FamilyMart to Invest Head Count Reduction Gains in Franchisee Support
On 14th November 2019, FamilyMart announced that a resolution was passed at a board meeting to establish new franchisee support systems and also to...
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Familymart Installs First Amazon Delivery Lockers
A Familymart (8028 JP)Â store installed the first set of Amazon Hub Locker delivery lockers in September. Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US)Â will roll out its...
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Japan: Higher Consumption Tax Slides Smoothly into Place
The consumption tax was raised from 8% to 10% at the beginning of October, five years after the government reluctantly raised it from 5% to 8%.This...
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Seven & I’s Latest Structural Reforms: More Like Forced Changes than Structural Reforms
Japan’s convenience store industry is going through a challenging time period. After many years of stability, macro trends like a declining...
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Cocokara and Matsukiyo: Potential Competition for Supermarkets and Convenience Stores
After several months of cross-company negotiations around tie-ups, late in August Cocokara Fine (3098 JP and Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co (3088 JP)...
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