Shoppers flock to Daiei stores for huge clearance sale

Shoppers flock to Daiei stores for huge clearance sale

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers chose clothing at a clearance sale at an outlet of Daiei Inc. in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 24. The financially troubled supermarket chain -- Japan's largest supermarket operator -- began the huge discount sale at its 278 outlets nationwide to clear inventories of some 2.5 million items of clothing, with 90% off usual retail prices.

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