Supermarket sales drop for 12th straight year

Thursday 23rd April, 07:03 AM JST

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Samuraiiki at 08:10 AM JST - 23rd April

Either people are getting poorer, population is declining, people are becoming more more frugal, or more health conscious.
some14some at 08:25 AM JST - 23rd April

Supermarkets sales drop for 12th straight year..bad weather due to global warming or whatever..just call them by new name Mini-markets!
LFRAgain at 09:20 AM JST - 23rd April

Either people are getting poorer, population is declining, people are becoming more more frugal, or more health conscious.

Probably yes, yes, yes, and yes.
meiwaku at 10:31 AM JST - 23rd April

And yet, as I read here a day or two ago, sales at convenience stores are way up. So I dont think they are becoming more frugal here just lazier. It would appear people are spending more money on food if they are shopping at the convenience store. This doesnt make any sense in hard economic times.
Samuraiiki at 10:33 AM JST - 23rd April

Drop until we shop.
nigelboy at 10:34 AM JST - 23rd April

And yet, as I read here a day or two ago, sales at convenience stores are way up. So I dont think they are becoming more frugal here just lazier.

Hellow Meiwaku.

Hint: C-i-g-a-r-e-t-t-e-s
Yelnats at 03:14 PM JST - 23rd April

As the population drops, so does shopping. Pure Logic