Sales of major supermarkets nationwide last year were more than 2.89 trillion yen, an increase of 0.7% compared to the previous year due to the so-called "needing demand" of spending time at home before going out, for the first time in 5 years. Has increased to.

According to the Japan Chain Stores Association, sales of 11,789 major supermarkets nationwide from April last year to last month were more than 12,896.9 billion yen last year.



Due to the influence of the new corona, the “demand for nesting” to spend at home before going out increased, increasing 0.7% from the previous year and increasing for the first time in 5 years.



Last month's sales were 1,090.6 billion yen, an increase of 1.3% compared to existing stores that were open in the same month last year.



Food sales fell 0.8% compared to the same month last year, as a reaction to the spread of the new coronavirus infection and the move to stock up on frozen foods at this time last year.



On the other hand, clothing increased by 6.7% due to increased sales of room wear and casual fashion.



Atsushi Inoue, Managing Director of the Japan Chain Stores Association, said, "I feel that consumers are becoming more economized. It seems that demand for foodstuffs necessary for living at home will continue to be high, refraining from shopping for fun. Isn't it? "