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Convenience-store operator FamilyMart Taiwan plans nearly 40 new stores in railway stations this year. The Japanese-headquartered company has just opened three new outlets in Taiwanese stations at Badu, Wanhua, and Luodong. Two more are about to open at the…
FamilyMart Japan says almost half of its franchisees want to drop its signature 24-hour trading hours. The firm conducted a recent survey among its around 14,000 franchises in Japan, of which 48.3 percent said they want to operate shorter hours, citing the…
FamilyMart is suing its Chinese partner in a dispute over royalties which could spell the end of the joint venture. With 2500 stores across China, FamilyMart has the second-largest network of foreign players, but the highest market share at around 8.4 per…
Japanese convenience store FamilyMart Holdings is preparing to invest ¥25 billion (US$223 million) on labour-saving technologies. The firm will partner with tech firm Panasonic to introduce self check-out, digital displays and other similar devices which…
QL Resources, the Malaysian operator of Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart, is going ahead with plans to open 300 stores by March 2022, despite a slump in the economy. The firm opened 30 FamilyMart Malaysia outlets within the last financial year and…
Convenience store chain FamilyMart has partnered with logistics operator Kerry Express to expand its Bangkok delivery service. “Today, the e-commerce market has grown continuously for more than 20 per cent annually, and individual consumers have also had a…
Japanese discount store operator Don Quijote is approaching an agreement to take over 100 per cent of the Uny general merchandise store business, making it the country’s fourth-largest retailer. The firm already controls 40 per cent of the Uny business, and…
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…
FamilyMart Indonesia has opened its 100th store with plans to continue to expand the network. The Japanese-founded convenience-store chain opened its first store in Indonesia in October 2012 and has so far focused on growth in the capital, Jakarta, with a…
FamilyMart Taiwan has launched a pilot convenience store concept that incorporates a range of digital technology including robots, VR interfaces, interactive projection screens, smart shelves and blockchain applications. A Fujitsu Robopin communication robot…
JD.com has signed a deal with Japanese convenience-store chain FamilyMart. This will enable users to order goods through JD.com’s 24-hour O2O service Jing Dong Dao Jia (“Door-to-Door JD”) and have them delivered from FamilyMart’s 212 core locations in…
Japanese convenience store company FamilyMart Uny Holdings may sell its Hong Kong retail interests. Working with a financial adviser, the company is seeking about US$100 million for its three stores, insiders say. In Hong Kong, FamilyMart Uny runs department…
Japan’s FamilyMart is about to launch a fitness club chain, Fit & Go. Like its convenience stores, the gyms will be open 24 hours a day. Around-the-clock gyms have been growing in popularity in Japan, mainly supported by the age range of FamilyMart’s primary…
Japan’s FamilyMart is going to great heights for promotion – in fact, as far as space. The Japanese convenience store franchise is joining airline JAL as a sponsor for an artificial “shooting star” project that involves a satellite dropping pellets that will…
Philippine FamilyMart (PFM) may be taken over by Phoenix Petroleum as part of diversification move. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, Phoenix says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with SIAL CVS Retailers and its Japanese partners for a planned…
FamilyMart Taiwan has launched an e-wallet known as “My FamiPay”. The application, launched in collaboration with Cathay United Bank (CUB) and Soft Space, integrates debit/prepaid/credit cards and other various stored value cards to facilitate in-store…
