It’s a fried food showdown between FamilyMart and Lawson
It’s the time of year where we all crave stick-to-your-ribs snacks, and “Konbini Watch” investigates the two chains’ latest offerings.
Per-customer sales grew 6.4% to ¥673.2, hitting a record high for the seventh straight year, thanks to growing bulk buying of home-related goods amid the virus crisis.
FamilyMart spices up the classic Famichiki
This mala-spiced snack is the perfect tongue-tingling pick-me-up.
The Japanese economy is expected to suffer major damage if a state of emergency is declared again as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japanese supermarkets to expand closures for New Year's holiday
Convenience stores, however, will mostly stay open during the holiday period and are expecting increased demand.
Japanese convenience store sales in November fell 2.2% from a year before to ¥850.077 billion on a same-store basis, down for the ninth straight month, the Japan Franchise Association said Monday. The size of drop shrank from 4.3% in October. But the number of store ...
Lawson to close 85 stores nationwide over New Year's holidays
In a rare move, the convenience store operator will allow franchise owners to shut stores for several days between Dec. 30 and Jan. 3.
Need some pre-holiday indulgence? These chocolate sweets have you covered.
There may not be any holiday parties this year, but that just means you have even more reason to put together a festive convenience store smorgasbord.
Toyota and convenience stores to test fuel-cell delivery trucks in Japan
Seven-Eleven Japan, FamilyMart and Lawson will use light-duty trucks with a maximum payload of 3 tons being developed by Toyota and its subsidiary Hino Motors.
Plant-based protein makes healthy snacking easy
Wallet? Check. Keys? Check. Tofu bar from Seven-Eleven Japan? Check.
Dialing potato chip cheese flavor up to 11
Japanese snack makers often experiment with unique pairings, but there’s nothing wrong with taking existing flavors to the boldest end of the spectrum.
