パレモ・ホールディングス' August monthly sales rose 1.2% year on year at existing stores, exceeding the prior-year result for the first time in 4 months, although market reaction was limited. Companywide sales were down 5.6% year on year. Sales were strong in the first half of the month but slowed in the second half due to weather conditions.
August monthly sales covered the period from 21 July to 20 August. Existing-store sales rose 1.2% year on year, exceeding the prior-year result for the first time in 4 months.
Sales remained firm overall during the month, but companywide sales were down 5.6% year on year. Sales slowed in the second half of the month due to the impact of the Kumamoto earthquake, a typhoon making landfall in the latter half of the month, and torrential rain in Chiba.
Market reaction was limited, and the article contains no specific details on price movements or signs of a reaction.