Japan's FamilyMart-Lawson joint logistics shows widening impact of JFTC greenlighting collaboration by rivals
By Toko Sekiguchi ( April 9, 2024, 07:40 GMT | Insight) -- Two of Japan’s leading convenience stores yesterday announced plans to launch a joint-logistics scheme. The country's antitrust regulator has addressed competition concerns surrounding such arrangements ahead of labor and environmental challenges facing the sector, paving the way for Japanese businesses to accelerate such collaborations. Convenience-store chains FamilyMart and Lawson, which have the second- and third-largest market shares, said they will jointly operate refrigerated trucks carrying frozen foods in the country's northeast.Two of Japan’s leading convenience stores yesterday announced plans to launch a joint-logistics scheme. The country's antitrust regulator has addressed competition concerns surrounding such arrangements ahead of labor and environmental challenges facing the sector, paving the way for Japanese businesses to accelerate such collaborations....
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