JFTC PUBLISHED A SURVEY ON CONVENIENCE STORES IF KEPT OPEN FOR 24 HOURS

Highlights –

• JFTC published a survey on convenience stores if kept open for 24 hours.
• JFTC says it would be a contravention of laws against private monopolization.
• The survey was conducted between October 2019 and August 2020.
• JFTC in spring 2021 plans to revise its guidelines for operation as a franchise.

On Sept. 2 the Japan Fair Trade Comm....