Supermarkets and other shopping bags are becoming more expensive
Prior to the charge for shopping bags becoming mandatory at retailers nationwide from July, there has been a growing trend to decide to charge for goods at food supermarkets and drug stores from April.
Among them, AEON, a major retailer, will charge for shopping bags from April at Maruetsu, a food supermarket, Welcia, a drugstore, and Ministop, a convenience store.
Maruetsu plans to sell large sizes for 3 yen per sheet and lunch boxes for 2 yen per sheet.
If you add a general supermarket that has already been charged at AEON, you will be charged for shopping bags at approximately 8,000 stores in the group.
Tomozu, a drugstore operating mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, will start charging paper bags in April in addition to plastic bags to encourage the use of My Bags.
In addition, Takashimaya, a major department store, will replace the plastic shopping bags used mainly at the food counter with paper-bags, which are made with low environmental impact materials, and start charging them in April.
According to the Japan Chain Stores Association made at supermarkets, etc., as of the end of March of last year, more than 55% of member companies, 32 companies had already paid for shopping bags, and the move to charge more before the mandatory from July. It is likely to proceed.