“Membership contract cancellation is invalid” Petition for temporary disposal of former owner of convenience store 17:59 on January 6

Former owner of a convenience store in Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, which has been shortening business hours without agreeing with Seven-Eleven's headquarters. I have filed a provisional action with the court.

The former owner of the “Seven-Eleven Higashi Osaka Minamikami Kosaka store” is Mitsutoshi Matsumoto.

Seven-Eleven Japan, its headquarters, canceled the franchise contract at midnight last month on the 31st of last month as a result of numerous complaints from customers of this store and damage to the brand image.

Mr. Matsumoto, on the other hand, claims that there was no damage to the brand and that the termination was invalid.

On the 6th, we filed a provisional measure with the Osaka District Court requesting confirmation of ownership, delivery of the product, and availability of the cash register to the headquarters.

Mr. Matsumoto says, "It is difficult to say that the headquarters has canceled the contract unilaterally and we have been able to talk. If the petition for provisional disposal is granted, we will continue to operate the convenience store."

Almost no products on the shelf in the store where the contract was canceled

At a convenience store owned by Mr. Minato Matsumoto, who filed a provisional disposition, the franchise contract was canceled at midnight last month, and delivery from Seven-Eleven has ceased since then.

Mr. Matsumoto has temporarily closed for two days on the 31st and the first day of the year, and has been discounting some of the remaining products such as food since 2nd of this month. There are few items left on the shelves, as there are no new items available.

Mr. Matsumoto says he will close the shop as soon as possible on the 7th or 8th depending on the sales of the remaining products.