Sales Growth for Lawson and FamilyMart
Major Japanese convenience store operators, Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart, posted sales growth in the March-August period, according to their recent earnings reports.
Lawson attracted customers through a campaign that increased the volume of their private label products, resulting in average daily sales reaching 600,000 yen for the first time. The company's first-half sales and profits hit record highs, partly due to the adoption of artificial intelligence for product ordering.
FamilyMart also saw strong sales, particularly of onigiri rice balls, after featuring Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani in advertisements. However, the company's net profit dropped about 30 percent due to the absence of profit from streamlining its Chinese operations.
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Author's summary: Lawson and FamilyMart report sales growth.