News Navigator: Will convenience stores in Japan stop 24-hour operations?
January 15, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about changes in convenience stores operating hours. Question: Are changes being made to convenience stores operations? Answer: The relationship between convenience store headquarters, which provide the trade name and operational know-how, and their franchise stores has been worsening in recent years. A Japan Fair Trade Commission investigation found cases in which headquarters had refused negotiations with overworked franchise owners to shorten their business hours, along with cases in which franchisees were forced to buy items they didn t want. Eight major convenience store chain operators that were singled out over such problems submitted improvement plans to the Fair Trade Commission last November.
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3 on Improving Transparency and Fairness of the Specified Digital Platforms ( DP Act ). They are seeking comments from the public by January 20, 2021.
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The JFTC Reviewed the Proposed Acquisition of Fitbit, Inc. by Google LLC
The JFTC Reviewed the Proposed Acquisition of Fitbit, Inc. by Google LLC
January 14, 2021
Japan Fair Trade Commission
This case concerns a proposed transaction in which Google LLC (JCN3700150072195) (hereinafter referred to as Google ) headquartered in the U.S. planned to acquire Fitbit, Inc. headquartered in the U.S. Google Group (a group of companies held by Google s ultimate parent company Alphabet Inc. headquartered in the U.S.) is active in a wide range of areas, notably in services regarding digital advertisement, internet search, cloud computing, software and hardware. Fitbit Group (a group of companies held by Fitbit, Inc.) is mainly active in development, manufacturing and distribution of wrist-worn wearable devices.
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