date:Oct 11, 2013
inue to open, pushing the market toward saturation and compelling the chains to get ever more creative in their services.
Convenience stores need to stock their shelves with different items or exploit new customer segments, particularly seniors who dont want to shop for and carry home large items like rice, mineral water and alcohol, said Nagai.
Working mothers in their 20s and 30s dont have time to shop at stores, so demand from this target group should grow in the future, said Li of Lawson.