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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/FamilyMart
		FamilyMart is a "konbini" or convenience store franchise chain in Japan.
		FamilyMart is owned and overseen by FamilyMart Co., Ltd. All of the usual Japanese convenience store goods such as magazines, manga, soft drinks, contraceptives, onigiri and bento are available.
		As of this writing, FamilyMart also plans to open a store in Los Angeles, the United States, in July of 2005.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/FamilyMart (123 words)

	Japan's FamilyMart store chain recruiting ex-servicemen as franchisees (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Japanese convenience store operator FamilyMart Co. has invited former military personnel to be the owners of its franchise outlets as they are well-disciplined, a spokesman said Thursday.
		FamilyMart, Japan's third largest convenience store chain operator, launched a programme in late November to hire former members of the Self-Defence Forces.
		FamilyMart is recruiting former servicemen and women through an association that helps them find jobs, offering a 50 percent discount on the three million yen (27,800 dollar) start-up money needed to buy a store franchise.
	www.spacewar.com /2003/031204054805.vfx3vqbj.html (182 words)

	Foods For Trade - Food Traders News - FamilyMart to open 200 US stores by early 2007
		Japanese convenience store operator FamilyMart has confirmed that it plans to open 200 convenience stores in the US by the end of the fiscal year to February 2007.
		The first FamilyMart store to open in the US will be situated on the west coast and will open in 2004, a spokesman for the company said.
		FamilyMart is set to become the first Japanese convenience store operator to expand to the US.
	www.foodsfortrade.com /ftn/index.php/page/article/id/1004/tickersymbol (191 words)

	Asian Economic News: FamilyMart opens 1st franchise chain outlet in China (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Japan's major convenience store operator FamilyMart Co. on Monday opened its first franchise chain outlet in Shanghai after China lifted a ban on foreign FC outlets earlier this month.
		FamilyMart, which currently owns 43 directly operated stores in Shanghai, plans to change most of them to the franchise chain-based system and boost the number of outlets to 350 in Shanghai and neighboring areas by 2007.
		Ahead of the country's end on the ban on foreign companies' franchise chain outlets, FamilyMart in May set up a joint venture in Shanghai with trading house Itochu Corp. and a Taiwanese food company, and started operations in July to prepare for the opening of its first franchise chain outlet in China.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2004_Dec_29/ai_n8588339 (358 words)

	FPA's Update
		The survey respondents, who are the primary dinner preparers in their home, say their top four desires when making dinner are that it's easy to make, satisfies their hunger, takes little or no planning, and can be made with ingredients on hand, reported USA Today.
		FamilyMart, which will open its store in Hollywood, CA in July, plans to sell Americans some 140 original food items, including "bento" boxed meals, rice balls, sushi and bread.
		FamilyMart is planning to open 200 U.S. outlets by the end of 2009, according to The Japan Times.
	www.foodinstitute.com /nfpa/FPAupdate0214.htm (1737 words)

	Japan, Inc.: The "convenience-store traveler" is privy to some of Japan's best hotel deals - Traveling The Convenient ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		FamilyMart has 5,600 e-Tower terminals in stores throughout the country; Lawson operates similar Loppi terminals in 7,600 locations, the even lesser-known Three F chain has more than 600 e-Tower terminals in place.
		In the last few years, these multimedia terminals have created something JTB calls "the convenience-store market," and travel agents like JTB are coming up with special packages for the very sort of people who make their travel plans at the corner konbini.
		Whether the multimedia terminals last--while Seven-Eleven, Sunkus and Circle K were all pulling the terminals out, FamilyMart, Lawson and Three F have plans to install more of them--the convenience store is quickly becoming the nation's friendly corner travel agent.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NTN/is_47/ai_108722611 (1029 words)

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		FamilyMart will join the two other major Japanese convenience store chain operators conducting business in China by assuming control over a network of 25 outlets in Shanghai on Friday.
		FamilyMart and Tinghsin Group, a major local food processor that manages convenience stores, have established a joint venture to oversee operations there.
		FamilyMart intends to double the initial network of 25 stores to 50 by the end of the year and expand to 300 by the end of 2007 with annual sales of 13bn yen.
	www.kamcity.com /namnews/asp/newsarticle.asp?newsid=19225 (299 words)

	Look Japan: Konbini culture hits Asia: impressed by the Japanese-style convenience stores he encountered on a recent ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Look Japan: Konbini culture hits Asia: impressed by the Japanese-style convenience stores he encountered on a recent visit to Seoul, journalist Fukunaga Kazuhiko found himself contemplating the enormous potential these stores have in Asia.
		Konbini culture hits Asia: impressed by the Japanese-style convenience stores he encountered on a recent visit to Seoul, journalist Fukunaga Kazuhiko found himself contemplating the enormous potential these stores have in Asia.
		He arranged an interview with convenience store giant FamilyMart director Minamimoto Ganjiro, and asked him about the inroads the konbini chain is making overseas.(Economy Feature)
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:115758950&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (264 words)

