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CTV News
21 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Brand-name merchandise with security tags still attached on sale at Edmonton convenience store: police
A brand-name bag with the security tag still attached was seized by police during a search of a central Edmonton convenience store on April 17, 2025. (Supplied) Two men have been charged after police found illegal tobacco, weapons and stolen goods at an Edmonton convenience store. Police said the store near 106 Avenue and 97 Street was 'known' to be selling illegal cigarettes. An Edmonton Police Service (EPS) community safety team searched the store on April 17 and found an estimated $3,125 in contraband cigarettes and 50 illegal knives. illegal cigarettes April, 2025 Police seized 12,485 contraband cigarettes, worth an estimated $3,125, from a central Edmonton convenience store on April 17, 2025. (Supplied) Officers also found about $4,500 worth of stolen brand-name clothing, including: four stolen authentic Edmonton Oilers jerseys; 13 other stolen items (clothing, handbags, hats and running shoes); and six cellphones believed to be stolen EPS said it has identified an increasing trend in convenience stores operating in a similar way, which it said is having a 'significant' impact on the local community and other businesses. Stolen clothing April 17, 2025 Police said $4,500 worth of stolen name-brand clothing, including authentic Edmonton Oilers jerseys, was found being sold by a central Edmonton convenience store. (Supplied) 'The discovery of these brand-new stolen items highlights that in some cases, retail theft has evolved beyond isolated incidents and is now part of an organized system where stolen merchandise is sold at discounts by unscrupulous businesses,' said EPS Sgt. Dana Gehring with Community Safety Teams. The store owner, 26, and an employee, 19, were each charged with:
Japan Times
a day ago
- Business
- Japan Times
Lawson and FamilyMart begin selling government-stockpiled rice
Major convenience store chain operators Lawson and FamilyMart on Thursday began selling government-stockpiled rice released under no-bid contracts. Their sales are expected to make it easier for consumers to access stockpiled rice after it sold out quickly at major supermarkets and other places. On Thursday, Lawson started selling 1-kilogram and 2-kg bags of stockpiled rice at ¥360 and ¥700 before tax, respectively, at 10 outlets in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture. A customer in his 50s who bought the rice at an outlet in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward said, "I'm glad, because it's cheap." "I heard it doesn't smell that much, so I want to eat it right away," he added. Lawson will sell the rice nationwide except for Okinawa Prefecture, from June 14. FamilyMart started selling stockpiled rice at 20 outlets on the first day, offering only 1-kg bags. It plans to sell the rice at all stores across the country by mid-July. At a FamilyMart store in Tokyo's Minato Ward, the rice sold out in about 30 minutes from the start of sales at 8 a.m. FamilyMart President Kensuke Hosomi suggested that his company plans to lower prices of certain brands of rice sold at FamilyMart outlets. "I hope that it will be a turning point in the rice issue," he added. After inspecting the FamilyMart store, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said, "I feel encouraged by the timely sale (of stockpiled rice), which was launched at a time when it was necessary to calm down the entire market." Seven-Eleven Japan will start selling stockpiled rice at some stores in Tokyo, Osaka and the four prefectures of the Shikoku region on June 17, planning to expand the sales area nationwide in stages.
NHK
3 days ago
- Business
- NHK
Lawson to sell small lots of government rice
Major Japanese convenience store chain Lawson says it will start selling rice obtained from the government in small packages to suit the demands of consumers. The government has been releasing the staple from stockpiles amid high prices. The firm said it plans to sell 1-kilogram bags for 360 yen before tax, or about 2 dollars and 50 cents. It will sell 2-kilogram bags for 700 yen. Lawson has bought 500 tons of rice through a no-bid contract. President and CEO Takemasu Sadanobu said that seniors and people living alone are among the chain's frequent customers. Takemasu said: "Our business has been growing by offering smaller-sized products to meet the needs of our customers. We will keep putting importance on that." Lawson also says it will sell lower-price onigiri rice balls made with rice from the crop harvested in 2022 and 2023. The price of onigiri has risen around 18 percent compared to a year ago. Another convenience store chain, FamilyMart, has already announced plans to start selling 1-kilogram bags of the government-released rice early this month.
Washington Post
5 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Murder of clerk leads to shocking discovery: The corpse of another victim
On a December afternoon, Torrey Moore walked into a convenience store in suburban Maryland, picked out a bottle of iced tea and approached the register. Moore placed the tea on the counter and began arguing with the clerk. 'He went in there itching for a fight,' said Montgomery County Circuit Judge Rachel McGuckian. 'He went there with a loaded weapon.'
Bloomberg
30-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Why There's a Battle to Own 7-Eleven
7-Eleven perfected its model in Japan but has struggled to replicate that success in the US. Now a new player believes it can do a better job at creating a global convenience store empire. (Source: Bloomberg)
