TOKYO -- Duty-free sales at Japanese department stores increased 2.8 times on the year in October to a record 38.3 billion yen ($258 million), the Japan Department Stores Association said Friday.
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A Takashimaya department store in Tokyo. Japanese department stores logged their largest monthly duty-free sales in October since tracking began in 2014. © Reuters
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