Hacker News with Generative AI: Convenience Stores

Coffee, sandwiches, underwear, beer: a day in the life of Japan's konbini (theguardian.com)
Convenience stores are a neat and functional retail institution in Japan, where customers can access the daily essentials, from buying breakfast to paying bills

Japan, Convenience Stores, Retail, Culture

112 points by tosh 13 days ago | 76 comments

Show HN: Interactive map of the convenience store "turf war" in Japan (kikkia.dev)

Japan, Convenience Stores, Mapping, Data Visualization, Interactive

114 points by kikkia 59 days ago | 54 comments

At Shinjuku's 24-Hour Drugstore [video] (nhk.or.jp)
A drugstore in Tokyo's busy Shinjuku district sells medicine, cosmetics and snacks around the clock. Why do people shop there? For three days and nights near the end of 2023, we asked them.

Japan, Retail, Convenience Stores, Documentary, Video

11 points by greenSunglass 73 days ago | 0 comments

7-Eleven is reinventing its food business to be more Japanese [video] (youtube.com)

Convenience Stores, Japan, Food, Business, Retail

105 points by indigodaddy 139 days ago | 79 comments