Family Mart Reduced operating hours Approximately 60% of stores reduced operating income

Family Mart Reduced operating hours Approximately 60% of stores reduced operating income February 4 18:23

FamilyMart, a major convenience store, revealed the results of an experiment on "short working hours" with approximately 600 stores participating. Operating income at around 60% of stores was lower than at the same time of the previous year, due to lower labor costs and lower sales.

FamilyMart conducted an experiment of so-called "short working hours" in which the business was temporarily suspended from late night to early morning from October to December last year, and approximately 600 stores nationwide participated.

As a result of experiments, labor hours, such as late-night part-time jobs, were reduced by 11% at stores that opened less hours every day.

On the other hand, the average daily sales during the experiment was 6.7% lower than last year at stores that opened less hours each day.

As a result, 59% of stores that opened less hours each day had lower operating income than at the same time of the previous year.

On the other hand, 41% of stores increased operating profit.

Toshio Kato, FamilyMart's Vice President, said, "We will do our best to make discussions with merchants based on the results and start working with shorter hours without bothering customers."

The company will start accepting merchants who wish to shorten working hours from next month, and start full-scale working from June.