During the year-end and New Year holidays, Lawson, a major convenience store, will close some stores and shorten business hours.
On the other hand, Seven-Eleven and FamilyMart, in principle, have a policy of continuing to operate as usual, and the major companies are divided.
Lawson will be closed and shortened business hours at approximately 90 stores nationwide from the 30th of this month to the third day of the new year.
All of these stores are those that the franchise owner wishes to close, and most of them are located in the office district where there are few people during the year-end and New Year holidays.
The period of closure and shortened business hours varies depending on the store, but the company says that it will reduce the burden on the owner.
On the other hand, Seven-Eleven and FamilyMart will continue to operate normally during the year-end and New Year holidays.
Of these, FamilyMart has decided to dispatch headquarters employees to replace the owners at the desired stores in order to reduce the burden on the owners, and it is expected that about 300 stores will use this year-end and New Year holidays.
In the convenience store industry, while the number of customers is decreasing due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the demand for so-called "nest-going" households is increasing, and this year-end and New Year holidays are divided into major measures.