Uniqlo reported a 18.4% increase
in sales for May for same store sales. The Japanese fashion chain has been doing quite well this spring, even in Japan where the recession has hit consumers hard.
The number of customers visiting Uniqlo's 648 domestic locations increased 18.7 percent in the month, thanks to warm temperatures and the chain’s massive sales promotion for items such as polo shirts.
However, average spending per consumer slipped by 0.3 percent compared with the same month a year ago.
Total May sales, including direct marketing, rose 25.7 percent and the number of consumers increased 26.3 percent. Average spending per consumer was down 0.5 percent.
Perhaps all those ads starring Agyness Deyn are spurring sales.
