On a calendar-adjusted (day-of-the-week adjusted) basis, the underlying same-store sales growth rate for June was 104%. This was due to weather-related factors in the first half of June, such as typhoons, which caused same-store growth to temporarily slow down in certain weeks.

However, looking at the final week of June alone, sales saw strong growth of 125.9% year-on-year.

This surge was driven by the impact of our GiGO-exclusive merchandise promotions coming to fruition, led by the “‘TWICE’ JAPAN Debut 9th Anniversary! Dot-designed ‘TWICE LOVELYS’ available exclusively at GiGO!” campaign that launched in the last week of June.

This strong momentum has continued into July, and we have a robust lineup of IP collaboration initiatives scheduled for the second half of the year, including the summer peak season in August as well as the winter peak season in December and January.