JCCU summarizes the April 2016 business turnover of the 61 community-based co-ops nationwide operating store outlets and home delivery service as the main domain of business.

For thirteen consecutive months the turnover for both the store and the home delivery had exceeded the previous years. The total turnover in April is higher than the value recorded in the same month last year with an increase of 3.4% to a value of 205.65 billion JPY.

During the month under review both the store and home delivery turnovers had a marginal increase of 1.0% and 1.9% respectively. The amount of home delivery sales was 127.49 billion JPY accounting for about 62.0% of the total turnover of the community-based co-ops.

Of these, the individual delivery sales alone increased by 4.2% to a value of 87.77 billion JPY.

The store turnover was 73.24 billion JPY accounting for 35.6% of the total turnover.

The number of store customers in April was less than the number recorded in the same month last year but the total turnover was not affected due to the rise in the average spending per customer as a result of maintaining strong agricultural products and delicatessen items.