Lawson (store)

Lawson, Inc.
Native name
株式会社ローソン
Kabushiki gaisha Rōson
Company typePublic
TYO: 2651
(delisted on July 24, 2024)
IndustryRetail
Founded1939; 85 years ago (1939) in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
FounderJames "J.J." Lawson
Defunct1985 (in America; stores sold to Dairy Mart and most of them are now Circle K stores)
Headquarters,
Japan
Number of locations
18,052 (July 2021)[1]
Area served
  • Japan
  • China
  • Philippines
  • Thailand
  • Indonesia
  • United States
Key people
Sadanobu Takemasu [jp] (President)
OwnerMitsubishi Corporation (50%)
KDDI (50%)
Number of employees
4,470 (non-consolidated, 2017)[2]
Websitewww.lawson.jp

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.[3]

  1. ^ Includes franchise and overseas stores. "Lawson - ABOUT US: Our Business".
  2. ^ Lawson | ABOUT US | Employees Personnel Data
  3. ^ "Corporate Profile". Lawson. Retrieved on July 4, 2011. "East Tower, Gate City Ohsaki 11-2, Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8643 Japan"