Tag: Convenience stores

Convenience Store Family Mart Tests Telepresence Robots

The Japanese convenience store of the near future may be staffed by telepresence robots. On August 26, Family Mart teamed up with robotics firm Telexistence to test out whether convenience store employees might be able to work from home, manning robots from afar. The idea …Read more »

Japanese 7-Elevens Begin Pulling Adult Magazines from Shelves

January 21, 2019

Matt Schley

Here in Japan, the era of buying adult magazines in convenience stores seems to be coming to an end. 7-Eleven, one of the largest convenience stores chains in the country, began pulling adult-oriented magazines from its racks January 21. By August, the new policy is …Read more »