The apparel sales of the stores associated with Japan Chain Stores Association (JCSA) stood at 66,962.65 million yen (US $ 490.18 million) in June ’22, increasing by 5.80 per cent on Y-o-Y basis and 2.10 per cent on monthly basis.
Of all three product categories, menswear and womenswear declined on monthly basis and increased on yearly basis. On the other hand, kidswear (including other types of apparels) saw an increase in its sales both on monthly and yearly basis.
Revenues generated by menswear products were 12,287.83 million yen (US $ 90 million) in June ’22 and increased by 3.30 per cent on yearly basis, whereas the figures saw a marginal decline of 0.30 per cent on monthly note.
The sales of womenswear products valued 15,825.74 million yen (US $ 116 million) – up 5.50 per cent on yearly note – in the sixth month of 2022 and declined significantly by 7.40 per cent on monthly basis.
All other types of clothing upped its revenues in chain stores by 6.70 per cent on yearly note as the sales valued 38,849.08 million yen (US $ 284.40 million).
