Tostem Viva opened two large-scale  Super Viva Home home centers and  made diligent efforts to improve  operating efficiency and increase profit  margins. These initiatives resulted in  sales and profit growth, with sales  totaling ¥134.2 billion and operating  income reaching ¥3.9 billion. Fiscal Year Results Distribution and  Retail Business Review of Operations Net Sales   (¥ billion) 150 100 50 0 122.9 133.3 2008 2009 134.2 2010 Operating Income and  Operating Income Ratio  (¥ billion) 4 2 3 1 0 2.2 2.9 2008 2009 3.9 2010$^{2.9%}$ 2.2% 1.8%  Operating income  ■  Operating income ratio Business Conditions and Future Strategies Store Openings Future Strategies total of 43 Ken Depot and Ken Depot  Pro stores. We aim to attain growth by  actively investing in store development,  and we will work to expand private  brand product lines for SVH and NVH as  part of efforts to bolster profit margins. * Stores with floor areas exceeding an average of  10,000 square meters$^{■}$ Tostem opened its first Ken Depot Pro  store exclusively for registered users in  the building trades in February 2010 in  Tokyo (Tachikawa City). Plans call for opening one SVH store  and three New Viva Home (NVH) stores  in the year ending March 31, 2011 and  for upfront investment for opening a  Tostem Viva opened two of its large- scale Super Viva Home (SVH)* outlets in  Ibaraki Prefecture (Mito City) and the  other in Gunma Prefecture (Takasaki  City). It opened a remodeled store in  Saitama Prefecture (Ageo City) in its  network of Ken Depot building material  centers that are distinguished for their  appeal to professional customers. Also,  Super Viva Home We have opened these large-scale  home centers in Tokyo, Chiba,  Saitama, Kanagawa, Gunma,  Tochigi, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Mie, and Gifu. (As of March 31, 2010) JS Group Corporation Annual Report 2010 32