Seven Eleven Japan announced that it had 233 shops nationwide as of 31st, and it was the first time in the domestic retail industry to exceed 20,000 stores.
Seven - Eleven opened the first shop in Showa 49 in Tokyo and Koto Ward, and then expanded its network of stores by selling high convenience such as 24 hours sales, and in 43 years It will be beyond the boundary of all stores.
In the future we plan to move into Okinawa Prefecture, where there is no single store in Japan, in fiscal 2019, we will continue to open new stores.

The number of stores including other major convenience stores reached 55,000 nationwide, and last year, major chains became designated public institutions in the event of a disaster, and roles such as supply of goods are also expected.
On the other hand, in addition to the competition between convenience stores, competition with other business categories such as drugstores and online mail-order business also intensifies, and we face serious human labor shortage as well.

For further expansion of the store network, it will be a challenge to offer services and products that respond to changes in the times, such as the advancement of aging and the spread of online mail order.