores growing well ahead of the national supermarket average -- an early sign the year-old acquisition is adding real growth, not just scale.
Trial Holdings (トライアルホールディングス), the Kyushu-based discount supercenter operator that bought supermarket chain Seiyu (西友) last year, said consolidated sales rose 8.8% to ¥355.4bn and operating profit more than doubled, up 107.0% to ¥10.6bn, in the first quarter of its fiscal year to June 2027 (July-September 2026), according to results filed November 12. Net income reached ¥4.1bn, swinging from a loss a year earlier, when advisory and other costs tied to the Seiyu acquisition weighed on the books, the company said.