FUKUSHIMA, May 08 (News On Japan) –
The cherished grocery store, Ito-Yokado, has closed its doorways in Fukushima, bringing its 39-year historical past to an in depth.
Opening in 1985, this grocery store has been cherished as the middle of economic exercise close to Fukushima Station’s west exit. On the ultimate day of enterprise, the sixth, many purchasers lined up earlier than opening.
A buyer famous, “I have memories here from my student days, so it’s very sad as if those memories are disappearing.”
On the twenty sixth, the Koriyama retailer can even shut, leaving Fukushima Prefecture with out an Ito-Yokado.
Nationwide, out of 126 shops, one-fourth will shut by 2026, with a strategic deal with the Tokyo metropolitan space.
Source: ANN