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"FamilyMart" is a Japanese company.

Many people look at the appearance of FamilyMart and think that this convenience store comes from Taiwan. In fact, it is not the case. FamilyMart is a convenience store from Japan. The convenience store was established in 1972. In 1988, a joint venture was established between Taiwan's Hefeng Group and Japan's Family Mart, and FamilyMart took its first step in the Taiwan market.

With the expansion of the reputation of FamilyMart convenience stores, there are now basically convenience stores all over the world. In 2004, FamilyMart began to establish a joint venture in China and opened a Fuman store in Shanghai. HOME CONVENIENCE LIMITED. In addition to the Chinese market, FamilyMart convenience stores have branches in many European and Asian countries such as South Korea, the United States, and Australia.

The development of “FamilyMart” in Japan:

In Japan’s retail industry, total retail sales have gradually declined since 1999, but convenience store retail sales have been growing steadily. , currently accounting for approximately 6.4% of all retail sales. Its competitors outside the industry include large supermarkets and department stores. The retail sales of large supermarkets have remained around 12 trillion yen. The retail sales of convenience stores reached 8 trillion yen this year, surpassing the retail sales of department stores for the first time in 2008. .

However, competition in the same industry is fierce: in Japan, FamilyMart is the third largest convenience store chain after 711 and Lawson, accounting for about 18% of the market share, of which 711 35% and Lawson 18.5 %. Three companies accounted for 72%. In 2009, FamilyMart acquired another convenience store chain that was originally ranked seventh.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-FamilyMart