Sales SC Fall 5.4% last December
Estimated Total SC Sales Figure Totals 2,763.0 Billion Yen
(Down 2.2% Compared with Same Month Previous Year)
December sales of previously established shopping centers fell by 5.4% remaining negative for a fourth consecutive month compared with the figure for the same month of the previous year. Amidst a worsening economical situation and an insecure employment outlook resulting from developments in the manufacturing industries, levels this month were at their lowest ever since the launching of this survey in January 2002, and thereby second only to the -5.6% result for February 2005.
Although foodstuff sales indicated a relatively positive trend in line with a new consumer awareness of livelihood safeguards leading to a growing tendency to dine at home and focus purchases on daily living necessaries, consumers were holding back in the clothing section, with high-priced items suffering most.
A positive impact had been expected from year-end sales but lower than usual per capita spending due to consumer reluctance dampened those expectations.
With high winter temperatures translating into dull sales of heavy clothing such as overcoats and this month counting one Saturday and one Sunday less than the corresponding month of the previous year, SC sales in all areas showed negative figures.
＊This survey has been compiled from information obtained after sampling 1,000 SC according to location and size from among 2,804 SC - the total number of SC at the end of December 2007.
＊This survey is based on the 580 SC samples obtained, the sample retrieval rate being 58.0%.
＊(Estimated) total sales of SC for December have been computed based on the total number of 2,872 SC in existence at the end of November 2008.
Term/Year/month (Number of SC) |
S C |
Department Stores |
Chain Stores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previously Established SC | |||||||
| Total of SC | Tenants | Anchor Tenants |
|||||
| Year | 2000 | (185) | -3.4 |
-3.1 |
-3.7 |
-2.2 |
-5.1 |
| 2001 | (255) | -2.2 |
-1.4 |
-3.3 |
-0.4 |
-5.2 |
|
| 2002 | (328) | -2.1 |
-2.1 |
-2.1 |
-2.3 |
-2.1 |
|
| 2003 | (462) | -1.6 |
-0.8 |
-2.4 |
-2.8 |
-3.2 |
|
| 2004 | (522) | -1.7 |
-0.9 |
-2.9 |
-2.8 |
-3.5 |
|
| 2005 | (550) | 0.3 |
1.5 |
-1.9 |
-0.2 |
-2.6 |
|
| 2006 | (523) | 0.3 |
0.9 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-2.7 |
|
| 2007 | (515) | -0.0 |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
-1.4 |
|
| 2008 | Jan.～Mar. | (557) | 1.1 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
-1.0 |
0.4 |
| Apr.～Jun. | (553) | -2.7 |
-2.8 |
-2.5 |
-4.6 |
-0.9 |
|
| Jul.～Sep. | (545) | -0.4 |
0.3 |
-1.8 |
-3.3 |
-0.7 |
|
| Oct.～Dec. | (554) | -3.3 |
-2.5 |
-4.9 |
-7.7 |
-1.4 |
|
| Month 2007 | Jan. | (600) | 1.3 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
-2.4 |
| Feb. | (600) | 1.3 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
-1.6 |
|
| Mar. | (572) | -1.2 |
-1.2 |
-1.0 |
-1.5 |
-1.5 |
|
| Apr. | (575) | -1.1 |
-0.8 |
-1.7 |
-1.3 |
-1.0 |
|
| May. | (556) | 0.2 |
0.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
|
| Jun. | (570) | 2.4 |
3.9 |
-0.1 |
5.5 |
-1.5 |
|
| Jul. | (568) | -4.2 |
-4.4 |
-3.9 |
-4.3 |
-2.8 |
|
| Aug. | (570) | 0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
-0.5 |
|
| Sep. | (569) |
-0.8 |
-0.5 |
-1.2 |
-2.5 |
-1.0 |
|
| Oct. | (556) |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
-1.4 |
-1.1 |
|
| Nov. | (590) |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
-0.4 |
|
| Dec. | (591) | -0.8 |
-0.7 |
-1.0 |
-2.3 |
-1.8 |
|
| Month 2008 | Jan. | (592) | 0.0 |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
-2.1 |
-1.7 |
| Feb. | (585) | 0.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
|
| Mar. | (587) | 2.3 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
-1.2 |
1.4 |
|
| Apr. | (575) | -2.5 |
-3.0 |
-1.5 |
-3.4 |
-0.8 |
|
| May. | (581) | -2.3 |
-2.1 |
-2.6 |
-2.7 |
-1.1 |
|
| Jun. | (592) | -2.9 |
-2.7 |
-3.1 |
-7.6 |
-0.9 |
|
| Jul. | (585) | 0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
-2.5 |
0.9 |
|
| Aug. | (572) | 0.3 |
1.5 |
-2.1 |
-3.1 |
-1.0 |
|
| Sep. | (580) | -1.9 |
-0.8 |
-4.2 |
-4.7 |
-2.2 |
|
| Oct. | (582) | -3.0 |
-1.7 |
-5.6 |
-6.8 |
-1.6 |
|
| Nov. | (571) | -1.3 |
-0.6 |
-2.9 |
-6.4 |
0.6 |
|
| Dec. | (580) | -5.4 |
-4.7 |
-6.7 |
-9.4 |
-2.8 |
|
| Source | Japan Council of Shopping Centers | Japan Department Stores Association |
Japan Chain Stores Association | ||||
【comment】
Sales of anchor tenants were sluggish with -6.7%.
