Convenience stores sell lost vegetables Vegetables for transportation High-speed Corona New Corona May 6 4:48
A major convenience store directly purchases vegetables that have lost their sales channels due to the spread of new coronavirus infections, and is conducting trial sales. High-speed buses, whose sales are declining, are used to transport vegetables, and they also have the aim of supporting bus companies.
Lawson started this activity on the 4th. The company will directly purchase 9 kinds of vegetables such as eggplant and peppers that were planned to be sold at the roadside station in Mashiko-cho, Tochigi Prefecture, which will be temporarily closed, and sell them at a convenience store.
The transportation of vegetables is handled by a bus company in Ibaraki Prefecture. This bus company has been suspended due to the refraining from going out, and sales have dropped significantly, so it is possible to help the bus company by carrying vegetables.
Vegetables were brought to five stores in Kanagawa prefecture, and customers immediately purchased them at the store in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.
The woman who bought the vegetables said, "I'm happy that I couldn't go anywhere because I couldn't go anywhere.
Lawson will carry out this initiative on a trial basis until the 7th, and will decide whether to expand it while watching sales etc.
President Sadanobu Takemasuma said, “We would like to utilize the convenience store stores to expand our efforts to support even a little.”