Restaurant chain March sales record the largest reduction ever New Corona April 27 17:14
Last month's main restaurant chains' sales were down 17% from the same month last year, with the largest decrease since the spread of new coronavirus infections spread.
According to the Japan Food Service Association, which is home to about 200 domestic food service companies, last month's food chain sales fell 17.3% from the same month last year.
This is the largest decrease since 1994 when the current survey method was adopted, surpassing the minus of 10.3% recorded in March 9 years before the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the government and the Tokyo metropolitan government called for refraining from going out, which drastically reduced the number of customers visiting the store, shortened business hours, and increased the number of stores taking temporary closures. It is a factor.
By type of business, “pubs and taverns”, which mainly operate at night, fell sharply by 43.3%, while “fast food”, which supported sales by takeaways and home delivery, fell by 6.9%.
Regarding future outlook, the Japan Food Service Association said, "The closure of business hours and shortening of business hours have spread nationwide due to the announcement of an emergency situation, and we expect a further significant decrease in sales in April." I am.