Department store August sales decreased by 22% year-on-year New Corona impact continues September 24, 16:39

Last month's sales at department stores across the country fell 22% compared to the same period last year, a wider decline than the previous month.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, large-scale events during the summer vacation have been canceled, and the situation has been severe due to the lack of customers.

According to the Japan Department Stores Association, last month's sales of 203 department stores nationwide totaled more than 323.1 billion yen, a 22% decrease from the same month last year when comparing stores that were open a year ago. ..



The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has increased again, and the tendency to refrain from going out has increased. In addition, the number of customers has been declining due to the cancellation of large-scale events, and the rate of decrease in sales has increased by 1.7 points from the previous month, which is a difficult situation. Is continuing.



In addition, sales of 40 major department stores nationwide from the 1st to the 16th of this month were the same as last year due to the closure of some areas due to the typhoon and the reaction to the last-minute demand before the consumption tax hike last year. It was a decrease of about 35% compared to.



At the Japan Department Store Association, although overall sales are declining, online sales are gradually expanding and online product exhibitions are also popular, so each store wants to put more effort into these efforts. It is said.