Earnings from sales at Japan's supermarkets and department stores continued their year-on-year fall in February due to price declines and slow winter clearance sales, industry associations said Monday.
The Japan Chain Stores Association said supermarket sales fell 4.8 percent to 1.02 trillion yen on a same-store basis.
The decline represents the 39th consecutive monthly fall.
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