Department stores continued to suffer from a lack of customers, including those from overseas, while low-priced stores fared better

A lack of international travelers has taken away a lucrative market for Japanese retailers

A consumption tax hike in the same month last year helped to counteract ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic

Cooler weather helped to move some autumn items, but the lack of international shoppers continued to dampen sales.

A continued lack of international travelers to the country and a stifling heat wave negatively impacted August sales.

International data from The NPD Group shows North America’s pivot to skin care as the strongest.

As the measure was gradually lifted for various parts of the country, some stores began reopening from the middle of the month.

The state of emergency has led to a monthlong closure of department stores and other retailers.

Tokyo’s is the latest fashion week to fall victim to the outbreak.

A strong typhoon forced temporary closures in some regions, dampening sales.

The country had a record number of consecutive days without sunshine, as well as unseasonably cool temperatures.

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Duty-free sales to foreign shoppers visiting the country remained strong.

Weekly sales rose 2.7 percent, year-over-year.

Weather also affected results as retail weekly sales fell 1.3 percent.