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Uniqlo Japan same-store sales up slightly in Dec

Fast Retailing Co., Japan’s largest apparel retailer, said on Monday that same-store sales at its mainstay Uniqlo casual clothing chain in December climbed 1.1 percent domestically from a year earlier while sales at its own stores rose 3.7 percent.

The fast fashion giant said the cold weather boosted sales of the winter ranges.

Total sales, including online trading, were up 4.1 percent from a year earlier. The number of Uniqlo customers dropped 1 percent in December while average purchase per customer increased 2.1 percent.

Fast Retailing opened two stores in Japan during December which brings the total number of its retail stores to 839, including 19 franchise stores.