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Have a sweet, strawberry end to 2020

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Dec 26, 2020

Have a sweet, strawberry end to 2020

by Patrick St. Michel

Need an alternative to the typical Christmas cake? Give these two colorful convenience store desserts a try.

Lawson to close 85 stores nationwide over New Year's holidays

Business / Corporate Dec 16, 2020

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.

Toyota and convenience stores to test fuel-cell delivery trucks in Japan

Business Dec 8, 2020

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.

These convenience store snacks are here to ‘slay’

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Oct 31, 2020

These convenience store snacks are here to ‘slay’

by Patrick St. Michel

Head to Lawson and you’ll find a range of limited-edition snacks tied to the recent record-breaking movie, “Demon Slayer.”

Seven-Eleven’s new muffin sandwich experiment is a dense, doughy eat

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Sep 19, 2020

Seven-Eleven’s new muffin sandwich experiment is a dense, doughy eat

by Patrick St. Michel

Debating if you should try one of Seven-Eleven’s muffin sandwiches? Take our word for it and just stick to the iconic, triangle-cut sandwich.

If you can’t decide between sweet or savory, why not get both to go?

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Sep 5, 2020

If you can’t decide between sweet or savory, why not get both to go?

by Patrick St. Michel

Lawson has gone cup crazy with new Cupke desserts and skewers in portable packaging.

Japan's convenience stores are told to stop pushing 24-hour schedules

Business / Corporate Sep 3, 2020

Japan's convenience stores are told to stop pushing 24-hour schedules

by Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno

The firms' business models have been criticized for putting profit ahead of the needs of franchise owners.

More Japan convenience store customers skipping plastic bags to save a few yen

Business Aug 5, 2020

More Japan convenience store customers skipping plastic bags to save a few yen

Over 70 percent of shoppers at outlets of three major Japanese convenience store operators declined to pay for plastic shopping bags in July, according to data from the companies. Since July 1, all retailers across the country have been obliged to charge for disposable plastic ...

Losing its cool? Korean-style cheese dogs hit Lawson shelves

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Jul 11, 2020

Losing its cool? Korean-style cheese dogs hit Lawson shelves

by Patrick St. Michel

Lawson has been selling its own take on the popular Korean street food as part of the "Nice Cheese Grand Prix" campaign.

Lawson to kick off self-checkout reward campaign to curb virus spread

Business / Corporate Jun 25, 2020

Lawson to kick off self-checkout reward campaign to curb virus spread

by Dina Kartit

As the coronavirus continues to spread, the convenience store chain is aiming to reduce face-to-face contact between staff and customers.

Lawson finds itself lampooned for rebranding design effort

National / Media | Japan Pulse Jun 20, 2020

Lawson finds itself lampooned for rebranding design effort

by Patrick St. Michel

Most complaints have centered around the minimal information that is included on the packaging.

Decadence is the name of the game for the newest crop of konbini sweets

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Jun 13, 2020

Decadence is the name of the game for the newest crop of konbini sweets

by Patrick St. Michel

We all deserve to treat ourselves sometimes. So why not try one (or all) of the indulgent convenience store desserts that debuted this past week.

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