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| Type | convenience store (TYO: 3337) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail (Convenience stores) |
| Founded | Tokyo, Japan (2001) |
| Headquarters | 20-1 Shiohama 2, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Motohiko Nakamura, President |
| Revenue | - |
| Employees | 1,759 (2010) |
| Parent | UNY Co., Ltd. |
| Website | www.circleksunkus.jp |
Circle K Sunkus (サークルKサンクス Sākuru K Sankusu) is a chain of company-operated and franchised convenience stores in Japan. The company is a division of UNY Co., Ltd., which licensed the Circle K name from Alimentation Couche-Tard, a Canadian convenience store company that owns the Circle K brand.
The typical Japanese convenience store goods such as magazines, manga, soft drinks, contraceptives, onigiri and bento are available.
Sunkus and Circle K Japan formed an equity and business alliance in October of 1998.
The franchiser, Sunkus & Associates Inc. officially merged with Circle K Japan Co., Ltd. as of the September 1, 2004 fiscal year and is now officially Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd (株式会社サークルKサンクス). The two brands remain separate - convenience stores owned by the company either have a Sunkus sign or a Circle K sign.
The word "Sunkus" is a combination of the words "Sun" and "Thanks," [1] meant to be pronounced as the Japanese interpret the word "Thanks," and its logo is a combination of the words "Sun", "Kids", and "Us".