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Japan’s Supermarket Sales Fall for 21st Consecutive Month in September

October 24, 2007
By Ken Worsley


The situation is not improving for Japan’s supermarket operators. On Monday, the Japan Chain Stores Association announced that in September, supermarket sales across Japan were down 1% year on year, showing a fall for the 21st consecutive month, and now for 42 of the last 43 months.

This month’s data covered 8,690 shops owned by 79 companies employing 445,216 workers - 129,592 full time and 325,624 part time. Interestingly, while about 1/3 of the full-timers were women, females made up 90.7% of the part-time work force.

Broken down by category, September 2007 supermarket sales looked like this:

  • Food: +1.1%, 64.1% of total revenue
  • Household Products: -3.2%, 19.1% of total revenue
  • Clothing: -9.6%, 10.3% of total revenue
  • Miscellaneous Items: +1.0%, 6.1% of total revenue
  • Services: -2.2%, 0.3% of total revenue

The report also notes that average temperatures and precipitation were both markedly higher in all eight of Japan’s regions in September when compared to September 2006.

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One Response to “Japan’s Supermarket Sales Fall for 21st Consecutive Month in September”

  1. Garrett on October 24th, 2007 11:30 pm

    Interestingly, while about 1/3 of the full-timers were women, females made up 90.7% of the part-time work force.

    Why is this interesting? Who wants to ride in a crowded elevator with a guy in a cute pillbox hat and white gloves? Besides, men always make fun of me when I try on high heels in the shoe dept.

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