Sales of major supermarkets nationwide last year increased by about 3% compared to the previous year, increasing for the second consecutive year.
Food sales were strong due to so-called nesting demand.
According to the announcement by the Japan Chain Stores Association, sales of approximately 11,800 major supermarkets nationwide from April last year to last month increased by 3.1% from the previous year compared to existing stores, 13 It was more than 1,338.9 billion yen.
Due to the influence of the new corona, so-called nesting demand continued, and sales of groceries such as delicatessen and daily miscellaneous goods increased, resulting in an increase for the second consecutive year.
Last month's sales were more than 1,112.3 billion yen due to strong sales of delicatessen and frozen foods, an increase of 1.9% from the same month of the previous year, the seventh consecutive month of increase.
Atsushi Inoue, Managing Director of the Japan Chain Stores Association, said, "It is thought that living and eating at home has become established throughout the year. In March, the rise in product prices boosted sales, and the rise in prices will be a burden in the future. I am worried that the movement to refrain from buying will spread. "