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Nishimatsuya Chain's April Sales Up 4.5%
Nishimatsuya Chain (TYO:7545) logged a 4.5% year-on-year increase in net sales for April, supported by strong demand for spring and summer apparel as well as winter childcare and fashion clothes.Customer traffic rose 7.7%, while average spend per customer slipped 1.9%, according to a Tuesday filing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Existing store sales gained 2%, with traffic increasing by 3.8% and average spending falling 1.7%.The children's clothing and childcare goods retailer operated 1,181 stores as of April 20, after adding two stores and closing two during the month.
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