	Planet Ark (Site not responding. Last check: )
		FamilyMart will purchase the eggs from six contract farms in Japan where chickens are fed non-GM corn imported from the United States by Itochu Corp, a spokeswoman said.
		The eggs will be sold under FamilyMart's brand name beginning on November 1 at 500 stores in central and northern Japan.
		FamilyMart's new line of eggs will not be free of genetically modified organisms (GMO), however.
	www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=4213 (306 words)

	Welcome to FreshPlaza
		Lawson Inc., FamilyMart Co. and six more Japanese convenience store chains said September sales fell from a year earlier.
		Sales at outlets open for at least a year declined an average of 1.4 percent, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
		FamilyMart, the No. 3 chain, reported a 0.9 percent decline.
	www.freshplaza.com /2005/12okt/rn2_jp_samestoresales.htm (167 words)

	The Hindu : SHOP till you ALL DROP
		We control the quality of every department on the premises, and even the few that have been outsourced are reputed companies," she added.
		The company that claims to be driven by social responsibility has already made arrangements to manage the sudden rush of traffic in the area.
		FamilyMart is at 22, 6th Phase, J.P. Nagar, Kanakapura Road.
	www.hindu.com /mp/2003/12/08/stories/2003120801710200.htm (729 words)

	eCommerce Snapshot (Site not responding. Last check: )
		FamilyMart will differentiate itself by providing “uncommon” commodities; in the future, it may even give delivery-to-door services.
		FamilyMart has partnered with “Music.com.tw” in the beginning of this year to provide a physical point for the Music.com online shoppers to pay and pick the purchasing CDs.
		FamilyMart also began the experiment of delivering its in-store goods to customers in south Taiwan last month.
	www.commercenet.org.tw /EN/news/Content.asp?NewsID=184 (335 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
		Retailers such as FamilyMart Co. and Aeon Co. advanced, limiting drops in benchmarks, after a Japanese government report showed household spending jumped in January, adding to evidence that the world's second-largest economy is pulling out of recession.
		Spending by households headed by a salaried worker in Japan surged 8.2 percent from December, seasonally adjusted, and Japan's economy created the most jobs since 1992, government reports before the market opened showed.
		FamilyMart, Japan's No. 3 convenience store operator, advanced 90 yen, or 2.9 percent, to 3,200.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=aa05LROPwG_I&refer=home (741 words)

	Hussmann a Key Part of First U.S. "Famima" Store (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Famima, which is owned by Japan's FamilyMart Company, is a combination premium grocer, quick-service restaurant and convenience store.
		Hussmann offerings in the shop include refrigerated cases specially designed to look like those used by the company overseas as well as the first-ever new series Excel rear-loading dairy cases.
		FamilyMart currently operates approximately 11,000 stores throughout Asia and expects to have more than 20,000 in operation by 2008.
	www.ingersollrand.com /pressroom/newsatir/cct/77158.html (217 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Addressing a press conference in Bangalore on Wednesday M J Shantharam, managing director, Valdel Corporation, said the company is to source the textile and hosiery needs of Suiwah Corporation from India and the Malaysian company in turn would provide global sourcing from China, Malaysia, Indonesia etc.
		FamilyMart has been set up in south Bangalore with a investment of Rs 25 crore and would have 100,000 square feet of retailing area with store layout having ground plus one level.
		FamilyMart, which is expected to open during Diwali, has a book store, a music store, a bakery, a photoshop and a beauty salon.
	economictimes.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=235805 (555 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Japan's 'Family Mart' convenience store to open in U.S.
		TOKYO –; Japanese convenience store operator FamilyMart Co. said Tuesday it plans to open 200 stores in the U.S. over the next four years, with the first ones in California.
		The company said it plans to have three U.S. locations by the end of the year and about 200 by February 2009.
		FamilyMart already has about 11,500 stores, including franchises, in Japan and other Asian locations including South Korea, Thailand, China and Taiwan.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20050621-0644-as-fin-com-japan-us-familymart.html (198 words)

	Los Angeles Business Journal - Printer Friendly Version
		FamilyMart, which opened its first store there two years ago, has more than 40 units across the country and plans to have 350 by 2007.
		FamilyMart is the third-largest convenience store in Japan, behind Seven-Eleven Japan and Lawson Inc. Founded in 1973, the publicly traded firm has 11,000 stores worldwide, with 6,000 in Japan.
		FamilyMart employees greet customers when they arrive, thank them when they leave and provide attentive (some say robotic) service.
	www.labusinessjournal.com /print.asp?aid=18034973.6348993.1097421.9016186.18487603.415&aID2=84408 (643 words)

