Yaoko's new holding company grows revenue 14.6%, but profit rises only a fifth as fast
Blue Zones Holdings, the company formed last year to sit over supermarket chain Yaoko, posted a 14.6% revenue rise for its first half, but labour and other costs climbed so fast that operating profit grew only 3.1% -- a squeeze running across the sector, not just at Yaoko.
Blue Zones Holdings (ブルーゾーンホールディングス), the holding company formed in October 2025 over supermarket chain Yaoko (ヤオコー), said total revenue rose 14.6% to ¥452.5bn in the six months to September 2026, according to results filed November 9. Operating profit rose only 3.1% to ¥23.8bn and net income 3.5% to ¥15.9bn -- both growing at roughly a fifth the pace of revenue.