{"id":164433,"date":"2024-07-10T14:20:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T05:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164433&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-07-10T14:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T05:20:19","slug":"kyushu-and-okinawa-department-store-sales-increase-by-4-6-in-may","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-and-okinawa-department-store-sales-increase-by-4-6-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu and Okinawa Department Store Sales Increase by 4.6% in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sales at department stores and supermarkets in Kyushu and Okinawa rose by 4.6% in May compared to the same month last year, marking 32 consecutive months of year-on-year increases. Total sales, including new stores, reached \u00a5144.3 billion, a 5.0% rise. High demand from inbound tourists, especially from China, bolstered luxury brand sales. Supermarket sales saw a modest 1.8% increase, driven by higher prices for food and beverages. The demand for prepared foods and holiday-related goods also contributed to the sales growth. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyushu.meti.go.jp\/keiki\/chosa\/store_pdf\/store_202407.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_department-store-hakata_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu and Okinawa Department Store Sales Increase by 4.6% in May\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_department-store-hakata_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_department-store-hakata_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_department-store-hakata_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_department-store-hakata_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sales at department stores and supermarkets in Kyushu and Okinawa rose by 4.6% in May compared to the same month last year, marking 32 consecutive months of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":164430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164433","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}