Seven-Eleven Starts full-scale review of member stores' 24-hour business operations October 21 17:44
7-Eleven Japan, the largest convenience store, has developed a guideline for member stores to shorten their business hours as labor shortages become serious. From next month, the 24-hour business review will be in full swing based on the guidelines.
This was revealed at a press conference by President Fumihiko Nagamatsu of Seven-Eleven Japan.
The guidelines include the fact that if the business hours are shortened for the expenses called “charges” that the merchants pay to the headquarters as brand usage fees, etc., they will not be able to receive measures that were reduced by 2% in the case of 24-hour business hours. It is.
In addition, after agreeing with the headquarters on the time period to be shortened, the final decision will be made by the owner of the member store.
Seven-Eleven has a policy of flexibly reviewing its 24-hour business operations against the backdrop of the growing labor shortage, and in particular, the survey respondents are conducting or examining experiments to shorten business hours in summer surveys. The number is 2,200, which is 15% of the total.
From the 1st of next month, eight stores will be officially scheduled to shorten business hours, and the review of 24-hour business will begin in earnest in the future.
Seven-Eleven Japan President Nagamatsu said at a press conference, “There are stores that can't be operated 24 hours a day due to labor shortages. We will respond flexibly to the changing circumstances of society.”