Last month's sales of major supermarkets nationwide exceeded the same month of the previous year for the sixth straight month due to strong sales of groceries due to so-called nesting demand due to the application of priority measures such as prevention of spread. rice field.
According to the announcement by the Japan Chain Stores Association, sales of 11,792 stores nationwide last month were 1,017.1 billion yen, an increase of 6.1% from the same month of the previous year compared to existing stores. ..
Sales have exceeded the same month of the previous year for the sixth straight month.
This is due to the fact that sales of food products, which account for more than 70% of total sales, mainly delicatessen, frozen foods, and noodles, increased by 4.4% from the previous year.
Atsushi Inoue, Managing Director of the Japan Chain Stores Association, said, "Many people eat at home due to the application of priority measures such as prevention of spread. Although eating at home seems to be well established, sales have increased significantly. , With rising prices and other factors, consumption continues to be weak. "