JAPAN’S AUGUST CONVINIENCE STORE SALES FALL BY 5.5 PERCENT

Highlights –

• Japan’s August convenience store sales fall by 5.5 percent.
• Decline of sales however improved from a 7.4 percent decrease in July.
• The number of shoppers dropped by 9.3 percent from the previous year.
• Same-store sales at seven major convenience store operators totaled to $8.62 billion.

According to an industry body in Japan, convenie....