Lawson (store)
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Lawson, Inc. (株式会社ローソン, Kabushiki gaisha Rōson) is a convenience store franchise chain in Japan. The store originated in the United States in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, but exists today as a Japanese company based in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company has its headquarters in East Tower of Gate City Ohsaki in Ōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo.[3]
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Native name | 株式会社ローソン |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Rōson |
Company type | Public |
TYO: 2651 | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1939; 85 years ago (1939) in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
Founder | James "J.J." Lawson |
Defunct | 1985 (in America; stores sold to Dairy Mart and most of them are now Circle K stores) |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Number of locations | 18,052 (July 2021)[1] |
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Key people | Sadanobu Takemasu [jp] (President) |
Owner | Mitsubishi Corporation (50.12%) |
Number of employees | 4,470 (non-consolidated, 2017)[2] |
Website | www.lawson.jp |
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