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

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Japan’s storied department stores are riding a wave of overseas tourists, and although there is no sign yet of a wipeout, the cautious pronouncements of company executives indicate that it’s a wave they can’t ride on indefinitely. On the surface of it, department stores still have their mojo: sales in October rose by 5.3

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August retail figures show impact of prolonged lockdowns

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

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, department stores 15.9 per cent in August compared to a month prior, and slowed 0.7

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

August retail figures show impact of prolonged lockdowns

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