| All the tourists going to Japan are highly suggested to | | | | American countries. But it never means that they sell |
| visit the supermarkets and convenience stores | | | | at cheaper prices anyway. Of course one can |
| located at almost every city and towns of the | | | | definitely get local conventional products at |
| country. Majority of these establishments are usually | | | | competitive rates. |
| contemporary and well organized in all respects like | | | | The next significant concept widely adopted is |
| those in the developed Western countries. Mostly | | | | known as the convenience stores called Konbini in the |
| these supermarkets sell all kinds of regular utility | | | | local language. Japan has more than 40,000 such |
| commodities or goods like: local and imported fresh | | | | establishments scattered across the nation. Due to |
| fruits and vegetables, fresh sea foods and meat | | | | excessive numbers of such stores obviously the |
| products, various soy products including tofu, | | | | competition between the giant operators has to be |
| different pickle items, dried or tinned food items, | | | | there. The biggest players in this race are Seven |
| breads, loafs and other bakery products, dairy items, | | | | Eleven and Lawson & Family Mart both of them are |
| snacks, ready-to-eat meal packs, beverages both | | | | consistently striving to emerge with innovative |
| alcoholic and non-alcoholics and soft drinks and | | | | notions in terms of services and introducing newer |
| various other useful household articles that are | | | | products for remaining ahead of each other. Such |
| required in daily domestic usage. | | | | races definitely contribute to make their stores truly |
| The quality of all products is always matter of prime | | | | convenient. Almost all these stores are open 24x7 |
| concern and is well taken care of at any cost by | | | | for the convenience of their customers. |
| them. They arrange attractive display and packing of | | | | These stores mainly sell eatable products like |
| such merchandise. The attending floor staffs including | | | | groceries, confectioneries, bakery and dairy products, |
| the chief cashier of these supermarkets are well | | | | ready-to-eat meal packages, lunch boxes and |
| trained and quite capable of handling any size of the | | | | different hot dishes like Nikuman and Oden. Different |
| crowd at any point of time. The packages of the | | | | types of hot and cold beverages including traditional |
| products here are on an average considerably smaller | | | | Japanese drinks are also served and sold by these |
| in size and quantum as compared to the packages | | | | stores. They also sell body care products, cosmetics, |
| sold by the supermarkets in the European or North | | | | electronic components and many such utility products. |