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August retail figures show impact of prolonged lockdowns

Inside Retail

National retail sales fell 1.7 The data, care of the ABS, demonstrates the prolonged impact lockdowns around the country are having on the retail industry: clothing, footwear and personal accessories sales fell 17.4 per cent in August compared to a month prior, and slowed 0.7 per cent, department stores 15.9

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Japan’s department stores: What’s left when the tourism tide goes out?

Inside Retail

Regional stores are still scrapping Another reason for some sobriety is that the big sales growth is still concentrated at the Tokyo stores and the other large centers like Osaka and Kyoto. In contrast, the stores in outlying regions are still struggling to get their pre-pandemic footfall back. per cent, Daimaru Sapporo was up 23.4