TOKYO -- Japan's convenience store operator Lawson is set to report an operating profit of 36.5 billion yen ($340 million) for the first half of the current fiscal year through February, up 6% and defying its own expectations for a 3% decline, sources told Nikkei.
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Lawson to log surprise operating profit thanks partly to cheesecake
Japan convenience chain sees 6% first-half growth, its first rise in 4 years
Lawson went through a rough patch as it sought to help franchisees improve their earnings.(Photo by Wakako Iguchi)
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