Nigo is Out to Make Japanese Convenience Stores Even Cooler
The multi-tasking creative has signed on as creative director of Family Mart. His imprint is to be felt starting in spring ...
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Owner of Japan’s first convenience store looks back on 50 years
When Kenji Yamamoto opened the first convenience store in Japan 50 years ago, he didn't even know what to stock on the shelves. “Back then, everything was challenging,” he said. The first ...
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Japanese convenience store has tasty, diet-friendly meals, like these three under 500 calories
Having made no attempts to suppress our calorific cravings over the holiday/vacation season, we’re now buckling down for the second part of that plan, but it’s a tough task in Japan, where seemingly ...
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Depopulation prompts Japan convenience store chain to introduce sole-manager system
TOKYO -- Major convenience store operator FamilyMart ... but other factors emerging The owners of the first 7-Eleven store in Japan, Kenji Yamamoto and his wife, pose for a photo in celebration ...
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Convenience store operators in Japan assess possible impacts from mega quake
A survey by a Japanese convenience store industry group shows that in the event of a mega quake, it would be difficult for them to resume operation for about a week in some areas. The Japan ...
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Seven & I profit drops despite recovery in convenience stores
Seven & I Holdings’ profit has declined 24% on broader retail weakness despite some signs of recovery at its convenience stores in Japan and North America, which could make it harder to stave ...