Discount store Pan Pacific International's (TYO:7532) total sales in July gained 3.8%, while the average customer spending rose 3.1%, according to a Friday filing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
All store sales gained 6.1% on the year as the store count went up to 676 compared with 655 last year.
Domestic retail sales were boosted by seasonal and outdoor merchandise sales in warmer late-July weather as well as trend-driven movie- and character-related products.