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FamilyMart

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
株式会社ファミリーマート
Romanized name
Kabushiki-gaisha Famirīmāto
Public KK
Traded as :
Industry Convenience stores
Founded September 1973 (1973-09) in Sayama, Japan
(incorporated September 1, 1981 (1981-09-01))
Founder Seiyu Group
Headquarters Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Number of locations
17,065 (2015)
Areas served
Japan
Taiwan
China
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Indonesia
Malaysia (End of 2016)
North Korea (Kaesong Industrial Region)
Key people
Isamu Nakayama (President)
Revenue JPY 374.4 bn (2014)
JPY 40.4 bn (2014)
Profit JPY 25.6 bn (2014)
Total assets JPY 666.2 bn (2015)
Total equity JPY 284.8 bn (2015)
Number of employees
3,896 (2015)
Parent (35.84%)
Subsidiaries Famima!!
Website www.family.co.jp

FamilyMart (ファミリーマート Famirīmāto?) is a Japanese convenience store franchise chain first opened in Japan on September 1, 1981. FamilyMart is Japan's 2nd largest convenience store chain, behind 7-Eleven . In South Korea the stores are now called CU and used to be the largest chain store in South Korea.

FamilyMart is owned and overseen by FamilyMart Company, Limited. The main shareholder is with a stake of 37.66%. Its headquarters is on the 17th floor of the Sunshine 60 building in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo.

All of the usual Japanese convenience store goods such as basic grocery items, magazines, manga, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks like sake, nikuman, fried chicken, onigiri, and bento are available.

The first FamilyMart opened in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in 1973.

FamilyMart has franchise stores in the Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, China (Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Suzhou), the United States, and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City). In addition, South Korean franchisees operate two stores in North Korea for South Korean visitors and workers in the Kaesong Industrial Region and Mount Kumgang Tourist Region.


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