Cross Plus Q1 Operating Profit Drops 57% to ¥347M as Apparel Wholesale Slumps

The apparel wholesaler and lifestyle-goods retailer reported first-quarter (February–April 2026) revenue of ¥15.5 billion (−3.0%) and operating profit down 56.8% to ¥347 million, with ordinary profit down 55.3% to ¥375 million and net profit down 63.5% to ¥249 million, as weakness in apparel wholesale outweighed growth in retail.

Apparel retail store interior with clothing racks — Cross Plus Cross Plus Inc. · Tokyo Stock Exchange

Cross Plus Inc. (TSE: 3320) — a Nagoya-based apparel wholesaler that also operates lifestyle-goods retail and e-commerce — reported first-quarter results on June 12, 2026 for the three months to April 2026 (fiscal year ends January). Consolidated revenue fell 3.0% year-on-year to ¥15,499 million, operating profit dropped 56.8% to ¥347 million, ordinary profit declined 55.3% to ¥375 million, and net profit attributable to owners fell 63.5% to ¥249 million.

Retail grows, apparel wholesale weighs

By segment, retail revenue rose 13.1% to ¥3,117 million on stronger store and e-commerce sales of apparel and variety goods, and lifestyle wholesale grew. But apparel wholesale — the group's largest business — fell 7.9% to ¥11,248 million amid a slow recovery in sales to suburban specialty stores, pulling overall revenue lower. Higher purchasing costs squeezed the gross margin, while personnel, logistics and retail-related selling costs rose, compounding the profit decline.

Shifting toward higher-margin retail

Total assets stood at ¥30,231 million. Under its medium-term plan, Cross Plus is pursuing an "apparel plus lifestyle" strategy — expanding specialty-store channels and its "Cross Function" functional-fashion and men's lines on the wholesale side, while growing own-brand variety shops and SNS/video-driven e-commerce on the retail side, including new beauty products such as the Korean nail brand "Dashing Diva."

The company left its previously announced first-half and full-year FY2027 (to January 2027) forecasts unchanged.

Cross Plus — Q1 FY2027 (Jan year-end) Key Financials (J-GAAP, consolidated)
MetricQ1 FY2027Q1 FY2026YoY
Revenue (¥ million)15,49915,978−3.0%
Operating profit (¥ million)347803−56.8%
Ordinary profit (¥ million)375839−55.3%
Net profit (¥ million)249682−63.5%
— apparel wholesale revenue (¥ million)11,24812,213−7.9%
— retail revenue (¥ million)3,1172,756+13.1%
Total assets (¥ million)30,231

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