Sales of SC with anchor tenants such as supermarkets carrying foodstuffs were relatively good whereas those of SC with anchor tenants such as GMS and specialty stores dealing in clothing stagnated.
Constituent member of SC Location (Number of SC) |
Total | Tenants | Anchor Tenants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | (580) | -5.4 |
-4.7 |
-6.7 |
|
| Central Areas | Large Cities | (75) | -5.7 |
-5.8 |
-0.6 |
| Medium Cities | (86) | -6.4 |
-4.9 |
-8.8 |
|
| Small Cities | (36) | -5.5 |
-1.3 |
-10.8 |
|
| Sub Total | (197) | -5.9 |
-5.2 |
-8.6 |
|
| Peripheral Areas | (144) | -6.2 |
-4.6 |
-9.2 |
|
| Suburban Areas | (239) | -4.4 |
-3.9 |
-5.0 |
|
【comment】
Although sales figures in all areas were negative, those in suburban areas (-4.4%) were smaller than those in central areas (-5.9%) and peripheral areas (-6.2%), possibly as a result of falling gasoline prices.
(notes)
■Size of City
Large Cities ： Cities designated by government ordinance (Sapporo, Sendai, Chiba, Tokyo metropolis, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu)
Medium Cities ：Cities that have a population of more than 150,000, excluding above‐mentioned cities
Small Cities ：Cities that have a population of under 150,000
■Location （Divided by administrative district
Central Areas ：Central cities that are accumulated by commercial function of cities, towns, villages concerned
Peripheral Areas ：Areas that are around central areas and city function of commerce, administration, business, etc. exist moderately
Suburban Areas ：Areas that are in the suburbs and residential areas, farmlands, etc. are spread out
Region Location (Number of SC) |
Total | Hokkaido | Tohoku | Kanto | Chubu | Hokuriku | kinki | Chugoku | Shikoku | Kyusyu・ Okinawa |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | (580) | -5.4 |
-4.9 |
-4.1 |
-5.5 |
-4.7 |
-5.0 |
-6.0 |
-5.5 |
-7.1 |
-4.2 |
| Central Areas | (197) | -5.9 |
-4.5 |
-3.1 |
-5.4 |
-4.3 |
-9.9 |
-7.7 |
-7.3 |
-9.8 |
-6.3 |
| Peripheral Areas | (144) | -6.2 |
-4.7 |
-10.0 |
-6.0 |
-7.8 |
-4.4 |
-6.7 |
-0.4 |
-11.8 |
-6.1 |
| Suburban Areas | (239) | -4.4 |
-6.6 |
-3.3 |
-5.2 |
-4.4 |
-4.1 |
-4.4 |
-4.7 |
-4.4 |
-0.9 |
| Number of SC | 580 |
17 |
31 |
199 |
61 |
47 |
128 |
32 |
15 |
50 |
|
【comment】
Sales figures in the Shikoku regions hit a worst at -7.1%, with sales in station building SC deteriorating under the influence of the volatile fashion clothing market.
(notes)
■Region
Hokkaido ： Hokkaido
Tohoku ： Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima Prefecture
Kanto ： Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gumma,Saitama and Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo metropolis, Kanagawa and Yamanashi Prefecture
Chubu ： Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi and Mie Prefecture
Hokuriku ： Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui Prefecture
Kinki ： Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama Prefecture
Chugoku ： Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefecture
Shikoku ： Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi Prefecture
Kyusyu･Okinawa ： Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa Prefecture
Reference:
Contact below for any inquires in respect of the Survey.
Mr. Kotaro Zenpo of the Research Department
e‐mail address: zenpoh@jcsc.or.jp
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