Increased Food Sales and Sluggish Clothing Sales Due to Stay-at-Home Consumption

「Sales increased as unit prices rose due to inflation and demand for going out recovered. However, procurement prices for products rose due to supply concerns and trends in raw-material prices, while selling, general and administrative expenses increased, including as a result of soaring utility costs.」

「In Japan's retail sector, the lifting of restrictions on activities meant that reduced operating hours and closures, as seen in the previous fiscal year, did not occur. However, the business environment has become extremely challenging, with procurement prices for products and utility costs rising due to supply concerns and trends in raw-material prices.」

「Although shortened operating hours and temporary closures like those in the previous fiscal year did not occur following the lifting of activity restrictions, demand has declined for products that had benefited from stay-at-home consumption.」

「In Japan's retail sector, as in the previous fiscal year, food performed solidly due to stay-at-home consumption. However, as its effects ran their course, it was difficult for sales to exceed the previous fiscal year, and competition to attract customers across industries and business formats intensified, resulting in a challenging consumption environment. Meanwhile, in businesses where restrictions were eased compared with the previous fiscal year, the difficult environment continued, but performance improved in the current fiscal year due to a rebound.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, food performed solidly due to stay-at-home consumption. However, as its effects ran their course, it was difficult for sales to exceed the previous fiscal year, and competition to attract customers across industries and business formats intensified, resulting in a challenging consumption environment. Meanwhile, in businesses where restrictions were eased compared with the previous fiscal year, the difficult environment continued, but performance improved in the current fiscal year due to a rebound.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, food performed solidly due to stay-at-home consumption. However, as its effects ran their course, it was difficult for sales to exceed the previous fiscal year, while demand remained sluggish and the consumption environment became challenging due to travel restrictions and the cancellation or scaling back of various events. However, in businesses where restrictions were eased compared with the previous fiscal year, the difficult environment continued, but performance improved in the current fiscal year due to a rebound.」

「Meanwhile, although stay-at-home consumption still exists, sales of related products fell below the previous fiscal year as its effects ran their course, and the overall business environment remains challenging.」

「In the retail industry, there were signs of recovery, supported by food-related "stay-at-home consumption" and the effects of various government measures. However, the outlook for demand became more uncertain as infections spread again.」

「In the retail industry, there were some factors supporting sales, particularly food, because of "stay-at-home consumption." However, the consumption environment has become difficult as private consumption stagnated following the consumption-tax rate increase, while demand declined because of movement restrictions and the cancellation or scaling back of various events resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic.」

「Although apparel sales were significantly affected by activity restrictions and the declaration of a state of emergency, sales and profits increased as stay-at-home consumption boosted food sales.」