More sales, but also even more stores in Japan

The Japanese DIY industry found its way back to growth in 2015. DIY stores in the country made sales of JPY 3,953 bn, which is 0.69 per cent more than the previous year. These figures have been published by the Japan DIY Industry Association.
However at the same time, just like in recent years, the number of DIY store sites has continued to grow at a stronger rate, namely by 1.3 per cent to 4,650 stores.  This means that sales per store have dropped further to JPY 850 bn.