Convenience store sales last year decreased by 4.7% year-on-year, the largest decrease since 2005

Last year's nationwide convenience store sales totaled 10,158 billion yen, excluding new store openings last year, down 4.7% from the previous year, the largest decline since 2005, which is comparable. It was.

The main reason for this is that consumers are refraining from going out and the number of customers visiting the store has decreased due to the effects of the new coronavirus.