Monthly Operational Summary FY2004 (September 2004)

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Total sales increased 2.6% year on year to 114,143 million yen, while existing store sales decreased 1.5%. Average daily sales per store were 488,000 yen, and the average amount spent per customer was the same as a year ago at 580 yen. The average number of customers per store per day was 838, down 1.6% year on year.

Existing store sales fell short of the level a year ago for a number of reasons, including strong sales of cold noodles and soft drinks last September due to a long Indian summer, as well as a number of major typhoons at the start and end of September this year. However, the Hokkaido and Tohoku regions, which were relatively unaffected by the weather, posted healthy results.

Main dish sales struggled, partly due to heavy rain during weekends and on public holidays in September. LAWSON aims to turn sales around in October by reshuffling its lineup of established products.

The fast-food category continued to post strong sales, reflecting the early launch of oden (a kind of Japanese hotchpotch or stew) and Chinese steamed buns, as well as the benefits of promotional activities.

In October, LAWSON started accepting orders for printed New Year's greeting cards, Christmas cakes and winter gifts. LAWSON has also started selling advance tickets to Howl's Moving Castle, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, as well as related merchandise through Loppi multimedia terminals.

LAWSON is scheduled to announce its interim results for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2005 on Wednesday, October 13. The earnings release and supplementary materials will be posted on this website as soon as they become available.

Monthly Data

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Consolidated

Number of Stores

  MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB TOTAL
Opening 32 54 50 50 74 98 28 56 72 81 23 93 711
  Closure 33 44 17 19 23 18 29 29 21 24 6 13 276
Re-location 17 23 17 21 16 22 12 12 10 4 16 9 179
Subtotal 50 67 34 40 39 40 41 41 31 28 22 22 455
Total 7,803 7,790 7,806 7,816 7,851 7,909 7,896 7,911 7,952 8,005 8,006 8,077 8,077
Net Increase -18 -13 16 10 35 58 -13 15 41 53 1 71 256

Sales

  MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB
Total Sales
(¥millions)		 112,171 111,695 113,267 112,411 126,298 125,392 114,143 117,137 112,261 121,509 109,655 102,646
All Stores yoy 101.1% 104.8% 103.0% 102.1% 108.5% 103.5% 102.6% 104.2% 103.0% 104.3% 103.7% 100.9%
Existing Store yoy * 98.1% 100.8% 99.1% 97.9% 104.3% 99.5% 98.5% 100.1% 98.7% 99.8% 98.9% 99.6%
Ave.Daily Sales per store
(¥thousands)		 471 484 474 486 526 519 488 484 479 499 447 464
Number of Customers (Number) 777 808 799 833 894 862 838 815 809 795 737 763
comparison w/
previous yr		 98.8% 100.5% 97.8% 100.6% 105.9% 99.4% 98.4% 98.5% 100.1% 100.1% 99.7% 99.5%
Spending per Customer (¥) * 608 598 592 581 587 602 580 592 589 622 604 603
comparison w/
previous yr		 * 99.2% 100.4% 101.3% 97.4% 98.4% 100.1% 100.0% 101.7% 98.6% 99.7% 99.2% 100.1%

Number of Stores by Region and Prefecture

  MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB
Hokkaido 482 484 484 484 491 494 494 492 493 495 495 494
Tohoku 644 646 647 645 652 661 658 663 684 704 702 721
Kanto 2,031 2,025 2,034 2,044 2,049 2,060 2,061 2,068 2,078 2,092 2,095 2,114
Koshinetsu 307 305 305 306 307 306 305 305 304 306 305 308
Hokuriku 225 226 229 230 232 233 232 233 234 234 234 236
Tokai 641 636 637 636 643 646 645 645 645 644 643 647
Kinki 1,747 1,741 1,738 1,739 1,738 1,753 1,755 1,758 1,764 1,764 1,763 1,774
Chugoku 449 450 454 454 458 463 459 459 458 461 462 463
Shikoku 375 370 372 373 374 382 377 377 378 384 384 387
Kyushu 902 907 906 905 907 911 910 911 914 921 923 933
Total 7,803 7,790 7,806 7,816 7,851 7,909 7,896 7,911 7,952 8,005 8,006 8,077
Shanghai 160 165 168 172 177 184 186 197 204 210 212 215

* Note) excluding highway card

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