Japanese retailer Aeon reportedly wants to combine certain aspects of its operation with convenience store chain operator Lawson as part of a broad business tie-up, according to local press.

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The proposals include installing Aeon automated teller machines at Lawson stores and developing private brand products together, reported The Daily Yomiuri yesterday (12 October).


It would be a boost to Aeon’s convenience store format to join up with the nation’s second-largest convenience store operator, Lawson, with Seven-Eleven Japan topping the convenience store industry at the moment.

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