7-11 implement short-term business, and some convenience stores in Japan bid farewell to 24-hour business
Convenience stores are often welcomed by people who work overtime and go home late at night and suffer from insomnia because of '24-hour opening'. However, recently, due to the shortage of people, some convenience stores in Japan began to try out short-term business.
On July 21, the Japanese company announced that the practice of shortening the business hours of franchise stores will be officially implemented. Among the 230 franchised stores trying out short-term operation, 8 will be officially implemented as the first batch from November 1, and then gradually expanded.
7-11 President yongsong Wenyan publicly said that short-term business' will negotiate with the shopkeeper based on the guidelines. (whether to implement short-term business) is finally decided by the shopkeeper. "
Previously, although many convenience stores supported shortening business hours, some store operators were worried about affecting store revenue due to reduced sales.
Some shopkeepers said that although they don't need too many employees late at night, it will take several months to find new employees once they leave.