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Monogatari's August Domestic Sales Rise 9.8%
The Monogatari (TYO:3097) domestic net sales rose 9.8% in August from a year earlier, with customer traffic up 5.8% across 816 outlets, according to a Tuesday filing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Existing restaurants' sales edged up 2.9% in August, with customer count slipping 1.4% across 722 stores.By category, August net sales gained 3.6% for Yakiniku, and 7% for Yuzuan.Sales at Ramen and speciality restaurants fell 0.4% and 0.1%, respectively.For domestic, directly managed restaurants, August net sales climbed about 11% with customer traffic up 7.8%, closing the month at 553 outlets.
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