NAGOYA (Kyodo) Amid declining personal consumption, small-scale supermarkets are trying to be more creative and locally focused, and less-expensive, to boost sales.
Seisen Shokuhinkan Sanoya in Naka Ward, Nagoya, has special "bento" boxed lunches, including some featuring chub mackerel boiled in bean paste. It is priced at ¥250 and as many as 800 to 900 boxes are sold daily.
At the store in the Osu shopping mall, low-priced vegetables, meats, cookies and other items are also on display.