Last month's sales of five major department stores fell by about 30% from the same month last year due to a state of emergency due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection and shortened business hours, and the rate of decline for each company was the previous month. It has expanded more.
Breaking sales figures for last month released by department stores were all lower than in the same month of the previous year.
The amount of decline is
▽ J. Front Retailing, which operates Daimaru and Matsuzakaya, is 34.8% compared to the same month last year
▽ Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings is 30.6%
▽ Hankyu Hanshin Department Store is 29.6%
▽ Takashimaya is 28.4%
▽ Sogo & Seibu is 26.3% It has become.
Due to the shortening of business hours due to the declaration of an emergency due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection and the decrease in the number of customers visiting the store due to the influence of refraining from going out, the rate of decline in sales last month widened from December last year.
Companies expect that the situation will continue to be even more severe if the state of emergency is extended, and they want to secure sales by continuing to strengthen sales on the Internet.