Isetan Sagamihara store closes today Shoppers are crowded with shoppers on September 30 at 13:15
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As department stores close in suburbs and local cities one after another due to a decline in sales, the “Isetan Sagamihara store” in Sagamihara City has been operating for 29 years and will close on the 30th before closing it on the 30th. It is crowded with shoppers.
The Isetan Sagamihara store, located in front of Sagami-Ono Station on the Odakyu Line in Minami-ku, Sagamihara, opened in 1990, and sales peaked at 37.7 billion yen in 1996.
However, due to competition with nearby large-scale commercial facilities and online shopping, sales have decreased to about half of their peak in recent years, and deficits continued to close.
On the 30th of the final day, 1,500 people, including regular customers who farewell, made a long line before the store opened. The store was decorated with messages written by customers and local elementary school students, and they expressed their thoughts on the department stores they were accustomed to, such as “Thank you for 29 years”.
A 57-year-old woman who lived nearby with her grandson said, “I bought a lucky bag during the New Year and children enjoyed it. It was.
The department stores are closed in suburbs and local cities one after another. In Kanto, the Isetan Fuchu store in Fuchu, Tokyo is also closed on the 30th.
On the 30th, both the Sagamihara store and Fuchu store will be open until 7:00 pm, closing the curtain on each history.