and ST's same-store sales top year-ago level for third straight month in September
and ST HD Co., Ltd. <2685> reported September sales figures after the close on Oct. 2, with same-store sales up 8.8% year-on-year, topping year-earlier levels for a third straight month.
While record heavy rainfall and unsettled weather, particularly in eastern Japan, weighed on results, lower nationwide temperatures throughout the month drove strong sales of autumn apparel. and ST HD also estimated a 2.1-percentage-point boost from having one additional holiday compared with the prior year. Total store sales rose 10.9% year-on-year.
Source: MINKABU PRESS
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