• Kobe Bussan posted July 2026 net sales of JPY 50,636 million, up 7.6% year-on-year on a non-consolidated basis.
• Gross profit fell to JPY 5,088 million, down 1%; operating profit declined to JPY 2,860 million, down 5.7%.
• Ordinary profit dropped to JPY 1,355 million, down 80.7%, hit by a valuation loss on forward exchange contracts.
• Gyomu Super store count rose to 1,144 following five openings in July, up 32 from a year earlier.
• Product shipments rose 4.5% at existing stores in directly managed areas; up 6.1% for all such stores; up 6.5% nationwide.

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