Convenience store sales fall 4.2% in Aug.TOKYO, Sept. 20 Kyodo Sales at Japan's convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. fell 4.2% in August from a year earlier, marking the second straight monthly decline, the Japan Franchise Association said Thursday Thursday: see week. . The percentage change, adjusted for variations in the number of stores, is based on stores that have been open for at least one year and exclude stores newly opened or closed during the period. The number of customers also dropped 2.3% in August, the first year-on-year decline in seven months, which was attributed in part to typhoons and lower-than-expected temperatures in the month. Average spending per customer also fell 0.9%. By item, sales of beverages, ice cream and cold noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. were stagnant stagnant /stag·nant/ (stag´nant) 1. motionless; not flowing or moving. 2. inactive; not developing or progressing. , while instant noodles, buns and cosmetics cosmetics, preparations externally applied to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes. The use of body paint for ornamental and religious purposes has been common among primitive peoples from prehistoric times (see body-marking). sold well. Sales at all stores, including those newly opened, totaled 611.36 billion yen in the month, up 0.3%, the association said. The sales data covered outlets run by Japan's 14 major convenience store operators. |
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