Sogo & Seibu to introduce imported goods section featuring Carven, Acne Studios, Phillip Lim, and more

Keikyu Department Store renovates children's clothing section and installs interactive play equipment space

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics being decided, tax-free and other measures are being put in place, leading to a sudden surge in shopping tourism

JTB, Isetan Mitsukoshi, JCB, and others join forces to launch JSTO, an incorporated association, to strengthen inbound tourism

Summary of August sales figures for five department stores. Due to the extreme heat, all companies posted positive figures for the first time in two months.

Koezuka, who turned Okayama Takashimaya into a profitable store, becomes the company's first female representative director

Matsuzakaya Ueno South Building renovated in 2017. Parco and cinema complex move in.

July department store sales fall year-on-year for the first time in three months nationwide and for the first time in seven months in the Tokyo region

Bad weather impacts sales of summer goods. Sogo & Seibu's July sales fell 3.9% year-on-year.

Takashimaya's July sales fell 3.9% year-on-year due to the earlier start of the sale.

H2O Retailing's July sales at the Hankyu Main Store increased 46.6%, maintaining its strong performance. Sales increased 12.4% and operating profit increased 58.3% in the first quarter from April to J

J. Front Retailing's July sales fell 0.7% year-on-year due to the impact of the brought-forward sales.

Isetan Mitsukoshi revised its full-year results upward, with sales up 4.4% and operating profit up 53.2% in the first quarter from April to June. July also saw strong performance.

Nationwide department store sales increased by 7.2% in June, demonstrating a clear recovery in consumption nationwide

Sogo & Seibu's June sales increased 5.3% compared to the previous year. Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store and Sogo Yokohama Store both increased 8.7%, continuing their strong performance.

J. Front Retailing's June sales and Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores' sales increased 16.4% year-on-year