Lawson (store)
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.
Lawson's headquarters at Gate City Ōsaki in Ōsaki, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社ローソン |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Rōson |
| Company type | Public |
Traded as | TYO: 2651 |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 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 | Shinagawa, Tokyo , Japan |
Number of locations | 18,052 (July 2021) |
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Key people | Sadanobu Takemasu (President) |
| Owner | Mitsubishi Corporation (50.12%) |
Number of employees | 4,470 (non-consolidated, 2017) |
| Website | www.lawson.jp |
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