<Remarks>

1. The above data is based on sales (retail price basis) at the group's own retail stores and e-commerce sales channels in Japan, which is available to be aggregated on a monthly basis.
2. Sales of the Existing Retail Channels are calculated pursuant to sales at stores that were open for at least twenty days during the same months of the previous year and this year.
3. Monthly Retail Sales (YoY) is calculated on a retail price basis. Hence, there is no impact from the change in revenue recognition standards.
4. The figures for the latest month are preliminary that are subject to revision and are not considered final until they appear on the Monthly Sales Report for the following month.
5. If there is a significant variance between preliminary and finalized figures, we will release the corrected information immediately.

< August Overview>
The sales results for this month were 95.3% and 100.3% year-on-year for the All Retail Channels and the Existing Retail Channels, respectively.
For physical stores, summer sales performed well, and sales for existing stores came in at the same level as the previous year, supported by strong sales of new products for late summer and early autumn.
It is estimated that having one more holiday compared to the same month the previous year had a positive impact of approximately 1.4% on the year-on-year sales.

Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.