Convenience store chain operator Lawson Inc. is taking convenience to heart by providing staff at checkout counters with illustrated “reading cards” for hearing-impaired customers so they ...

Convenience store chain operators are now focusing on ... The three largest chains--Seven-Eleven Japan Co., FamilyMart Co., Lawson Inc.—operated the lion’s share of the outlets.

TOKYO -- Lawson is the most popular convenience store among visitors to Japan from Taiwan and Hong Kong, according to a recent survey. The results of the poll conducted by Tokyo-based Geelee Media ...

YURIHONJO, Akita -- While Japan's convenience store market may be considered oversaturated in terms of the sheer number of stores, major operator Lawson Inc. is opening new outlets in mountainous ...

Two of Japan's leading convenience store chains are starting a program to cut down on the amount of food they throw away. On May 17, Lawson announced a new loyalty program that awards customers 5 ...

In March, Tokyo publisher and distributor Tohan will be taking over magazine distribution business for convenience store chain FamilyMart’s roughly 16,000 branches in Japan, as well as rival Lawson’s ...