Union made by convenience store owners “Rejected business on New Year's Day at some stores” December 11, 18:52
The union, which is made up of convenience store owners, has announced that it will refuse to operate next year's day at some stores in order to improve the working environment.
“Convenience store related unions” made by owners of convenience store merchants hold a conference in Tokyo on the 11th, and from September, “Seven-Eleven Japan” grants owners discretion regarding business days and business hours. He asked for a request for three discussions, but he did not respond.
On top of that, we are calling for rejection of New Year's day sales, mainly at stores participating in the union, and seeking to improve the working environment.
It is decided that two stores in Higashi-Osaka City, etc. have decided to be closed, and other 20 stores nationwide are also considering closing.
A woman (60) who is the owner of a Lawson store in the Chubu region who attended the interview said, “Although there is a policy of experimentally closing the New Year's Day at a store in the city center, I hope the store in the region `` Since it is hard to make a profit, I usually work with my sister almost every day with my sister to keep labor costs down. I was talking.
Convenience store companies
Convenience stores each offer their own measures for the so-called short-time business, which is not open 24 hours a day, including closing for the New Year.
Seven-Eleven
Of these, Seven-Eleven Japan has decided to conduct a demonstration experiment that closes New Year's Day at approximately 50 stores in Tokyo.
With regard to short-term sales, there are 8 stores that have been operating full-time short-time from the 1st of last month, and the number has increased to 35 on the 1st of this month.
In order to investigate the impact on sales and profits before full-scale short-term sales, we recommend member stores to test short-term sales for a maximum of six months, and 350 stores tested at the end of last month. going.
Lawson
Lawson will conduct an experiment that closes around the New Year's Day in about 50 to 100 stores, including stores in central Tokyo.
As of the 1st of this month, 142 stores are already open every day.
Family Mart
To date, FamilyMart has been conducting a short-term sales trial at approximately 640 stores, but from March next year, it will be possible for member stores to choose between short-time sales or 24-hour sales.
The headquarters will respect the intention of member stores if they wish to open a short time.
Hours of operation are either daily, or only from midnight on Sundays, allowing merchants to choose from two patterns.
We are considering a period of up to 8 hours from 11pm to 7am.
Ministop
As of 1st of this month, 115 stores are conducting short-time sales experiments, and Ministop plans to continue testing until the end of February next year and respond flexibly.