社団法人 日本ショッピングセンター協会

Overview

The total sales figure for this February realized by existing shopping centers fell by 7.5% against that for the corresponding month of the previous year, thereby remaining negative for a sixth consecutive month.

Sales reached their lowest level since the start of this survey in July 2002 as a faltering economy, in addition to a worsening employment and income environment continue to create a growing concern among consumers to safeguard their livelihood. This month also counted one business day less than last year (a leap year).

Although foodstuff and low-priced goods sales showed a relatively small decline, consumers were still holding back from buying high-priced items, notably clothing.

Dull sales of winter goods due to unseasonable temperatures constituted one negative factor.

Notes

＊This survey has been compiled from information obtained after sampling 1,000 SC according to location and size from among 2,876 SC - the total number of SC at the end of December 2008.
＊This survey is based on the 570 SC samples obtained, the sample retrieval rate being 57.07%.
＊(Estimated) total sales of SC for February have been computed based on the total number of 2,876 SC in existence at the end of January 2009.

Change of Total Sales of Shopping Centers, Depart-ment Stores and Chain Stores compared with previous year

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	(553)	-1.5	-1.1	-2.3	-4.3	-0.7
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 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
Month 2009	Jan.	(567)	-4.4	-3.6	-6.2	-9.1	-2.7
	Feb.	(570)	-7.5	-6.5	-9.4	-11.5	-5.4
Source			Japan Council of Shopping Centers			Japan Department Stores Association	Japan Chain Stores Association

 

Rate of Expansion in Sales of SC by Location and Type of Constituent member of SC

Constituent member of SC Location (Number of SC)			Total	Tenants	Anchor Tenants
Total		(570)	-7.5	-6.5	-9.4
Central Areas	Large Cities	(78)	-7.6	-7.7	-4.5
	Medium Cities	(80)	-7.6	-6.1	-10.0
	Small Cities	(31)	-7.7	-6.5	-9.4
	Sub Total	(189)	-7.6	-7.2	-9.4
Peripheral Areas		(139)	-8.2	-6.5	-11.2
Suburban Areas		(242)	-7.1	-5.5	-8.7

【comment】
Sales figures of anchor tenants were bad with -9.4%, sales of anchor tenants such as department stores, GMS, superstores and big specialty stores being especially sluggish.

(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, but the explanation for area is tentative.）
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

 

Rate of Expansion in Sales of SC by Location and Region

Region Location (Number of SC)		Total	Hokkaido	Tohoku	Kanto	Chubu	Hokuriku	kinki	Chugoku	Shikoku	Kyusyu・ Okinawa
Total	(570)	-7.5	-3.2	-6.5	-7.4	-6.8	-7.5	-9.0	-8.2	-10.0	-5.0
Central Areas	(189)	-7.6	-6.8	-4.0	-7.3	-4.6	-11.8	-10.6	-9.9	-7.5	-5.1
Peripheral Areas	(139)	-8.2	1.5	-9.2	-7.9	-9.2	-7.7	-10.5	-2.4	-17.8	-7.1
Suburban Areas	(242)	-7.1	-2.0	-7.0	-7.2	-7.4	-6.6	-7.4	-7.8	-9.8	-3.7
Number of SC		570	17	31	195	59	48	128	28	16	48

【comment】
Sales in the Shikoku region realized the worst figure (-10.0%), and sales of SC with GMS as anchor tenants stagnated.
Second worst were sales in the Kinki region with -9.0% due to sluggish sales in fashion buildings.
Sales in the Hokkaido region on the other hand booked the smallest decline. Sales in peripheral areas (1.5%) boosted overall sales as some SC saw results boosted by leasing to new tenants.

(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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