Uniqlo April sales slide by 3.0 percent

In April 2013 same-store sales at Uniqlo Japan stores

decreased by 3.0 percent year-on-year while sales at our own stores decreased by 0.4 percent. Total sales including online sales decreased by 0.5 percent.

Same-store sales fell year-on-year in April, as the negative impact of unseasonal cool weather late in the month outweighed overall favourable sales of ranges of clothing featured in our advertising campaigns. In the month of April Uniqlo opened new stores, while six stores were closed in Japan.