Uniqlo Japan: Store closures impact sales, same-store sales drop by 18.1 percent

May 2020 same-store sales including online sales decreased by 18.1 percent at Uniqlo Japan, while total sales including online sales decreased by 19.7 percent. The company, part of the Fast Retailing Group, said in a statement that same-store sales declined in May as approximately 20 percent of the stores were closed temporarily on average across the month and the company was unable to conduct regular sales promotions for Japan’s annual Golden Week holiday and Uniqlo anniversaries.