Against the crisis? (2) The department stores anticipate closing
Given the drop in sales because of the economic recession, the major Japanese department stores have decided to bring forward the closing time to reduce electricity costs and other costs.
From next month in Tokyo Isetan will close at 19:00 - 30 minutes - In four outlets, including the shop of Kichijoji Musashino. Even
Mitsukoshi closes an hour earlier, at 19:00 at the main store Nihonbashi (Tokyo) and Sapporo (Hokkaido prefecture), while in six other locations, including one in Chiba, with close to 30 minutes advance.
"We can apply similar cut-off times in our other stores," said a spokesperson for Mitsukoshi. The company, with such measures will save 2 billion yen a year, also plans to add additional days of closure for holidays in four of his store.
Changes in the timetable of closing Takashimaya store for two to Tokyo, for Izutsuya based in Kyushu, Saga and Tamayo in Saga Prefecture, which plans to add a closing day of the month than usual end of the first year.
In Japan, most stores are open all year round from 10:00 to 19:00 or 20:00, and is closed only on New Year's Day. However, given the low turnout of customers in the stores in large cities on weekends and evenings, the major department stores have decided to amend the opening hours.
Source: http://newsgiappone.splinder.com/
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