Lawson quits home delivery as costs rise in Japan

Convenience store operator to focus on store pickups to draw customers

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Lawson will now focus on store pickups to spur customer traffic.

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's Lawson will do away with the delivery of fresh food to online shoppers at the end of August, as rising costs and slow demand have rendered the service unsustainable.

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