Japan furniture seller Nitori's profit dips for 1st time in 24 years

Price hikes drive away customers from affordable homeware chain

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Nitori's same-store sales rose 1.2% on the year, but customer traffic declined 5.6%. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)

KANOKO SAKAMOTO and KYOKA OMICHI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese furniture retailer Nitori Holdings on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profit of 95.1 billion yen ($703.6 million) for the fiscal year ended March, marking the first decline in 24 years as price increases drove customers away from the budget store.

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