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Retail Asia28/04/2022
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General

Lawson to sell Muji grocery products in 14,000 stores

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Lawson will begin offering Muji brand products at its 14,000 stores across Japan, as the Japanese convenience store chain aims to boost customer traffic with the popular ‘no-brand brand’ lifestyle goods. Lawson plans to replace 3,500 items with those of Muji, or about 5% of the merchandise on offer at the convenience store chain. The […]
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Retail Asia04/08/2020
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Food

Lawson unveils portable convenience stores in China

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Japanese convenience-store chain Lawson is launching a series of prefabricated stores in China. The brand will launch the service from this week, with the first outlet opening in Nanjing. Using the prefab structures will reduce construction costs by 40 percent and allow for flexible growth, the company says. Around 10 stores are expected to be […]
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Retail Asia18/06/2020
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Lawson Japan to stock Muji products

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Japanese convenience-store business Lawson will cooperate with local home-goods network Muji in a sales and brand development partnership, according to a Nikkei Asia report. The deal will see Muji products stocked in Lawson Japan outlets as well as the development of further daily-use products under a new private brand, which may lead to a fresh […]
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Retail Asia23/10/2019
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Lawson plans massive store rollout in Philippines

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Lawson Philippines plans to grow its network from just 50 stores to about 500 within five years. The planned expansion leans on a new agreement between the firm and local partner Ayala Corp. Lawson had previously partnered with another local firm, Puregold Price Club, with an earlier rollout schedule. Plans were stymied when Puregold pulled […]
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Retail Asia18/07/2019
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Lawson Thailand plans Further Network expansion

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Saha Group is opening a new wave of Lawson Thailand convenience stores in subway stations and airports. The firm is establishing a joint venture with its partner Japanese chain in collaboration with Thai advertising business VGI Global Media, which specialises in public transport facilities. The cooperative will launch this Friday with registered capital of THB20 […]
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Retail Asia16/08/2018
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Japanese convenience store ready to fight new challenge

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Healthcare is becoming a staple category for Japanese convenience store chains as they seek to counter the encroachment of pharmacies on their traditional product ranges. According reports, while Japanese drugstores are increasingly offering snacks and quick meals, convenience stores are now selling medicines and even setting up health consultation stations in stores. Lawson-branded stores have […]
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Retail Asia11/10/2017
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FamilyMart Philippines chain up for auction

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FamilyMart Philippines convenience-store chain, partly owned by the Ayala and Tantoco groups, is up for auction. With about 70 stores, the Japanese chain has been offered to prospective investors in the past few months. Ayala Land and the Rustan’s group, via their equally owned JV firm Sial CVS Retailers, in 2012 signed a deal with […]
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Retail Asia06/10/2017
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Living

Lawson Japan expecting profit turnaround

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Japanese convenience store chain Lawson is expecting a 4 per cent growth in net profit for its half-year to August, defying a projected 7 per cent decline. Lawson Japan attributes the swing to strong sales of salads and other private-label items. Lower costs for store closings also appear to have helped. The Tokyo-based retailer says […]
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Retail Asia25/02/2017
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Real Estate

Ginza Six mall on track for April launch

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Tokyo’s Ginza district is gearing up for the opening of its biggest shopping centre, Ginza Six mall. It occupies the site of the former Matsuzakaya Ginza department store, which closed in June 2013. Ginza Six mall has a total floor area of about 150,000 sqm over 19 floors. Its commercial offering takes up the second […]
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Retail Asia24/11/2016
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E-Tailing

Rakuten Books expands store pickups

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Customers of Rakuten Books can now pick up their online purchases at Lawson convenience stores across Japan. This follows the forming of a collaboration between Rakuten and the Lawson chain, which has 11,922 stores around Japan, plus 100 Lawson Store outlets. Customers who buy products from Rakuten Books can pick up their purchases from the […]
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Retail Asia16/11/2016
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Lawson China launching rewards points

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From next month, Japan’s Lawson China convenience store group will offer rewards points to shoppers at its outlets. Points will be administered through the brand’s smartphone app, which already provides product information and discount coupons. Each yuan spent is expected to earn shoppers 10 reward points, exchangeable for store credit, likely at the rate of […]
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Retail Asia05/09/2016
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Food

Alfamart sales strengthen

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Indonesia’s Alfamart has reported a healthy first half year’s performance. Alfamart sales rose by 21.5 per cent to IDR36,870 billion (US$2 billion) thanks to an aggressive store expansion program. The company’s unaudited gross profit increased 20.6 per cent. With a network total of 12,971 stores, Alfamart group remains narrowly behind competitor Indomaret, with 13,099, records […]
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Retail Asia03/09/2016
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Research

Silver consumers driving convenience push

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Look for more, but smaller, neighborhood stores, an increase in local delivery trucks and changing store layouts as retailers accommodate aging populations, says The Silver Series IV: Retail Reconfiguration for Seniors. The report is the latest in a series of analyses from Fung Global Retail & Technology on the impact of the growing 65-and-over population […]
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Retail Asia26/08/2016
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General

Foreign convenience stores in China to face lower-tier challenge

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Convenience store growth is surging, bucking the trend of weakening physical retail store sales. 7-Eleven is the market leader, though FT Confidential Research’s latest consumer brands survey found that other foreign chains were increasingly popular. This is, however, a highly fragmented market and foreign chains will struggle to expand into lower-tier cities, where domestic operators […]
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Retail Asia08/04/2016
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Living

Lawson chases retail rival in Philippines

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Japanese convenience store chain Lawson is cautiously planning its expansion in the Philippines, which the company considers a key market to expanding its global presence. Under pressure to keep up with rival Japanese chains 7-Eleven, Ministop and Family Mart, which are rapidly opening new stores, Lawson President and CEO Genichi Tamatsuka said Tuesday that the company and […]
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Retail Asia27/01/2016
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Jetro helping convenience stores

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Four major convenience store chains in Japan are teaming up with a government-related body to work on expanding their businesses overseas. FamilyMart, Lawson, Ministop and 7-Eleven Japan have formed a council with the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) to accelerate their establishment of branches overseas after the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) goes into effect, reports the […]
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Retail Asia01/12/2015
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Lawson Japan mulls banking foray

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Convenience store operator Lawson Japan is considering a foray into banking. The company says that with more than 12,000 convenience stores operating across Japan it has the physical branch network in place to accept deposits from customers. It also has the IT infrastructure in place which could be easily modified to allow customers to pay […]
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Retail Asia23/09/2015
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Lawson to accept UnionPay

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Japanese retailer Lawson has installed 1000 ATMs in a new network to help Chinese tourists access their cash via UnionPay cards. And from September 24, customers will be able to pay for purchases using UnionPay credit cards at all Lawson stores in Japan – that’s 12,195 stores, trading under the Lawson, Natural Lawson and Lawson […]
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Retail Asia12/09/2015
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Living

Lawson, Three F in partnership talks

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Japanese convenience store rivals Lawson and Three F say they are “discussing options” for a capital and business alliance. The move was announced in a statement which was short on detail. Lawson, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, is Japan’s second largest c-store operator behind 7-Eleven with a network of more than 11,500 stores in Japan, […]
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