Ministop To reduce the burden on the owner side To introduce a new contract method September 24, 18:57
While it has been pointed out that the burden on convenience store owners is excessive due to labor shortages, etc., Ministop, a convenience store chain, has reviewed franchise contracts and reviewed the mechanism for paying royalties to the headquarters even if it is currently in the red, leading to a reduction in the burden on the owner side. We have decided to introduce a new contract method.
At convenience stores, the owners of stores that have franchise agreements pay royalties to the headquarters from the "gross profit," which is the sales minus the cost of the products.
Loyalty has to be paid even if the store is in the red, which is a big burden, but Ministop has decided to introduce a new contract method with the owner and explained it to the owner side through online distribution on the 24th. did.
According to this, in addition to the cost of the product, the amount obtained by subtracting the labor cost and the cost of disposing of the product currently borne by the owner from the sales is calculated as "business profit", and this profit is shared between the member stores and the headquarters. It is said that it will be changed to a mechanism.
Even if this significantly increases expenses, it will reduce the burden on the owner side, and the policy is to introduce a new contract from September next year.
According to a survey conducted by the Japan Fair Trade Commission, it is pointed out that the burden on the owner is excessive, such as the annual income per store decreasing by more than 1.9 million yen from five years ago.
Convenience stores are working to reduce royalties, but this time, Ministop's review of the contract method is likely to affect their response.