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Health & Beauty Care also exceeded the previous year for two consecutive months. The supermarket business saw strong deli sales driven by increased demand for ready-to-eat meals, achieving six consecutive months of year-over-year growth. The specialty store business, Cox, maintained solid existing store sales and customer traffic by moving winter merchandise and strengthening spring product offerings. Going forward, AEON plans to continue reinforcing new lifestyle demand and health-conscious products.","jir_financial_highlights":"Existing Store Sales (Food): 42 consecutive months exceeding previous year (Year-over-year positive (specific figures unavailable))\nAll Store Sales (AEON Retail Co., Ltd.): 101.9% (Year-over-year +1.9%)\nExisting Store Sales (AEON Retail Co., Ltd.): 101.9% (Year-over-year +1.9%)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#AEON_CO_LTD, #MonthlySales, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Existing store food sales: 42 consecutive months exceeding previous year\nAEON Retail Co., Ltd. all store sales: 101.9% (year-over-year)\nSupermarket business existing store sales: 6 consecutive months exceeding previous year","jir_meta_title":"AEON CO., LTD. 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