	Japan's FamilyMart store chain to start US operations
		FamilyMart and its group firms will form a US unit that will use store management know-how that the group has acquired in Japan, it said.
		The company aims to build upscale stores in urban and exclusive residential areas to differentiate them from many existing convenience stores that double as gasoline stations, the newspaper said.
		FamilyMart has decided to enter the US market in view of the growing popularity of sushi and other Japanese fast food sold at takeout shops, it said.
	quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/at/Qjapan-us-retail.RfWC_DSE.html (215 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Asia
		FamilyMart also plans to operate a food-processing plant and a distribution system in the U.S., he said.
		FamilyMart expanded to other Asian countries because growth in Japan has been limited by competition from larger rivals Seven- Eleven Japan Co. and Lawson Inc., even as three recessions since 1991 prompted consumers to reduce spending.
		FamilyMart shares fell 4.6 percent, or 110 yen to 2,285 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aOujI_9O1lRg&refer=asia (300 words)

	One stop shop ’n fun - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Encouraged by the excellent response to FamilyMart since the launch, Valdel Retail the promoters of the FamilyMart are firming expansion plans for FamilyMart to be opened.
		FamilyMart houses Centra, the Department Store, Dailys, the Supermarket, Funzone, the Entertainment Centre, a Food Court, a Music Store, Beauty Salon and a Photo Studio in its premises.
		“FamilyMart is the value shopping and fun destination for the entire family that stocks products ranging from daily home needs to lifestyle accessories,” says Mr Shantharam.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/may172004/eb3.asp (1350 words)

	FamilyMart Co., Ltd. information and related industry information from Hoover's
		Japanese take the family to FamilyMart, the country's #3 convenience store chain behind market leader Seven-Eleven Japan and LAWSON.
		Faced with a Japanese market saturated with convenience stores, FamilyMart plans to open as many as 300 stores in China by 2007 in a joint venture that includes ITOCHU Corp. and the Chinese government.
		The US is also on the company's expansion list, with the first of more than 200 planned stores having opened in California in 2005 under the Famima name.
	www.hoovers.com /familymart/--ID__55997--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (383 words)

	NPN MarketPulse News
		FamilyMart Co. Ltd., Japan's the third-largest convenience store chain, announced it will open its first U.S. branch next month as it pushes ahead with its pan-Pacific expansion plan.
		FamilyMart plans to open two more stores in California by February 2006 and a total of 200 stores in the United States, mostly along the West Coast, by February 2009.
		FamilyMart has 11,627 stores in total including 6,412 in Japan and 5,215 overseas.
	www.npnweb.com /uploads/newsletters/marketpulse/2005/0506/23/062305_news19.html (246 words)

	The SCO Group \| Investor Relations \| Caldera Supports Over 1,000 Computers for Family Mart, Taiwan
		FamilyMart purchased UnixWare operating systems so that each store can manage sales results, inventory control and ordering.
		It also connects store computers at various locations to their data center at headquarters for data exchange.
		"FamilyMart, one of the top convenience store chains in Asia, currently operates 5,812 stores in Japan and 1,050 stores in Taiwan," said Kiyoshi Baba, director of Family Mart.
	ir.sco.com /ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=43606 (491 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Valdel opens FamilyMart
		"FamilyMart offers one-stop shopping, food and entertainment for the entire family," Mr M.J. Shantharam, Managing Director of Valdel Corporation, said.
		FamilyMart is spread across four acres with a retailing area of about one lakh sq ft. It consists of a department store called Centra, a supermarket called Dailys, a food court and entertainment for kids.
		Other facilities such as book-store, music, bakery, photo shop and beauty salon are part of the total offering at FamilyMart, Mr Shantharam said.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2003/10/16/stories/2003101601321703.htm (257 words)

	Yellowlightman: FamilyMart Comes to the U.S. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		FamilyMart Comes to the U.S. "FamilyMart to open 1st U.S. outlet in 2005
		TOKYO — Major convenience store operator FamilyMart Co plans to open its first U.S. outlet in Los Angeles by next May and eventually operate 200 stores in major U.S. cities on the West Coast in four years, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Saturday.
		The firm, whose total overseas outlets came to about 11,000 as of Aug 31, is likely to become the first Japanese convenience store operator to enter the U.S. market, where such stores originated, the report said.
	www.yellowlightman.com /archives/001493.html (118 words)

	Japan Times: FamilyMart's net profit rises 7 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		FamilyMart Co. said Tuesday its net profit rose 7 percent to 13.79 billion yen for the year through February, thanks to solid growth in store numbers at home and overseas.
		Revenue for Japan's third-largest convenience store chain was up 5 percent to 228.98 billion yen.
		For the current year, the company said it plans to open 600 new stores in Japan and to continue its aggressive overseas openings, including in Shanghai.
	search.japantimes.co.jp /print/business/nb04-2004/nb20040414a8.htm (122 words)

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		(the exclamation points are part of the logo) is part of the popular Japanese chain, FamilyMart, which has more than 6,000 stores in that country.
		FamilyMart stores also are in Korea, China, Thailand and Taiwan.
		The FamilyMart Co. Ltd., in partnership with importer/exporter Itochu Group, expanded to the United States in 2004, starting the Famima Corporation.
	www.gazettes.com /bsra01052006.html (243 words)

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