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Lawson On Acquisition Trail In China

Japan’s second-largest convenience-store chain, Lawson Inc., has revealed that it is holding talks to acquire at least three operators in China, in the firm’s first move overseas. Chief executive Takeshi Niinami has declined to name the chains involved, but aims to have opened 10,000 outlets in the country by 2020.

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