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Japan convenience store sales up 7% in January

February 22, 2009
By Ken Worsley


According to data released Friday by the Japan Franchise Association, convenience store sales in Japan rose 7.0% in January, as the number of tobacco-buying customers continues to show in the year-on-year figures.

Looking closer at the numbers, however, we see that sales per customer declined in January by 0.5%, to 595.5 yen. Thus, the increase in sales is due to a 7.6% increase in the number of customers over a year ago. In January, about 975.7 million visits were made to convenience stores in Japan.

Here is a breakdown of the four major categories reported, with the percent of total sales represented by that category as well as it’s change from a year before:

  • Prepared foods: 33.2% of total, +1.2%
  • Packaged foods: 29.7% of total, +2.9%
  • Non-foods: 32.8% of total, +28.0%
  • Services: 4.3% of total, +9.6%

Warm weather in northern and eastern Japan apparently also contributed to higher sales of soft drinks and ice cream.

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2 Responses to “Japan convenience store sales up 7% in January”

  1. Section D on February 24th, 2009 10:03 pm

    All those extra masks are definitely helping.

    Even I bought two in January. Yes, it’s embarrassing, but people now treat me with respect on the train because they think that I just might be a doctor.

  2. Lawson to buy am/pm for 15 billion yen Japan Economy News & Blog - Business, Economy, Real Estate, Marketing and Economic Reports on February 25th, 2009 11:02 pm

    […] more people into their shops, which is important. However, it should also be noted that in January, the average convenience store customer spent 595.5 yen per purchase, a decline of 0.5% from a year […]

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