By store size, the number of hypermarkets, which have total sales floor areas of 2,500 m2 and more, with food sales floor areas of 400 m2 or more, increased in 2016, but growth slowed thereafter. The number of supermarkets with a food sales floor area of 400 m2 or more increased continuously over the period spanning 2015 to 2018. Minimarkets including convenience stores with a food sales floor area in the range of 200 to less than 400 m2 decreased in 2018 after having demonstrated continuous growth from 2015 to 2017.