limbo Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Koh Samui (picture taken in front of a Tesco Lotus Express) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Friends have a 7-11 shop in Japan and are still making piles of $$$ Had it about 20 years now and still going strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I guess 7-11 doesn't offer territorial protection to the franchisee in LOS. If I remember right in Tokyo there is always one 7-11 near any subway/train station, but not more. That could be an external law that does not exist in Thai (and many other countries). Something like Australian law that prohibits newsstands of one company opening another outlet within 500m, to prevent information (press availability) control by a single entity. I suspect there is something like that in Japan, 7-11s are not at every corner of the intersections, petrol stations are also diverse. One more thing that 7-11 decides , in Thai and elsewhere: the location. One can't pass all the requirements and get 7-11 in a lone house in the sticks even if ready absorb the loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 No Shortage of 7-11s in Patts, and they seem to be packed from sunup to way past sundown. The Samui photo is funny, but I think I've seen something similar in Patts or BKK - just didnt feel sufficiently motivated to take a photo. I see it as no different to the way Thais in MBK and Pantip are happy to stock *exactly* the same selection of mobile phones/dodgy MP3 players etc as their competitors on either side. TiT. For all its drawbacks, I miss Pattaya more than any other location in Asia. It's Disneyland meets Bizarro World meets Groundhog Day. Try finding that combination anywhere else on earth ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarro_World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 ....The Samui photo is funny,... What's funny about the Samui photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Hi have five within walking distance and several small mini marts as well...they all appear busy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Something funny is happening inside the Samui 7-Eleven. You have to look carefully to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Which one there are two of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 He probably did not click on the picture to enlarge it and see there is another 7-11 accross the road, left one reflects in the window. But still nothing funny other than they are 2 in such proximity and the intersection does not look that busy or hard to cross the road like Sukhumvit is with concrete partition in the middle and 24x7 traffic. But still , 7-11 deemed both businesses viable and let them sit next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 My friend here in Sydney looked into opening one in Khon Kaen where she is from. 6,000,000 baht start up costs. I am in the process of assessing franchise applications for a new company in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. We have a 5 km clear zone on all stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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