12 March 2001, 11:49 SURVEY: Japan February dept store sales seen weak on cooler
By Makiko Konohara
Tokyo, March 12 (BridgeNews) - Japan's department store sales in
February likely remained sluggish, because sales of spring clothes were
weak due to cooler than normal weather during the month, a survey
conducted by BridgeNews showed. The February sales data are expected to
show an on-year fall, following a 1.5% decline in January, because there
was one less business day in February compared to the same month last
year, a leap year, survey participants said.
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