Jewelry Sales Up 5.3% in Japan's Department Stores
August 18, 11(IDEX Online News) – Jewelry sales in
High ticket items sold well in July against the backdrop of easing concerns among consumers about the economic outlook after the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster, the Japan Department Stores Association reported today (Thursday).
Total department store sales totaled $7.83 billion in July. By region, sales in the disaster-hit northeastern Tohoku region rose for the fourth straight month, up 5.8 percent, the association said while in the