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Japan’s convenience stores loving the Taspo card; sales up 7.5% in August

September 25, 2008
By Ken Worsley


Despite the continued fall in department store and supermarket sales, Japan’s convenience stores have held up fairly well over recent months. This summer, an additional windfall hit the nation’s convenience stores. The implementation of the Taspo ID card, which must be used to purchase cigarettes at vending machines nationwide, has driven consumers to make their purchases at convenience stores, as adoption of the Taspo card apparently remains low.

After seeing a 14.0% rise in sales in July, Japan’s convenience stores saw a 7.5% rise in August, according to the Japan Franchise Association. Unlike supermarkets, which are contracting in number, the number of convenience stores in Japan increased by 1.5%, from 41,047 a year ago to 41,645 last month. To put that in perspective, Japan has about 1 convenience store for each 3,000 residents.

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2 Responses to “Japan’s convenience stores loving the Taspo card; sales up 7.5% in August”

  1. japannewsjunkie.com on September 25th, 2008 12:44 pm

    Japan’s convenience stores loving Taspo card…

    Implementation of the Taspo ID card, which must be used to purchase cigarettes at vending machines nationwide, has proven to be a boon to the nations convenience stores. Smokers do not seem to like the red tape involved to obtain a Taspo card, so they …

  2. www.japansoc.com on September 30th, 2008 2:51 am

    Taspo card not to popular, convenience stores get boost in sales…

    Japan’s convenience stores are loving the new Taspo card, which forces cigarette buyers to get an ID to buy smokes from vending machines. …

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