- Business
- Izumi Co., Ltd. Izumi Co., Ltd. engages primarily in the general retail business, operating general merchandise stores, neighborhood shopping centers, and supermarkets across Japan, with a focus on the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions. The company offers clothing, household goods, and food products through its flagship Youme Town general merchandise stores; Youme Mall neighborhood shopping centers; and Youme Mart supermarkets, including private-brand items and value-added products; it also provides ancillary services such as credit cards via Youme Card Co., Ltd., facility management and construction through Izumi Techno Co., Ltd., restaurant operations via Izumi Food Service Co., Ltd., and wholesale and real estate leasing activities. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan, Izumi Co., Ltd. manages approximately 259 stores, including 61 general merchandise stores and 198 supermarkets operated directly or through subsidiaries like Youme Mart Kumamoto Co., Ltd. and Youme Mart Kitakyushu Co., Ltd., serving regional communities with an emphasis on safety, security, and personalized customer experiences. In recent developments, the company faced a ransomware attack in early fiscal year 2024 that disrupted operations and delayed inflation responses, leading to revised earnings forecasts; it acquired SUNLIFE Co., Ltd. in May 2024 and the SUNNY supermarket chain (70 stores) from Seiyu Co., Ltd. in August 2024 to bolster its Kyushu presence and high-profit supermarket segment, resulting in significant goodwill increases and integrated M&A activities that drove record operating revenue of 524.1 billion yen for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 despite profit declines from start-up costs and impairments. Izumi Co., Ltd. plans five new stores in fiscal year 2025, including En Fleur Petit in Hiroshima and Youme Mall Sanyo, alongside governance reviews for its Third Medium-term Management Plan, progressive dividend policy enhancements to 90 yen per share, and a treasury share repurchase of up to 1 million shares to improve capital efficiency, targeting operating profit growth to 30.7 billion yen amid ongoing supermarket expansions and low-cost operational shifts.