Famima!!
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Famima!! is a chain of small convenience stores based on and owned by the widely successful FamilyMart stores of Japan. Founded on September 17, 2004, the stores bring the Japanese model of premium convenience stores, targeting the Middle and Upper level income 21 - 41 years of age, to the United States. Famima Corporation is currently testing stores out on the American consumer segment by building 30 stores in California. These 30 stores will be followed by 220 additional stores by 2009.
Famima!! stores feature upscale design and premium foods, packaging deli style "lunch boxes" (sandwiches, panini, sushi), International and American goods popular in the United States, magazines, etc.
Most stores are open from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. and are located in urban or suburban areas.
[edit] Locations
(as of August 1, 2006)
- West Hollywood, California
- Torrance, California
- Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California
- Westwood (Los Angeles), California
- Pasadena, California
- Hollywood, California
- Pasadena, California
- Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California - Confirmed, not open yet
- Culver City, California - at Overland Ave and Venice Boulevard
- Glendale, California
[edit] External links
- Famima!! website
- Andrea Gardner, More than convenient, it's Famima!!, Marketplace (radio program), May 29, 2006
- Jonathan Gold, All in the Famima!! -- A new convenience-store empire is among us, LA Weekly, September 20, 2006
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