Ringer Hut (TYO:8200) said all store sales rose 4.4% in July from a year earlier, according to a Wednesday filing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Customer traffic at existing stores climbed 1%, while sales per customer increased 3.5%. By segment, sales at the core RingerHut brand grew 5%, while sales at Hamakatsu climbed 2.7%.
The number of company-operated stores remained flat at 645 at the end of July.