Ministop
Ministop's logo, the "Housemark" | |
A Ministop store in Yokohama, Japan | |
Native name | ミニストップ株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Minisutoppu kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | Public |
| TYO: 9946 | |
| Industry | Retail (convenience stores) |
| Founded | May 21, 1980 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 2,045 stores (Jan 31 2023) |
Number of employees | 938 (2018) |
| Parent | AEON Group (53.8%): |
| Website | ministop.co.jp |
Ministop Co., Ltd. (ミニストップ株式会社, Minisutoppu Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 9946), a member of AEON, operates the Ministop convenience store franchise chain in Japan. Unlike most other convenience stores in Japan, Ministop stores feature a kitchen that prepares sandwiches, snacks and take out bento boxes on demand, and has a seating area where customers can sit down and eat immediately.