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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Gate_City_Osaki_East_Tower.jpg) 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 |
| TYO: 2651 (delisted on July 24, 2024) | |
| 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 | , Japan |
Number of locations | 18,052 (July 2021)[1] |
Area served |
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Key people | Sadanobu Takemasu (President) |
| Owner | Mitsubishi Corporation (50%) KDDI (50%) |
Number of employees | 4,470 (non-consolidated, 2017)[2] |
| Website | www.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]
- ^ Includes franchise and overseas stores. "Lawson - ABOUT US: Our Business".
- ^ Lawson | ABOUT US | Employees Personnel Data
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Lawson. Retrieved on July 4, 2011. "East Tower, Gate City Ohsaki 11-2, Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8643 Japan"