イオン（8267） – AEON Monthly Operating Performance of Major Consolidated Companies in May

　　　 　　　 Company name AEON CO., LTD.Listings TSE PRIME of Tokyo Stock ExchangeSecurity code 8267URLhttps://www.aeon.info/en/ Representative Akio Yoshida, President and Representative Executive OfficerContactTelephone +81 43-212-6042Hiroaki Egawa, Executive Officer, Finance and Business ManagementJun 10, 2022AEON Monthly Operating Performance of Major Consolidated Companies in May 2022May Sales Trends- In May, Aeon focused on capturing demand for outings during Golden Week, the first time in three years that there were no restrictions on activities.In addition to strengthening sales promotions such as through discounts on gasoline and diesel, Aeon stepped up its rollout of souvenir gifts, travelgoods, food for outings and premium food items, and outdoor goods. Amid people’s growing focus on maintaining their current living standards,Topvalu, an Aeon private brand that has extended its price deferral until the end of June, enjoyed strong customer support, with sales of single staplefood items such as canola oil, mayonnaise, and spaghetti increasing approximately 50% year-on-year, and total sales of staple food categories alsoincreasing approximately 30% year-on-year.- General Merchandise Store Business company AEON Retail’s same-store sales of Mother’s Day gifts and travel goods, and clothing, including earlysummer apparel that was rolled out earlier than usual this year, exceeded the previous year’s level for the second consecutive month. In foodproducts, sales were strong in the Hokuriku and Chugoku-Shikoku regions, which are areas with a population inflow during the Golden Week holidayperiod, and which captured demand from customers returning home. In addition, the gardening and greenery product category, which offeredpackaged Mother’s Day flower gifts that were well received; the delicatessen category, which strengthened its premium food items; and the Grocerycategory, which enjoyed strong sales of beverages and souvenir gifts; all contributed to a year-on-year increase in same-store sales for the 20thconsecutive month.- Supermarket Business company Maxvalu Tokai strengthened sales of premium food items and Topvalu-brand products. The company also promotedits growth strategy by refreshing and reopening the Maxvalu Kagamiharanaka store in Gifu Prefecture, by expanding its “Jimono products” (locallyprocured products), as well as by launching its 24th online supermarket using the Maxvalu Fuso store (Aichi Prefecture) as a delivery base as part ofits Digital Shift promotion. At Fuji Retailing, sales of women’s apparel, hats, bags, and other outer wear-related products were strong, and same-storesales exceeded the previous year’s level for the third consecutive month since becoming a consolidated subsidiary in March.- Health & Wellness Business company Welcia Holdings’ same-store sales of prescription drugs remained strong at 8.3% of the previous year’s level.- Service and Specialty Store Business company Cox’s same-store sales increased further from April to 58.7% year-on-year due to an increase in thenumber of customers during Golden Week, and from strong sales of summer apparel due to rising temperatures.FY2022YoY salesMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember DecemberJanuaryFebruary（Unit：％） AEON Retail Co., Ltd. AEON Hokkaido Corporation AEON KYUSHU CO., LTD. Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd. FUJI RETAILING CO.,LTD. Maxvalu Nishinihon Co., Ltd. MINISTOP CO., LTD. WELCIA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. COX CO., LTD. GFOOT CO., LTD. CAN DO CO., LTD.All stores96.398.698.8Same stores100.1101.8102.2All stores102.2101.2102.0Same stores103.4102.4103.2All stores97.7101.0100.8Same stores101.7101.1101.1All stores101.8100.0Same stores101.199.0All stores102.9105.0106.0Same stores102.1104.1105.1All storesSame storesAll stores99.799.199.498.497.397.498.6Same stores100.4All stores110.4110.3108.5Same stores102.9101.8100.1All stores105.5120.8137.9Same stores119.9138.6158.7All storesSame storesAll storesSame stores91.095.298.497.5102.7106.5106.9110.8101.7102,598.898,099.097.897.296.197.799.1※Figures above are based on each company’s disclosure policy.※1.　AEON Retail transferred its Tohoku Business Division to AEON Tohoku on September 1, 2021.※2.　All-store and same-store year-on-year sales of the above companies were calculated excluding the impact of the application of “Accounting Standard for RevenueRecognition 　　　　(ASBJ Statement No. 29)” (hereinafter “the Accounting Standard”.※3.　The results for March of year-on-year change in all-store sales of Maxvalu Nishinihon Co., Ltd. have been revised from 99.7% to 100.8%.※4.　The results of United Super Markets Holdings Inc. and AEON Fantasy Co., Ltd. will be announced on the AEON website at a later date.≪YoY difference in number of days in the month≫　 ①Weekends: Sat. -1day, Sun. ±0day, National holidays: This year: May 3th (Tun.).4th (Wed.).5th (Thu.). Last year: 3th (Mon.).4th (Tun.).5th (Wed.). ②Customer gratitude day: This year: May 20th (Fri.). 30th (Mon.). Last year: May 20th (Thu.). 30th (Sun.).