SEPTEMBER SUPERMARKET SALES IN JAPAN DROPPED BY 4.6 PERCENT

Highlights –

• September supermarket sales in Japan dropped by 4.6 percent.
• Sales at 10,851 supermarkets totaled to $9.6 billion.
• Sales in clothing fell by 23.5 percent.
• Household products were down by 13.4 percent.

The Japan Chain Stores Association announced that the country’s supermarket sales in September dropped by 4.6 percent from a year earli....