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Looks like 7-Eleven have realized that NEWDAYS, the Japan Railway in-station convenience stores that grew out of small kiosk shops, have been gaining ground in the competitive convenience store market. NEWDAYS have been popping up [...]
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With the convenience store wars heating up, its worth reviewing some numbers, and introducing the players behind the stores. Mitsubishi Shoji have a 32% shareholding in Lawson and a 10% holding in ampm. The sale/merger of ampm with [...]
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Today marks the first day, under a revised law, that allows stores other than drugstores or pharmacies to begin selling certain types of medicines / drugs. The Yomiuri newspaper had this to comment about today’s commencement of [...]
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I have about 7 convenience stores all within 3 minutes walk of my house. The Lawson is about 10 seconds away (too close to avoid visiting anytime of the day), then I have a Ministop, 7-11, Family Mart, another Lawson and 2 [...]