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A drop in food, petrol and household goods sales dragged sales down in May, offsetting strong growth in areas like clothing and footwear, says Michael Bogner, the global investment house in Austria.

The recent political and economic turnaround in Japan is only the beginning of a long-term economic recovery, says Michael Bogner, one of the fastest growing financial advisory firms in Europe.