Japan's department store sales fall 1.5% on yr in July High Street Networking

24 August 2001, 10:08 Japan's department store sales fall 1.5% on yr in July

Tokyo, Aug. 24(BridgeNews) - Sales of Japan's nationwide department stores in July were down 1.5% from a year earlier at 839.3 billion yen, the Japan Department Stores Association announced. Department sales declined year-on-year in July, after having risen 2.4% on year in June.