Showing signs of market recovery, Japan’s same-store sales in April increased by 0.6 per cent over the same month of last year to 1,065,609 million yen. This increase has come for the first time since November 2016.
According to the Japan Chain Stores Association, sales of household goods were slow due to the fluctuation in temperature, while apparel sales increased by 0.2 per cent to 91,802 million yen. The data contains statistics of 9,391 stores of 56 firms.
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On y-o-y basis, menswear segment however recorded sales worth 17,351 million yen which is down by 0.5 per cent. Similarly, ladieswear segment noted sales worth 26,255 million yen; down by 1.7 per cent; and other garments earned 48,196 million yen, up by 1.6 per cent from last year.
In April, men’s jackets, easy pants, business shirts, blousons and long-sleeve casual shirts saw commendable surge in sales while the domestic market was sluggish for cardigans, cut-and-sewn articles and jeans. On the other hand – in women’s category – ladieswear, jackets, spring coats, skirts, three-quarter-sleeve sweaters and cardigans were sold well in the month.
