Seven & I looks to combine convenience and thrift
By: Michael Fitzpatrick | 28 November 2008
Faced with a slowing rate of growth in the convenience store sector and increasingly price-conscious consumers, c-store operators such as market leader Seven & I are adapting their offers to meet the consumer need for both convenience and value for money. Michael Fitzpatrick and HsiaoYing Lin in Tokyo reports.
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Faced with a slowing rate of growth in the convenience store sector and increasingly price-conscious consumers, c-store operators such as market leader Seven & I are adapting their offers to meet the consumer need for both convenience and value for money. Michael Fitzpatrick and HsiaoYing Lin in Tokyo reports.
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